Introducing: #95 – Ex-Isles
Name: Ex-Isles Formed: 2017 Hometown: Belfast Genre: Dark Swoon Line-up: Pete Devlin – Vocals/Guitar | James Joys – Piano ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your band name It grew out of what our lyrics were addressing,…
Category : Interviews
Interview: Sarah McBriar – AVA Festival
Sarah McBriar, the founder of AVA Festival sat down with us as part of our Women in Music week and AVA Festival London to talk about how the electronic music industry is changing for women, how women can get involved…
Interview: Stephenie Dickey – Drakonis
Stephenie Dickey is not your typical musician. A personal trainer, professional body builder and bassist from black metallers Drakonis, she takes the old-fashioned notion of what ‘being a woman’ is meant to be and turns it on its head –…
Interview: Edelle McMahon
Belfast singer-songwriter, Edelle McMahon is one of the many talented women in Northern Ireland making a name for herself in the music industry. Like many an industry, music too can seem like a man’s game. All too often women must…
Interview: Maggie Devlin – Party Fears
Maggie Devlin, half of the Berlin-based indie group, Party Fears (along with drummer Eilis Frawley) talks to us about the fear of creation, women with guitars jammed between their thighs, the journey from Cookstown to Berlin and a possible sponsorship…
Interview: Chris Molloy and the Zang
Chris Molloy is known for his passion for photography and acoustic guitar which was perfectly captured on the last EP two year ago. But in late 2017 he decided to create something new, something fresh and something that we will…
Interview: Whale Talk
Born out of a dream, long time friends Freyja Bourke and Betsy Bailie conspired to form Whale Talk. Performing heartfelt songs spawned at a younger age, the duo are gearing up for the release of only their second single ‘Fingertips’….
Interview: ROE
Few stars in the Northern Irish music scene are burning as brightly as ROE right now. One of the most exciting emerging talents of the last year, 18 year old Roisin Donald has already made a big name for herself. Every…
Interview: Brash Isaac
Andrew Cameron had found musical acclaim as part of alt folk outfit the New Ancestors but following the relocation of Jonny Solari to Canada, Andrew decided he needed a new project. Under the title Brash Isaac, Cameron set about releasing…
Introducing: #93 – PeterO
Name: PeterO Hometown: Belfast Genre: Alternative Rock /Singer-Songwriter ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your artist name In my first job there were three different people called Peter, including me. Since my second name is ‘O’Callaghan’, I soon…
Interview: Elder Druid
Elder Druid had a very busy schedule over the last year. The lads were gigging across the country and gathering material for the upcoming album Carmina Satanae. It is the first full record from the band (launch at Bar Sub…
Introducing: #92 – The Fugues
Name: The Fugues Formed: 2015 – ish Hometown: Belfast Genre: Indie Rock Line-up: Peter Murphy | Kaelan Power | Paddy Cartwright | Kevin Doherty ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your band name Originally it came about on…
Introducing: #91 – James Bradley
Name: James Bradley Formed: 2013 Hometown: Maghera Genre: Singer Songwriter ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your band name Really it says it all! It’s me, one Guitar, a PA and my set list. Less people to…
Introducing: #90 – Waking Android
Name: Waking Android Formed: October 2016 Hometown: Belfast Genre: Hip-Hop Line-up: dsgrace & Kronus ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your band name Kronus: I got the name Waking Android from my best mate he had been using…
Introducing: #89 – Patrick Mc Eleney
Name: Patrick Mc Eleney Hometown: Ballyliffin, Co Donegal Genre: Contemporary Singer-Songwriter ◀ Q & A ▶ ▶ Tell us about your artist/band name I have a strange mind and it is a pretty odd name so apologies if this still…