Death Trails epitomise all that is good about emerging acts. Their sound is fresh and hard hitting but doesn’t adhere to those old genre constraints. They play for fun and look like they genuinely love being on stage. Importantly they write and perform...
Felicia is a bit of an enigma. She’s a person and a band. Musically you get a metal, sleaze rock, grunge and punk cocktail. There are shades of Manson, both Marilyn and Shirley. Some would say you’d have to include a bit of Charles in there too, just...
They’re one of the hardest working bands today and have a huge following. Mark Bestford chatted to Baz and Adam from Massive Wagons prior to their show at Download Pilot about winning awards, writing new music and their love of a nice warm tent. It’s...
The joy of discovering a new act that just blows your socks off is one of the real thrills of being a music lover. And so to This Party Sucks playing an afternoon slot at the Unholy Messtival. The pop punkers put in such a frantically stunning performance...
Over 13 years since the split of his band Reuben, and 8 years since working solo under his own name, Jamie Lenman is still going. Just before his show at the Download Pilot Festival Mark Bestford caught up with him to discuss how his art helped him get through...
An Englishman and an Irish girl walk into a festival. The punchline? They put on an amazing high energy show. Mark Bestford talked to Sam Matlock and Milkie Way of Wargasm after their set at Download Pilot. Milkie talks about writing music during lockdown...
Scott & Allie from Bleed From Within get to offload about what makes for a great playlist, playing to 10,000 fans at Download, and having to postpone their album launch tour. Mark Bestford digs into his Scottish ancestry to make sense of it all as he chats...
Sophie Sparham is a bit of a wordsmithing heroine. She’s modern day poet that connects to the alternative crowd, delivers meaningful prose with wit and also likes to roller derby. She’s just bought a new motorbike. Oh, and she loves the countryside...
With a formidable back catalogue and consistent writing and performances The Wildhearts have endeared themselves to rock fans on a global scale. They are a band that have endured through sheer weight of talent and a never say die attitude. They’re a group...
Saint Agnes are a square peg in a world of round holes. Their music is heavy but pulls in influences from a wide spectrum of sound. They’ve built up a cult following based on smashing it on stage and grafting hard off it. Their set at the Download pilot...
