Interviews

Finding Tike: Chloe Keleny and Pie Herring interview

Finding Tike is a new short film by Chloe Keleny. It follows British painter Pie Herring, as she returns to Kenyan island of Lamu.

Max Tundra: ‘I don’t make a living off my music, yet it’s somehow influential’

Under the pseudonym Max Tundra, Ben Jacobs formulated an all-new genre of music using nothing but a Commodore Amiga. Then he vanished for fourteen years. Now, with hyperpop stars like Charli XCX having shot to fame, the originator’s returning with a slew of remixes and reissues.

Behind The Scenes with London's creatives | Oscar J. Ryan

Lottie Leseberg Smith spends a day with Oscar J. Ryan - a London based photographer and director - to pull back the curtain on London's creative scene.

Down the Boozer with Push Baby

Meet Push Baby - the pop duo formed from the ashes of Rixton. In an open interview over a pint or three, Jake Roche and Charley Bagnall talk to Archie Brydon about working with Scooter Braun, what happens when your 15 minutes is up and why they're happier now.

TSHA: ‘When I first started DJing, nobody would take me seriously’

We caught up with London based DJ and producer TSHA to discuss the intensity of touring schedules, coping with anxiety, and finding happiness outside of music. 

Ashley Kutcher: 'TikTok can be a toxic place but it's a great tool'

Baltimore native Ashley Kutcher talks about her journey into the music industry, the influence of social media, and what she wants all her listeners to know.

'Really creative people want to control their sound as well' - Overtune Founder Sigurdur Arnason

We speak to Overtune app founder Sigurdur Arnason about the future of social media music production and his excitement to work with whynow.

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: ‘I can’t really get it into my head that people like my music’

Ahead of the release of his second album, we speak to the Grammy-nominated producer behind the Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs moniker, about the decade-long wait since his critically acclaimed debut, navigating the music industry and that choice of name.

Saint Jude: ‘I’m not really playing a character’

With the release of his latest single, ‘Feedback Song’, Saint Jude talks about forming a debut album and how he's moved into songwriting.

Rachel Sermanni: 'It's been five years not being the flighty, bohemian, gypsy that I was'

We speak to Scottish singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni, whose latest EP, Every Every Swimming Pool Runs to the Sea, arrived last week.

'There’s much more to them than just ruins' - Britain's stunning castles captured by drone

Joe D'Ambra's nearly photographed every castle in the UK, dramatising the isolated monuments in brilliant fashion.

Violet Skies: ‘You can’t win music – once you realise that, it doesn’t feel so scary’

Violet Skies’ debut album is here. She talks about writing for other artists, establishing her voice, and personal growth to this point.

Cardenxe | The company pioneering a new brand of Sotol

We speak to the founder of Cardenxe, Luigi Ambrosi, to discover more about his artisanal sotol company.

DC Gore: ‘I’m quite preoccupied with the idea of failure’

Ahead of his new album, DC Gore talks about understanding what it means to be British, and the difficult way he learned to write songs.

Behind the Costumes of Pistol | Liza Bracey interview

Disney+ Pistol, directed by Danny Boyle, charts the rise of The Sex Pistols and features authentic costumes from the 70s.

The Remarkable Story Behind Belfast's 'Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker'

Louise Walsh was thrust into the political melting pot of Belfast with her sculpture, ‘The Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker’.

Martin Courtney Interview: Real Estate Frontman on New Solo Project

Martin Courtney, frontman of Real Estate, is releasing his second solo album later this month. We spoke to him about the project, now seven years on from his first individual effort. 

Hak Baker: ‘I did it for me and other leftfield black artists'

We speak to self-described G-Folk artist Hak Baker about his rise from East London to playing at Glastonbury.

Sally Rogers: ‘I had no idea GCSEs were my ticket out of Stockport’

For Sally Rogers, navigation out of and beyond Greater Manchester in the 1980s to West End stages and telly screens across the nation was as remote a possibility as joining the aristocracy. Indeed, it seemed being upper middle-class was practically an entry requirement into the thespian’s world. 

Peach Pit: ‘We like to contrast happy sounds with melancholy lyrics’

Meet Peach Pit - the Canadian band who have made a name for themselves with catchy guitar melodies, soft-spoken vocals and the occasional melancholy lyric.

Down the Boozer with Ocean Alley

Despite the remnants of a hangover and the fact they’re on the other side of the world from home, these guys just ooze confidence.

Jon Hamm on Top Gun: Maverick: ‘It was the easiest yes I've ever had in my career’

Ahead of Top Gun: Maverick’s cinema release, we chatted to some of the cast about the long-awaited sequel. First up, Jon Hamm!

Kate Phillips: 'I think everything is scary'

Kate Phillips plays Hester Gatty, Siegfried Sassoon’s wife, in Benediction, Terence Davies’ quietly affecting drama starring Jack Lowden. 

Inside The Heartbreak Hotel

Does it ever just get too much? Well now you can get away and recuperate with a healthy dose of heartache, at Norfolk's new Heartbreak Hotel. We speak to those involved. 

The Roars of the 90s Rave Scene

We take a trip down memory lane with the founder of ROAR, a project that whisked listeners on a technicolour trip to a place that defined a generation.