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Split the Ticket Discuss Their New Single ‘I Don’t Know My Name’
Writer Maddy Maguire sits down and interviews Leeds-based band Split the Ticket following the release of their latest single 'I Don't Know My Name.'
Maddy Maguire
Jul 258 min read


The Story Behind The Music: In Conversation With Fletchr Fletchr
Following the announcement of their upcoming EP, ‘On The Island We Call Home’, Fletchr Fletchr are reaching for new heights. Blending heartfelt songwriting and a distinct sonic identity, the band’s new release is highly anticipated
Lara Walsh
Jul 205 min read


Learning How To Fly Together: In Conversation With Lakecia Benjamin
Lakecia Benjamin sits down with Strand Magazine to talk about her latest album, We Dream, as well as her creative processes, inspirations, and the future of jazz.
Mahak Naddafi
Jun 195 min read


LFW AW26 - INFDark - Interview - A Sci-Fi Inspired Show
“Actually, I think it’s the moment when the worm comes out from the cocoon,” says Kuo Wei, when asked where his AW26 collection begins. “That moment is the eclosion. It’s becoming into a new form.” It’s a strange, specific word for a strange, specific idea, and it turns out to explain the whole collection in one image.
Zak Downey
Apr 104 min read


Absurdist Realism, Queerness, and Doppelgängers in ‘As If’: In Conversation with Isabel Waidner
Isabel Waidner, photographed by Suzie Howell I have often wondered what I would do if I met my clone. How different would our lives be, when we would essentially be the same person? Would we be interchangeable, or are there things about myself and my life that are so unique that they couldn’t be replicated? What makes a person’s life theirs ?Isabel Waidner tackles these questions with their distinctive brilliance in their newest novel ‘As If’. Two men (Korine and Lewis) meet
Dan Ramos Lay
Apr 611 min read


Tooth: The Age of Innocence
Tooth, an alt-rock band, discusses their debut single, performing live, and their promising future.
Daria Slikker
Jan 284 min read


Waves of Sound: Experiencing Ona Mafalda
Photo by Emma Todbjerg As Ona Mafalda steps on stage in the quaint Dalston pub, The Victoria, the warm lights behind her cast an ethereal gleam over the space, occupied solely by Mafalda and her drummer, Alex Moreno. The two are magnetic – not only with each other, but in the way they pull the audience effortlessly into their orbit. The audience seems to become part of their duet. This synergy is evident from the moment she appears. Having already conquered some of Europe’s
Emma Todbjerg
Dec 8, 20255 min read


In Conversation With Blakey On His Latest Striking Single "You! Girl…x"
Writer Arielle Sam-Alao sits down to interview Blakey ahead of the release of his latest single, "You! Girl...x" to discuss creative processes, career milestones, and threats to the music industry.
Arielle Sam-Alao
Dec 8, 20254 min read


She’s Not Playing Any Games: In Conversation with Mekyja
Writer Emily Henman interviews Australian musician Mekyja, in which she shares her ambitions, her successes, and what's next in her story.
Emily Henman
Dec 7, 20255 min read


In Conversation with Astrover
Ben Parkin comes to techno from a rather unique position. Despite only being 21, his musical background has influenced him from the get-go; using this to understand conventional genres whilst creating something distinctively his.
Emily Henman
Nov 18, 20258 min read
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