Interview: The Silver Field
The Silver Field Words: Julia Grantham As I sat, quietly, sipping my one alcohol drink for the evening; I felt calm as I waited for Coral Rose of new band The Silver Field to walk into the bar and meet me. The evening was a dark, cold, Sunday night in central York and the venue … Continue reading
Interview: Indigo Velvet
Indigo Velvet Words: Sammy Sadler I caught Indigo Velvet at Kendal Calling last year and I’ve been a fan of their vibrant, sunkissed indie-pop ever since. They are quite literally what I would call “the perfect festival band” – at Kendal Calling the rain started to pour and they brought so much sparkle and infectious energy … Continue reading
Interview: Bloxx
Bloxx Words: Daniel Burton Photography: Gary Lambert The last time I saw Bloxx they were in the middle of putting on a sensational performance in a barn in the middle of the countryside. It wasn’t an off-the-cuff thing, but a cracker of a set at 110 Above Festival. Even in the short time since then … Continue reading
Our Girl Interview
Our Girl Words: Elena Katrina & Gary Lambert Photos: Gary Lambert The last time Popped Music were with Our Girl it was in the warm (but breezy) Texan sunshine of SXSW. Things had changed though over the last six months as we caught up again outside a bar in Liverpool on a chilly Sunday evening. … Continue reading
INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: TOM GRENNAN
Tom Grennan Words: Samantha Sadler London singer & songwriter Tom Grennan has been building up an impressive fanbase over the past couple of years and with very good reason. His gorgeous bluesy, soulful indie hits have bagged him buckets of praise from the likes of NME, Radio One and MTV and he’s worked with huge … Continue reading
Playlist Winner Q&A: Little Brother Eli
Little Brother Eli Playlist 014 Winner For those who haven’t got to grips with you yet – please introduce yourselves: We’re Little Brother Eli. We’re mostly from the countryside. We mostly play music to dance to. Our guitars often don’t sound like guitars. How did you all meet and what is it you saw in … Continue reading
Interview Exclusive: Sea Girls
Sea Girls Words: Luke Pettican Sea Girls are unstoppable at the moment having released 2 EP’s this year alone and smashed a string of festival dates. With a headline October tour and more festival dates (including London’s Bushstock), they aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. We spoke to singer/guitarist/frontman Henry Camamile and guitarist Rory … Continue reading
Interview Exclusive: Fizzy Blood
Fizzy Blood Words: Samantha Sadler Lively five-piece Fizzy Blood are definitely a force to be reckoned with. Formed in 2014, the Leeds lads have been touring relentlessly throughout May and are jumping straight onto the festival circuit this summer. But what’s their story? I caught up with Benji Inkley (vocals), Paul Howells (guitarist/songwriter) … Continue reading
Interview Exclusive: Marsicans
Marsicans Interview: Georgia Flynn Intro: Elena Katrina Having shown these guys much love for quite some time, and them us, when they came to play for us last year, we figured it was about time that we actually sat down with the Leeds lads of Marsicans and chewed the fat. Their recent UK tour gave … Continue reading
Interview Exclusive: Vistas
Vistas Interview: Georgia Flynn Words: Elena Katrina Recently found out on tour with Leeds band Marsicans, Vistas sat down to chat with Popped’s Georgia Flynn for our first ever video interview. Since then the band have just released their most recent single, Calm, on Lab records, which you can also listen to below. The indie pop … Continue reading
SXSW With: Ider
Ider They give little away on their own social media accounts but a little digging can find you a bit more about the London based female duo Ider. Like they’ve been around for only a few years and have already made an impact that’s seen them play some pretty cool shows and festivals, as well … Continue reading
SXSW With: Our Girl
Our Girl Words & Photos: Elena Katrina It’s OK to see a band you like more than once in a few weeks, it’s OK to see them 4 times in less than 3 weeks, I know this, because I’ve done it. I did it with Our Girl, though it wasn’t necessarily intentionally but if they’re … Continue reading
SXSW With: Only Girl
Only Girl Words & Photos: Elena Katrina I discovered Only Girl a few years back and I don’t really recall where or how, I just know that her vocal was mesmerising. Not long after I managed to see her play to a very small group of people at a very small and very wonderful independent … Continue reading
SXSW With: Breakfast Muff
Breakfast Muff Words and Photos: Elena Katrina I’ll be honest… I’ve never seen Breakfast Muff play live before, I don’t even know, truthfully still, if I’ve sat down and listened to them before now. I’ve seen their name on posters and I’ve heard them being talked about so I figured, when is best to get … Continue reading
SXSW With: Tijuana Bibles
Tijuana Bibles Words & Photos: Elena Katrina Sometimes bands can fall off your radar and throw themselves right back in when you least expect it. Not to say that I never thought Tijuana Bibles would be at SXSW but as they’d not been in my field of view for a while I was really happy … Continue reading
