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Sunshine Weezy sat down with Mah, vocalist of the Japanese rock band SiM, at Slam Dunk Festival for an interview. We talk about the band’s set, their devoted fans, and what it’s like bringing their high-energy sound to UK festival crowds. Mah also shares insights into their upcoming album out later this year and some fun planning in the case of a zombie apocalypse! Filmed right in the heart of Slam Dunk Festival, this is a must-watch for fans of SiM, Japanese rock, and anyone who loves discovering bands that absolutely tear it up live.Don’t fancy Patreon? Buy us a…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist Ebony Primadonna and her brand new album titled The Blueprint. Las Vegas-born and Trinidadian-rooted R&B soul powerhouse Ebony Primadonna has officially released her highly anticipated sophomore album, The Blueprint, out now. A bold, intimate, and deeply personal body of work, the project marks a defining moment in the artist’s journey; one rooted in resilience, faith, and the kind of self-belief that can’t be shaken. Known as the Trinidadian Princess, Ebony Primadonna delivers an album that is more than music. it’s…
Every band has an early song that now makes them cringe, and AC/DC are no exception. So when guitarist Angus Young, now the band’s only original member, was asked to nominate the group’s most “regrettable” song during a 2020 interview, he didn’t have to rack his brain to come up with an answer.”On our first album, High Voltage, we did a love song called Love Song,” he told Vulture writer Devon Ivie. “That was very different for us. I didn’t know if we were trying to parody love songs of the time, because Bon [Scott] wrote the lyrics. I don’t…
Dead Pioneers featuring Jason Williamson: The Worst Among UsDigitalOut NowDead Pioneers explore their Gothic side in a collaboration with Sleaford Mod Jason Williamson. In keeping with their body of work to date, the song addresses colonialism and indigenous experiences.Having a new Dead Pioneers song to blast out is never going to be a bad thing. The only downside – a comment made by a zine writer after the 3rd single off this record – is that more singles off the album means fewer surprises when it comes out. The flip side is that you will already be familiar with some…
Songs of love and hate with a layer of ghostly eeriness.When the Eagles reunited to stage their Hell Freezes Over TV special, Don Henley famously said that “For the record, we never broke up, we just took a 14-year vacation.” The same margin of years separates Diana Darby’s new release, Otterson, from its predecessor, though the advantage of being a solo artist is that internecine warfare is unlikely to be cited as the cause of such a long hiatus.Houston-born and raised, after graduating high school at 16 Darby moved to Los Angeles in order to put some distance between herself…
David Jarman’s recent visit to Woodstock in his AUK ‘For The Sake Of The Song’ feature may well have whetted the appetite of Joni Mitchell fans (here), of which I have been one for over half a century. Witnessing footage of her ‘Joni Jam’ appearance at Rhode Island’s Newport Folk Festival in 2022 was all the more poignant for me given the lengthy rehabilitation after her 2015 brain aneurysm. Brandi Carlile played a significant role in encouraging Mitchell’s return to the stage; their friendship is encapsulated in the four mesmerizing minutes of Carlile’s song Joni, from her 2025 album Returning…
A memorable change in direction in this celebration of rural Celtic communities.Leeroy Stagger, born and raised in rural Vancouver Island before moving to southern Alberta, is a prolific artist. Pilgrimage is his thirteenth studio album, having started with Beautiful South in 2005. It is a departure from his previous work, which could be broadly described as electric guitar-based pop, although, of course, this doesn’t fully do it justice. Many of his earlier songs feature Beatles-style melodies, but slide and steel guitar are also heard at times, and there is enough of a twang to firmly place it in the americana…
TALK TALK’s Spirit Of Eden has a mythology to match the music’s spellbinding potency. In an edited extract from his new book on the group, Graeme Thomson ventures into the disorienting darkness of Wessex Studios circa 1987 to shed new light on the making of an unrepeatable masterpiece SHORTLY after news of Mark Hollis’ death became public knowledge, on the evening of February 24, 2019, Talk Talk’s de facto fourth member, co-writer and co-producer Tim Friese-Greene, posted a piece of music online. It was the demo of “Eden”, the second track on the group’s momentous 1988 album, Spirit Of Eden, taped…
Following their dynamite headline shows at Slam Dunk this past weekend, Knocked Loose have announced a pair of UK headline shows between their gigs opening for Metallica this summer. They’ll hit Bristol Electric on June 29, the night after hitting Cardiff’s Principality Stadium with the Four Horsemen and Gojira, and Nottingham Rock City on June 30. They then play London Olympic Stadium with Metallica on July 3. “It’s crazy that all this is happening,” singer Bryan Garris told Kerrang! in an exclusive cover interview. “It’s nothing that we could ever have wished for, or expected to happen to us. “[It]…
Lost Girl is stepping into a bolder new era with her latest single ‘Wild’, the follow up to March’s anti romance release ‘Romeo’. Taken from her forthcoming EP EGO, the Reading born artist leans fully into an intoxicating electro R&B sound while embracing a more unapologetic and empowered side of herself.Sultry, confident and direct, ‘Wild’ sees Lost Girl shedding inhibition and reclaiming her femininity with striking honesty. Speaking on the release, she explains: “Wild is about me claiming back my sexuality after years of not feeling comfortable in my feminine energy. This song is fun and allowed me to let…
There’s a certain energy when Juls and Projexx connect and new single ‘Rarri’ keeps that streak alive. Bringing Valiant into the mix, the Ghana, Jamaica and UK link up delivers a track built for late nights and packed dancefloors.Driven by a hypnotic, bass heavy groove, ‘Rarri’ leans into a grittier sound while still carrying the smooth, melodic touch that’s become synonymous with Juls’ production. Projexx and Valiant glide across the beat with effortless chemistry, creating a track that feels both raw and luxurious at the same time.Juls describes the record as “gritty, rough, and raw but still smooth and sexy,”…
Oritsé Williams returns with Miracle, a reflective new single shaped by self-talk, emotional pressure, and the quiet fight to keep going. Opening a more personal solo chapter for the JLS founder, the track moves into something restrained, direct, and emotionally exposed.Built on repetition, space, and a close vocal centre, Miracle mirrors difficult thoughts looping before slowly turning into resilience.Produced by MAK10 and co-written with Moelogo, the single blends melodic R&B, Afro-Island, Afro, and Amapiano influences without overcrowding the feeling.Opening his upcoming two-part debut project, Miracle sets a clearer independent chapter in motion. For FM PRO, Oritsé talks vulnerability, restraint, legacy,…