We caught up with Ben Rooke, lead singer and songwriter for ‘Regent’. Having started out in music in 2007, Ben explains how he always wrote poetry as a young boy. This was followed with studying music at school and writing songs from the age of 14, “it just seemed like I had a natural talent […]
“Whenever we’ve found ourselves in a darker mental space, we take time to remind each other why we started and try to see the positive things that are around us.” – Distinct Minds All things considered, it’s been a remarkably prolific year for newly formed German outfit Distinct Minds. Launched back in April with the […]
Returning for the next chapter in a story of struggle, addiction, recovery and rebirth – Oslo-based alt-rock outfit Lazy Queen have never been the kind of band to shy away from addressing difficult issues in their music. Their new single ‘Gutted’ is the third chapter in their story battling a self-destructive path of addiction and […]
We had the pleasure of catching up with Andy Powell, one half of the drum & base duo Technimatic. The artist begins our conversation by explaining how it all started at the young age of 15. Still at school, he found himself surrounded by older students who started bringing in mixtapes of a rave scene […]
“Reach out to other artists without harassing/annoying them and try to build relationships..don’t be afraid of “no”!..If anything it makes us want to work even harder and motivates us to keep our heads down and grind.” – Niiko x SWAE Music has always been a big part of the 23-year-old dance music duo, Niiko x SWAE. […]
“…if you’re not moving forward and always writing and playing, you’re going to stagnate.” Speelburg has been playing music since he was 6. Having transitioned from bar-work to writing music for commercials and games and TV, this opportunity provided more time for the artist to work on his own material. We caught up with the […]
“For the first time in my music career I have been absolutely 100% focused on my own goals and feelings around the song.” Johnson started playing the guitar in his bedroom from age 9 – 12. The artist remembers being asked very early on by his teacher in the 7th grade if he wanted to […]
Sylvia Bremer is a Cuban/German-American singer-songwriter hailing from Miami, Florida. Daughter of a Cuban actress, singer, and pianist. The artist points out how up until the end of high school, her repertoire of performances has been focused predominantly around shows and graduations. As fate would have it, at the age of 18; she was approached […]
In a world which thrives on labels and conforming to a set of picture-perfect standards, Layke (and her signature icy lavender hair) has created a limitless space through her ground-breaking music that defies societal norms. And now the dream pop songstress has catapulted herself into the ever-evolving pop realm. We caught up with her off the […]
“I think there’s always a certain amount of friction involved in the life of any artist. By definition, we’re not the norm, and that can be excruciating when not fostered in the right away.” We caught up with musician, music producer, artist and podcast host, Alina Smith in anticipation of her first single in over […]