MAXIME TIRTIAUX of KERMESZ À L’EST: WOMAD 2020 Interviews An interview by Tim Gruar. For more than 10 years, KermesZ à l’Est has been setting fire to street art festivals and stages all over Europe with their Post-Punk/Metal/Balkan/Klezmer music andContinue Reading
WAYNE KRAMER of MC50: The Canary In The Mine Shaft An interview by Sarah Kidd. Wayne Kramer has never been a man to hold anything back, his influence being one of the main reasons that the MC5 have had suchContinue Reading
WOODROE ‘WOODY’ WEATHERMAN of CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Return To The Fold An interview by Sarah Kidd. Despite multitudes of line-up changes over the years, the core of who and what Corrosion of Conformity is as a band has never faded,Continue Reading
ERIC ‘RICKY’ MCKINNIE of THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA: WOMAD 2020 Interviews An interview by Tim Gruar. It sounds like the plot to a great movie – all be it a long one. A singing group of four blind, African-AmericanContinue Reading
OMAR APOLLO: Those All Important Roots An interview by Sarah Kidd. Armed with little more than a guitar and a laptop, Omar Apollo wrote a tune called ‘Ugotme’, an R&B composition that came from the heart and spoke to allContinue Reading
SECKOU KEITA of CATRIN FINCH & SECKOU KEITA: WOMAD 2020 Interviews An interview by Tim Gruar. In October last year, organisers announced the first of the big hitters coming to this year’s WOMAD Festival. Among them was harpist Catrin FinchContinue Reading
DAVID COVERDALE of WHITESNAKE: Find The Balance An interview by Sarah Kidd. David Coverdale is larger than life. From the distinctive British accent down to his iconic mane of blonde, the former lead singer of Deep Purple and electrifying frontmanContinue Reading
BRIAN BAKER of BAD RELIGION: But Are The Kids Really Alright? An interview by Sarah Kidd. With the release of their seventeenth album Age of Unreason earlier this year, Bad Religion once again cemented their formidable place in punk rock.Continue Reading
MILAN BORICH of PLUTO: Same Planet Different Orbit An interview by Tim Gruar. There’s a famous line from that great Ackroyd/Balushi movie The Blues Bothers: “We’re getting the band back together!” That’s exactly what’s happened to Auckland based alt-pop crew PLUTOContinue Reading