The Girl Sweat Pleasure Temple Ritual Band is the brain child/beast of the Leeds legend GIRL SWEAT and slowly but they’re taking over the world, starting with Bluedot Festival in July. We sat down with […]
In The Middle with Japandroids
Japandroids are a Canadian rock band who formed in 2006. Likened to Bruce Springsteen and Husker Du, the band’s new album Near to the Wild Heart of Life follows the critically acclaimed Celebration Rock. Their […]
In the Middle with The Saw Doctors
We got down with one of Ireland’s most successful bands and talked touring, committed fans and music-themed cakes. Having had such a long break from touring, how was it to finally get back on the […]
Pale Waves: “We want to have a number one album”
It seems that everything Dirty Hit takes under its roof turns to gold, quite literally in the case of Wolf Alice recently hitting gold record status with their debut album My Love is Cool. Home […]
In the Middle with Pictish Trail
Being a big fan of Johnny Lynch or, to call him by his stay name, Pictish Trail, I was slightly nervous when I was told to ring his landline due to a lack of mobile […]
King Nun: “We wake up and half of Pale Waves are in our beds”
The Brudenell Social Club in the middle of the day, with its aged day-drinkers gathering dust in the corner and Magic FM playing overhead, doesn’t quite have the same iconic feel to it as it […]
In The Middle with The Big Moon
The Gryphon Music caught up with drummer of The Big Moon, Fern Ford, ahead of the release of their debut album Love in the 4thDimension and their spot at Live at Leeds next month. The […]
In the Middle with Creeper
Creeper are a difficult band to pin down. Their theatrical flair and highly cultivated aesthetic set them apart from the gritty realism of the current punk scene, while their meticulously crafted characters and storylines make […]
Local Leeds: In The Middle with Team Picture
Team Picture are, in their own words, ‘a group of polite individuals living in Leeds’. What’s more, they’re pioneering an exciting brand of explosive psych and kraut than has seen them ascend, in my words […]
In The Middle with Bear’s Den
Bear’s Den have changed a lot in the past few years. When I was first introduced to the soothing melancholy sounds of Above The Clouds of Pompeii, the group were a folksy three-piece. Now one […]
In The Middle with Hawkwind
I recently spoke to Richard Chadwick, the very-underrated drummer of space-rock pioneers Hawkwind, about his thoughts on modern psychedelic music, and was very surprised to say the least to find that his hopes for […]
In the Middle with The Stranglers
Very few people ever get to meet their favourite bands, but Barry “Baz” Warne took it a step further, and actually became the frontman of his favourite band, The Stranglers, in 2006, after becoming their […]