Oli and Yves popped into the studio to talk the recent past, the now so present and the immediate future

"Tokenism, is a dangerous thing in the music industry, when people see a female fronted band, the press assume 'oh, they must hate men', that is an issue"

"I'm super proud of our older records and what they did, people react. People enjoy the songs. I really enjoy that energy and those moments"

"Touring is a lifeline, in reality it's where the money is at. If you can't tour, it is very difficult to exist"

"There's always the hope that fans come with you, and that you get some new ones on the way too, I try not to worry about things out of my control"

Another song gets brutally washed out

RTL's David Winter chats all things post-metal/post-rock with Russian Circles' Mike Sullivan

The alt-pop-indie star talks us through her sensational new LP The World Is Inhospitable And So Are We

”It’s almost like, ‘I feel that I am the best band out there’ but there’s only one of me, you know?”

‘Cancel Culture (puhh) it looms healthily and most of the time, it means a lot of very rotten men getting what they deserve…I don’t mind that’

Shower curtains beware.... this song is butchered...

"I find that I've gotten unnecessarily sensitive as I have gotten, but I ^like, it means, I've remained human..."

It all began with a love of Phil Collins

Emma Baxley got some cud chewed with the global star DJ

Emma Baxley catches up with NERVO ahead of their headline slot at LOA

“The best time to be in Skindred is right now. This success, we are enjoying is the result of hard work and trust.”

"I am as big, as whatever is around me..."

“The world is SO fucked up, if we can bring some light and positivity at our concerts, or listening to our records, that’s all we’ve ever tried to do"

“At the outset, we assumed that this was something we could do for a couple of years before going into corporate fucking finance or something…”

Rock sensation LP shares their secrets to emotionally honest music

“My advice to new bands is not to quit. As soon as you quit you don’t exist anymore and there is no chance to redeem yourself”

"There is no question that we are more comfortable with our approach now...it feels like a new breath for the band"

"I enter into every studio situation and worry that I have nothing left to say, then I get there and I'm like 'Oh, SHIT, Yes, I did'"

Max from the amazing cinemalectric (new word invented) duo Artaban talke dup new LP "Rec, Play, Rewind"

The popular bar has been open for a couple of months and things have been going (mostly) swimmingly

“As I get older, hopefully I get better. I believe I'm a much better singer , a much better performer, and I hope everybody can remember how good I am"

“When you love something…you make it work, and it becomes something that you just HAVE to do, I’m going to be writing music for the rest of my life”

“We went balls to the wall with this thing. We weren’t saying 'no' to any ideas and we were trying to have as much fun creating exciting things as possible

Fête de la Musique and Dreamcatcher

“There are different gatekeepers in the industry now, the playlist people at the likes of Spotify have a lot of power”

”It is a bit of a dirty concept, but no band should feel ashamed, or guilty for selling their merch"

"We are living in a time where a lot of things are fucked up, especially for young persons, we are trying to process that without all the drama"

“With every album I get better at writing songs. I’m getting closer to what will be my best song writing abilities, because I am learning every day”

"I tell the band, if you’re playing and you’re thinking about what you’re gonna do after the show, then we ain’t doing it right”

“Having seen how the game has moved on and witnessed some of the collisions, I’m quite happy I am retired”

“There are things I could have done differently, I could have been more professional…and not had 5-10 beers after a game with all the other lads”

“We put our heart and soul into this record, to have other people feel the same way about it, how can you not be overwhelmed…”

"I feel like a lot of young artists, especially younger artists, are taken advantage of. I wish they knew they are the boss of themselves and their music."

“Everyone wants to be perceived as whole person, based on my previous musical output, there’s an assumption that I’m super-aggressive and extroverted"

Eric and Raoul of the marvelous Sun Smash Palace join Steps for a chat on their music and their future

"If you really want to be a great performer, you have to have a sense of freedom on stage. You have to recognize your power"

"Most of our songs begin in a fetal position in the corner - it's always song before anything else, the song is the core"

"I have been through every single phase of making music, I find the best influence comes straight from my brain... it's dark and uncomfortable."

"It's more challenging to make stripped down music and have it come off the way you intended, rather than burying it under layers of tricks and production"

“I see ‘Punk – Rapper’ in articles, why does ‘rapper’ have to be there? I’ve never dropped a rap track in my life, just call it punk, coz it IS punk!"

"It still helps to have a heavy-hitting 'voice' saying 'this is good', in the interim, I hope we can shift away from the three main sources of influence"

"I'm not into a world of diminishing returns...for sure. Every time we do something...it has got to be worth doing and needs to be something special"

“There was a temptation for artists, after Covid, to go super-dark… I’m glad there’s hope in our new record”

“We sort of invented playlisting...in a way…well, at least moved it on…but we found that people DO want people to curate things for them”

"I honestly think that if it weren't for Infernal Love, I wouldn't be doing this now"