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Interview withPerttu Kivilaakso (Apocalyptica) about the opera “Indigo”, written by Perttu Kivilaakso and Eicca Toppinen
Having seeing the “Indigo” opera, a sold-out and enormous production by Finnish National Opera and two members of APOCALYPTICA, I was enthusiastic to reach to the author for an interview. As the places for interviews are not always fancy backstage apartments or rich hotel premises, our interview place is pretty casual - next to Ooppera’s box office, in some quiet corner. A little quite at the beginning, Perttu quickly gets engaged into details and speaks about his brainchild with big enthusiasm; and last but not least, I thank myself for seeing the opera first, as I am able avoid basic questions and ask for specific details. The interview took place on February 13th, 2016. The opera can be watched online throughout 2016 HERE!
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Interview withFenne Kuppens (vocals), Sander Hermans (synths) and Sander Pelsmaekers (drums) from Whispering Sons
One of the most promising bands in Europe in the Post Punk genre is clearly WHISPERING SONS. This quintet hails from a small town in Belgium called Houthalen/ Helchteren and their EP ‘Endless Party’ is a masterpiece. They describe their own music as “Belgian post-punk breathing dark and atmospheric sounds”, with a touch of Shoegaze. The singularity of the band comes mainly from the low, dark voice of their (female) singer, Fenne Kuppens, which evokes NICO, LEBANON HANOVER and MRS ARAFNA (NOVEMBER NÖVELET). Our journalist Phil Blackmarquis caught up with the band in Brussels.
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Interview withAlbert Norberg (guitar & lead vocals), Robert Johnson (bass & vocals) and Johan Gren (drums & vocals) from NitroDive
Let us be honest - it is impossible to not know the RAMONES. Even if it’s not musicwise, one has surely seen their name and logo on a shirt somewhere. The godfathers of early punk have inspired many bands to even start making music, and the number of covered songs is infinite. Add nine though, because on March 25th, our friends from NITRODIVE will publish their new album SHOCK TREATMENT - a RAMONES cover album with their all-time favorite songs! In February we visited them again in their hometown of Gothenburg, Sweden, to talk about the album in depth.
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Interview with Riccardo Sabetti (vocals, bass, synths) and Enzo Russo (guitar) from Spiral69
After the interview with Andrea Freda we couldn’t help but talk about music, concerts, future plans and tattoos with the other two members of SPIRAL69. Spoiler: it’s long but interesting. Just check the article out and have fun!
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Every band has its fans - it’d be bad if that wasn’t the case after all! But not every band can brag with having their own fan club or support team - the guys around Andy Brings’ DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME have two in one though, and their DCS SUPPORTERS sure take their job seriously. Founders Matthias and Michaela Häcker, going by the motto ”we die for DCS”, are not only the most energetic first row couple, they also made their very own supporter festival with DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME playing as headliner in 2015. Not a one-timer, as it turned out - on March 5th, 2016, the second DCS Supporters Festival will take place in Pforzheim, Germany. Of course with DOUBLE CRUSH SYNDROME headlining and a handful of talented bands supporting them - and we were having a quick chat with Matthias Häcker about the project!- Interview: Spiral69 - February 2016
- Interview: Horrorist, The - October 2015
- Interview: Crazy Juliet - February 2016
- Interview: In Strict Confidence - December 2015
- Interview: BetaMorphose - December 2015
- Interview: Schwarzer Engel - January 2016
- Interview: Rain Diary - January 2016
- Interview: Shiv-r - December 2015
- Interview: Saint Paul, The - December 2015
- Interview: Diary of Dreams - December 2015
