Interviews

Interview – Matty Williamson talks about the Half Drunk Club festival at Firebug on the 16th & 17th October

14/10/2021 Kevin Gaughan 0
This coming weekend, iconic Leicester venue Firebug is being taken over for two days of Ska infused Punk n’ Roll. Expect pulsating horns, two-tone beats, […]

2020 – a producer’s retrospective

28/01/2021 Kevin Gaughan 0
 “It has gone two ways for me”, explains Joey. “A big part of my income was gigging. It was cut overnight”. Although this had halted, he believes his time during lockdown was perfect to “take risks” with his producer work…

Lockdown and our venues – the view from The Soundhouse, Friday 16th October 2020

01/12/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
The second in a series of interviews where local photographer and live music lover Lee Allen asks the venues how the lockdowns are affecting them […]

Lockdown and our venues – the view from The Shed, Monday 28th September 2020

25/11/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
The first in a series of interviews where local photographer and live music lover Lee Allen asks the venues how the lockdowns are affecting them […]

Interview – We speak to The Blinders ahead of the release of their new album ‘Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath’

19/03/2020 Kevin Gaughan 0
Hail the new order, The Blinders are back. After getting their twisted tunes out in the world, followed by months of studio silence, they’ve shed the skins of revolutionaries and turned upside-down on the second album, Fantasies Of A Stay At Home Psychopath. Bassist Charlie McGough commented on their new-found fantasies and ways of expression.