Saint Clair (aka Emma Topolski) grew up singing and playing instruments. However it was not until after university that she started singing jazz alongside a number of London-based musicians. She explains how her network expanded as she exposed herself to more gigs, with opportunities pre covid presenting themselves from playing and writing to touring and […]
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 […]
Modern horror has carved out its own identity in the indie scene, with some of the most notable independent films of the past decade revealing in horror roots. Whether it be Aster’s ‘Hereditary’, Eggers’ ‘The Witch’ or Kent’s ‘The Babadook’, recent horror cinema has certainly carved out its home in the indie genre. With Natalie […]
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 […]
The Israeli comedy ‘Honeymood’, written and directed by Talya Lavie, was the first film I watched as a part of this year’s digital London Film Festival. Without knowing anything going in, despite the length, title & genre, I was pleasantly surprised by the first film of the festival and found its darkly comedic approach a […]
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 […]