Music Interviews
Anaïs Mitchell interview – “Bonny Light Horseman songs are collective musical exploration, part archaeological and part psychedelic”
by Steven Johnson
The background to the trio’s new album Rolling Golden Holy, how their songs differ from her solo work, the concept of ‘cowriting with the traditional’ and some ideal future collaborations
Bruce Hornsby: “Most people in the pop world want to live a white note life. I’...
by Ben Hogwood
Kristin Hersh: “I wanted it to sound like you’re waking up on someone’s floor. Th...
by Steven Johnson
Calexico’s Joey Burns: “This album represents the things I love most, a mix of cult...
by Steven Johnson
Midlake’s Eric Pulido: “We had a desire to embrace the gift of each other, and ...
by Steven Johnson
Aimee Mann: “There’s something in the zeitgeist where people are ready to talk abou...
by Steven Johnson
Ladyhawke: “Everyone’s having to navigate this together at the same time. T...
by Ben Hogwood
Black Monument Ensemble’s Damon Locks: “I’m ravenously looking for inspiratio...
by Steven Johnson
La Luz: “I want all of our albums to feel like you are going on a journey” – ...
by Steven Johnson
Roxanne de Bastion: “Music is the best tool for empathy. It’s such a good w...
by Ben Hogwood
Yann Tiersen: “I became more about seeing what’s around me, living stuff and or...
by Ben Hogwood
Arab Strap: “Our music’s intimate points have changed from being about dirty be...
by Steven Johnson
Teenage Fanclub: “We’ve always resisted becoming a heritage band” – Interview
by Steven Johnson
Lucy Gooch: “I wanted to make something more experimental with a dissonance and eerin...
by Steven Johnson
Roddy Woomble: “I’ve spent 20 years making guitar music, but this new album involve...
by Steven Johnson
Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner: “I was looking for something less structured, something I h...
by Steven Johnson
Murcof: “I feel attracted to music and sounds that evoke a sense of mystery or otherw...
by Steven Johnson
Man On Man: “Take away all the venues and queers would still find a way to get to...
by Matt Cotsell
Peggy Seeger: “Humans are a warlike species. The world is being run on a male dyn...
by Daniel Paton
Tom Jones: “I make the songs my own, and it’s as if I wrote them” –...
by Ben Hogwood
Flock Of Dimes: “Music is the only way I know to process my feelings fully” –...
by Steven Johnson
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M(h)aol, Sprints & Thus Love @ Komedia, Brighton 8 Feb 2023
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RAYE – My 21st Century Blues 6 Feb 2023
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West Green House Opera’s 2023 season offers variety and enchantment 6 Feb 2023
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BBCSO present a quirky programme of Bacewicz, bassoon and Dvořák 5 Feb 2023
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The Barber of Seville: Aigul Akhmetshina hits the bullseye as a winning Rosina in The Royal Opera’s effervescent revival of this Rossini favourite 5 Feb 2023
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LSO completely at home with old and new from Hummel, Tchaikovsky and Ngwenyama 4 Feb 2023
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The Waeve – The Waeve 3 Feb 2023