AAAmusic’s Shane O’Neill speaks to drummer and co-vocalist Steven Ansell of Blood Red Shoes ahead of the release of their upcoming self titled fourth album (review here) and their European tour which kicks off tonight (March 4th) at Camden’s Black Heart, London. Shane O’Neill: This is the first record you guys have produced on your own. [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? I’m Dawn Landes, hello. I’m originally from Louisville, Kentucky but I live in Brooklyn now. AAAmusic: What inspired you to get into music? The radio. As a kid, I grew up listening to the radio all the time. I really love all genres of music and as a [...]
Janis Ian, American folk singer, songwriter, musician, columnist and science fiction author has won two Grammy Awards. These were for ‘At Seventeen’ and Best Spoken Word Album for her autobiography Society’s Child in 2013. Interviewer Anthony Weightman chatted to her in Nashville ahead of her UK tour with Tom Paxton in March, 2014. Anthony Weightman: I [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? I’m the singer of the band Van Susans. My name is Olly van Andrews. I’ve replaced my old middle name with ‘van’ to make me sound more exotic rather than my traditional, ridiculous middle name that was tormentingly bestowed upon me by my parents. We formed back in [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? My name is Louis, I was raised in LA, then moved to New York years ago to surround myself with musicians of all walks. I grew up playing French horn with symphonies and small jazz groups, I toured around for a few years with The Polyphonic Spree [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? Tyler Reid & Stevie G. We are from USA, Jersey Boys! I wrote a song back in H.S. and was too lazy to finish the verse. Stevie was in drama club with me and I knew he had some skills. I asked him to write the [...]
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac successfully recreate the classic blues and rock of the legendary Fleetwood Mac. With over 500 major concert events so far, interviewer Anthony Weightman chatted to their drummer and promoter Alan Cosgrove ahead of their 2014 tour. Anthony Weightman: Alan, you have a marvellous Liverpudlian accent! Alan Cosgrove: We’re all from the [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? Rich, the main songwriter, and drummer/percussionist Robin are both originally from Cornwall in the South West of England and have played music together for a number of years now in different setups. Rich had a strong idea of were he wanted to take his songs and how [...]
AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from? I am Ruth Koleva, born in Bulgaria. I spent my childhood living in India, Thailand, Bahrain and the US. I started singing when I was a child and started writing my own music when I was 13. My first steps were in the underground hip hop and [...]
California’s RX Bandits are here in the UK to play their fan-favourite record The Resignation in full at a series of intimate clubs, including The Scala in London on Thursday. Released in 2003, The Resignation (the four-piece’s fourth album) fused together political punk rock, math-rock and ska in a way few had heard before; or have [...]