Interviews

They may be the new kids on the block but it's not taken long for Holding Absence to turn heads across the country. Over the coming months the band have tour dates which sees them share stages with Blood Youth and We Are The Ocean, as well as making their debut at Download Festival. We caught up with frontman Lucas Woodland to hear their stories from the road, from awkward traffic jams to travelling in pyjamas.

Next month sees dirty pop outfit Faux tour across the UK with Counterfeit, heading up and down the country in support of their latest single Hot Headed. We caught up with vocalist/guitarist Lee to hear the band's stories from the road including bad karaoke, meeting Max Branning from Eastenders and more.

Complexity Fest returns to Patronaat in Haarlem on Saturday, so we caught up with Napoleon to talk about why they love The Netherlands, their favourite drunken delicacy and more.

Greywind released their debut album Afterthoughts on 27th January to great acclaim, and on the same day played their first ever headline show at St. Pancras Old Church in London. We caught Paul and Steph after the soundcheck to have a chat about the album, their whirlwind journey over the last 2 years, and their plans for the future.

Hampshire three-piece Kilkovec release their Plunge EP this week, 8-tracks of highly energetic, cathartic and raw alt-punk rock. For fans of Brand New, letlive. and Marmozets, the band delve into the new record for Bring The Noise with their track-by-track.

2017 sees We The Kings return to Slam Dunk Festival, marking their tenth anniversary as a band. We caught up with the quintet ahead of their appearance to discuss how they're celebrating their tenth birthday, memories of the festival and more.

Hardcore/metal outfit Black Coast hit the road this week with Cove, in support of their latest single 'Lawless'. We caught up with the band ahead of the tour to discuss their tips, essential items and stories involving Speedos and trapping hands in doors...

These days it's difficult to come up with a unique band name, but we're not ashamed to admit that we had absolutely no idea where Awooga got theirs from, or what it even means. Fortunately for us the space rockers came to the rescue, providing us with ten reasons as to why they chose their band name - there's a lot more to it than we anticipated!

It's no secret that You Me At Six have been busy boys recently. Frontman Josh Franchesci has been in the media spotlight as the face and voice of his fans who have been subject to overpriced gig tickets, all whilst preparing for the release of their new album 'Night People'. We sat down with the band to chat about the record, fighting the Fan Fair Alliance cause, the potential demise of the music industry and more.

Continuing our London Rise Up tour adventures we caught up with one of 2000's emo originals and co-headliners of the run, Silverstein. With newly released 7th studio album I Am Alive In Everything I Touch under their belts, we were eager to see what else is on the horizon for the Canadian rockers.