We get to know one of 2020’s breakout, bedroom pop songwriters Kate Bollinger.
Category: Interviews
Save Our Venues Spotlight: The Hope and Ruin, Brighton
En route from Brighton’s central train station to the beach, you’ll no doubt come across a former cinema readograph that states ‘This Must Be The Place’. In terms of nurturing new bands and scenes in the city, that’s exactly what The Hope and Ruin is. We spoke to Creative Director and Booker Sally Oakenfold about the venue’s value to the local music community, it’s memorable past, and hopeful future.
Breaking Through | 5 Questions with Leah Senior
Drifting somewhere between the bucolic retro-isms of 60s Laurel Canyon-styled psych-folk, and sun-drenched soft rock ever-present in the 70s, Leah Senior harks back to a different era. One that certainly feels more comforting than the times we find ourselves in currently.
Saint Motel: Ambition, Auteurism, and the Ever-Vital Music Video
The importance of the music video is not lost on some artists, namely Los Angeles’ Saint Motel, whose dazzling, narrative-driven visuals are at the crux of their big indie pop aesthetic. With Part 2 of their cinematic album series The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack out now, we caught up with lead singer A.J. Jackson about how music videos are more vital than ever.
Breaking Through | 6 Questions with Yore
With collaboration being the lifeblood of multi-instrumentalist and producer Callum Brown’s ethereal, shoegaze-y project, we spoke to him about his influences and the importance of community.
Breaking Through | 5 Questions with Peter Bibby
An assured raconteur with a characteristic Aussie drawl, cult figure Bibby fits somewhere in the record store between Amyl and the Sniffers, Captain Beefheart, and Courtney Barnett.
Veteran Music Writer Simon Reynolds, 10 Years on from Retromania
Giglist’s Miles Ellingham caught up with the British musicologist to discuss the development of arguments made throughout his esteemed career.
Save Our Venues Spotlight: The Railway Inn, Winchester
The centrepoint of the city’s local, melting-pot music community, Winchester’s The Railway Inn has proved a vital stepping stone in the careers of many respected musicians. We spoke to resident artist booker James Knights about the venue’s memorable moments, and immediate future.
Breaking Through | 6 Questions with Hannah Georgas
There’s not an obvious swathe of indie musicians that share a common thread with megastar Taylor Swift, though Georgas can count herself as one of the aforementioned. Working with The National’s Aaron Dessner on her new album, she looks set to become one of 2020’s breakthrough successes within the intercontinental indie consciousness.
Breaking Through | 5 Questions with TV Priest
After the lengthy pursuit of ‘real jobs’ and ‘real life’ ultimately didn’t deliver, this new London four-piece decided to channel their exhaustion into a propulsive, polished post-punk mosaic that’s carefully and consciously melodic.