mINterviews
Dead!Dead!Dead! are back at The Joiners this Saturday
Five years ago Dead!Dead!Dead! were probably the biggest and best unsigned act in Southampton. Well, not probably….definitely. They supported the likes of Arctic Monkeys and toured with Mumm-ra. Band of Skulls (then Fleeing New York) would regularly support D!x3. Unfortunately, as happens so many times when bands are on the verge of something big, they [...]
Interview: Valerie June
Signed to Sunday Best and described as ‘One to watch’ by The Guardian, Valerie June is a Roots singer-songwriter from Tennessee. Billy Bentley caught up with her whilst touring with Jake Bugg at the Southampton Guildhall earlier this month. Valerie June What have you been up to today, besides from preparing for tonight? I walked [...]
Interview: Black Veil Brides on the Kerrang! tour
Musical Marmite, that’s one phrase that perfectly describes Black Veil Brides. One mention of the bands name can cause a full blown argument. Controversy aside, 2013 has been an exciting year in the BVB camp. With the release of the bands new album ‘Wretched and Divine: The Story of the Wild Ones’ in January, the [...]
interview: Frank Turner
Jack Collins recently met up with Frank Turner before his recent gig at Southampton Guildhall. He talks about festivals, politics, history, his love for The Joiners and also gives some tips to up and coming musicians. Thanks to Jack for letting us use the video. Frank Turner plays The Joiners on 28th December with support from [...]
interview: Peace at The Joiners
One of the bands who will be on many “Tips for 2013″ list is a band called Peace. The NME recently described them as Britain’s Best New Band. They played a sold out gig at The Joiners in Southampton last week and Billy Bentley had a chat with the band before they took to the stage. (Unfortunately, he [...]
interview: Bastille – at Brighton Komedia
Andrew Farley recently met up with Bastille for a chat when they played Brighton Komedia….. ‘The Southampton gig was by the far the best…’ Dan Smith, chief singer/songwriter in big-pop outfit Bastille enthuses. He sure knows how to woo me. He’s talking about the band’s now infamous Triangle Tour, which took the group to Bath, Bristol [...]
Interview: Gentleman’s Dub Club
Gentleman’s Dub Club are a nine-piece band soon to play at Southampton Joiners this Sunday (25 November). As their name suggests the band takes inspiration from ‘dub’ and the sub-genres related such as Reggae and Ska, with dance music undertones aplenty blended in to create their signature sound. Dan Treanor caught up with singer Johnny Scratchly [...]
Interview: Chuck D (Public Enemy)
Well, different music and cultures can bring us together as human beings and that’s very important and music is music.
The John Lydon Interview
“Who the fuck’s telling me what the rules are? Live and learn Mr Pepys, live and learn!”
interview: Arrows of Love
Chris Morley had a chat with Nima from the hotly-tipped Arrows of Love, ahead of their Joiners gig tomorrow night (Saturday 14th July) – here’s what they had to say: You released the ‘Honey’ single on Monday ( July 9), including a limited edition run of cassettes. Is this a conscious retaliation against ‘ download’ [...]
mInterview: Doyle & The Fourfathers
Doyle and the Fourfathers are a ‘critically acclaimed’ Southampton band that formed in 2009 at Barton Peveril College. They’ve released a single, The Governor of Giving Up, an album, Man Made and a 7-song download-only EP over the past three years. They’ve gigged nationwide including a tour support to The Undertones, played a session on [...]
Road To Blissfields preview: Part 2 – Ben Goddard and The Heartbeats
The second part of our Road To Blissfields (Winchester) preview sees us chatting with Ben Goddard. He’ll be aiming to impress the judges this Saturday (7th April) to win him and his band a slot at this year festival, which will be headlined by The Noisettes, Patrick Wolf and also includes acts including Subgiant, Lucy [...]
Interview with Paul Zaentz the “Hollywood Bully” behind The Hobbit story
After the recent furore over the popular Southampton’s pub, The Hobbit, we’ve today spoken with Paul Zaentz, from the Saul Zaentz Company – the people who have reportedly threatened to sue The Hobbit unless they change their name. There have been so many rumours flying around over the internet, we wanted to try and get [...]
Interview: Ruby Turner
Ruby Turner, one of the UK’s finest Soul Singers, has just launched her long awaited new album “So Amazing”. One of the tracks was recently featured in the BBC Drama “Silent Witness”. Ruby was born in Jamaica and grew up in Montego Bay. She was told that Grandfather Turner was a lead singer in a [...]
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