Laetitia Sadier has just released her mesmerizing album Something Shines, and will be touring Europe and the UK in November and December; perfect music to accompany the late autumn mists and fogs. Autumn has always been a fertile time for revolutionary spirit as well, from Guy Fawkes to 1989 to the Occupy movements, with significant … Continue reading Laetitia Sadier Interview
Royal Blood have definitely had an interesting summer. Number one album, UK tour sell out in two minutes, nominated for a Mercury Prize, front covers, general fame and glory, that kind of stuff. So Northern Transmissions was very pleased to be able to talk to the extremely affable Ben Thatcher about the crazy ride he’s … Continue reading My interview with Ben Thatcher of Royal Blood
King Tuff is releasing their new album, Black Moon Spell, and Northern Transmissions got to catch up with Kyle Thomas, and find out how the magic happens. According to the Sub Pop website, “for some reason, no one can really explain how the Black Moon Spell came to be. It just appeared one day…” So … Continue reading King Tuff Interview
Speaking to the enigmatic and mysterious Slow Magic... only requires moderate vetting with just a few levels of security. Luckily, we passed, and Northern Transmissions was able to talk about the long awaited new album, How to Run Away, and find out what drives the Slow Magic project. Ranging from autobiography to animals to magic … Continue reading Interview with Slow Magic
The Rentals have just released Lost in Alphaville, their stunning new record. I talked with Matt Sharp about the album. Northern Transmissions talked to Matt Sharp of The Rentals a few days before the official release of Lost in Alphaville, the first album from The Rentals in…a very long time. From the very start when … Continue reading Interview with Matt Sharp of The Rentals
Northern Transmissions spoke to Jeffrey Jacob and Angela Gail from In the Valley Below while they were hanging out in their rehearsal space/recording studio in downtown Los Angeles. There’s a bit of advance buzz about the new album, The Belt, which is coming out August 26. The arty video for “Peaches” is racing around the … Continue reading Interview with In the Valley Below
My interview with Drenge. NME best new band of the year. Very much worth a listen.
The wonderful women at Totally Booked have made this Alice Severin Day!! Go check out their amazing site, enter the contest...and read a teaser for book three! There's nothing I admire more than people who work hard and are devoted to what they do, so they do it right. Thank you for making this day … Continue reading It’s Alice Severin Day!!!
And suddenly, from the universe, comes a voice you can't really argue with, reminding you what matters. "The musician comes first." And a sense of humor. I'm so glad I watched this. Dave Grohl - Keynote Speech
Tristan and I had the pleasure to be interviewed by the lovely women of Totally Booked Blog. Tristan does love interviews... Follow the link! interview!
