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Interviews with local bands and national bands visiting the region.
Ex Swim-Deep member Wolfgang Harte, discusses his new musical project, how it feels to return to the scene, and his new demo Old Bird being a tribute to his mum.
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Ahead of their third birthday bash, we sat down with the innovative team behind Sum Cellar, one of Birmingham’s most consistently heavyweight dance music nights
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Shrewsbury-born, Birmingham-crazed indie pop trio The Sunset Beach Hut talk debut EP ‘Comfort’ and making the second city their adopted home.
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Birmingham garage rock trio The Cosmics spoke to Sam Lambeth about new single ‘Inishfree’ and their headline slot at The Sunflower Lounge.
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Birmingham singer-songwriter Robert Craig Oulton spoke to Counteract about his new double A-side single, ‘Bad Tastes / Hell Knows’, as well as his plans for 2018.
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Local artist Jake Henry brings a classic soul, funk and rock sound into the modern day era, penning tales of anti love songs.
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Mutes, AKA musical polymath James Brown, spoke to Counteract about the band’s upcoming show at the Dark Horse in Moseley, recording new material and why albums still matter.
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George Gadd has crafted songs that can be both delicate and devastating. His latest single, ‘Not Human’, arrives after a particularly painful period in Gadd’s life, but continues his upward trajectory.
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Birmingham alternative punks Wood and Nails, led by Paul Beaumont, spoke to Counteract about the successes they’ve had in 2017 and their new single ‘Resolutions’, set for release in January.
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Birmingham trio Table Scraps are possibly the best band to come out of the city since the mighty Black Sabbath, and are heralded as garage-punk heroes.
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