The Luka State: Delivering Food Parcels, Mental Health Struggles And Living For Playing Live
The Luka State are on the rise. The four-piece hail from a small salt mining town in the north west of England and consist of lifelong friends Conrad Ellis (Vocals/Guitar) Sam Bell (bass, vocals), Lewis Pusey (guitar) and Jake Barnabas (drums). After releasing their...
The Hollow Of The Humdrum Interview With Fran Doran (Red Rum Club)
2019 was a big year for Red Rum Club, which included playing at Glastonbury. In October their follow up to Matador, The Hollow Of The Humdrum will be released. With this album, Red Rum Club are widening the spectrum of their sonic, this record varies from acoustic...
Interview: Goldray Enlighten Us On Feel The Change, Glam and Six Song Double Albums
Goldray are releasing Feel The Change on the 31st July, and you will be hard pressed to find a better album than this released in 2020. Eight weeks into lockdown, before the release of How Do You Know?And the Pysch Cosmic Epic, Oz, I spoke with Leah Rasmussen and...
Learn All About Surf Guitar With The Incredible Mr Smith Interview
Stuck at home with your guitar, waiting for all of this to be over? If you took the lockdown as an opportunity to practice your instrument more, and to get creative, we might have something for you! As summer slowly unfolds itself, it is time to turn up the reverb and...
Hannah Wicklund Interview: Quarantine, Classical Roots & The Inbetween
Just your average Saturday night in lockdown. I’m interviewing guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Hannah Wicklund via WhatsApp call from my kitchen. She’s miles across the pond in Washington State but should be here in London. We’re laughing about getting a little too...
Respect And Fun With The Darts Interview
Back in November, the explosive quartet The Darts from Phoenix – Arizona, were on tour in Europe to promote their newest album I Like You But Not Like That. Of course, they could not leave without playing in London, and the amazing promoters Some Weird Sin brought...
Interview: Strange Bones Surviving The Apocalypse
Post Apocalyptic Punks, Strange Bones, recently released their Blitz Part 2 Ep, which was more experimental than Blitz Part 1. Anyone who has seen them live will tell you about the raw energy that they exude on stage. The images below were taken by Paul Lyme when we...
A Big Feather In The Hat Of Jack Browning
Jack Browning is currently bursting with joy as he can, at long last, announce to the world that US singer, songwriter and guitarist Big White Buffalo is releasing his new studio album On The Widow's Walk in April and Jack has provided the artwork. In Jacks...
Interview: Insight Into Hector Gannet Ahead Of Dead Nag Release
Hector Gannet, who are rapidly winning over the ears of some of the biggest names in the business. After touring with Sam Fender in 2019, release their third single, Dead Nag, ahead of a busy festival period and the release of their first album in the Autumn. You...
Interview: JW Paris Are Thrashy, Trashy, And Loud
Tipped as a band to watch in 2019 by Fred Perry Subculture, JW Paris have accumulated nationwide radio play, amassed over 20 000 views across social channels, been synced to Sky Sports, and had their single Darker Side of Paradise taken up as the British Swimming 2019...
Interview: A Glimpse Into The Weird And Wonderful World Of Fiende Fatale
If you read our review of Friday at Wilkestock you will have seen that one of the best performances of the day (or technically of Saturday morning), was from Fiende Fatale. This glorious bunch of lunatics from London are Matthew Magee (Vox & Guitar), James Bowman...
Red Rum Club Interview: Festivals, The Second Album & Champions League Final
We met up with Fran Doran from Red Rum Club at Wilkestock Festival before they took to the stage. Just as we were about to start the interview I heard a Trumpet and said ‘I can guess who that is warming up in the background’ Fran corrected me by saying “ No, No that’s...
A Very Groovy Interview With The Meyer Dancers
Ready to shake your tail feathers? Rockshot would like to introduce you to a very special group of gals... They can mash potatoes, they can do the twist and we are sure you are going to love them... Meet The Meyer Dancers! The Meyer Dancers are a troupe of 60s and 70s...
Interview: Road Running With Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs are on an epic multi-date tour of Europe, including exhaustive dates across the UK. What should you expect when you see a Daddy Long Legs show? See a full live review from Le Beat Bespoké Festival here. Their sound is often described as Southern...
Interview: Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett Still Wants To Scream In Blue
On stage, Midnight Oil’s lead singer Peter Garrett cuts an imposing figure. Bald, six foot four, bestowed with an intense stare, he’s prone to flailing his limbs with wild abandon while singing passionately about politics, the environment, racism, militarism, and...
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