Interviewing Emily Barker

For the December 2013 issue of The Ocelot I took a trip to Oxford to see Emily Barker & The Red clay Halo in concert at the Church of St John the Baptist. Whilst I was there I was lucky enough to grab a word with Emily herself, one of Australias finest exports and an … Continue reading →

Say Hello To Disclosure…

During one of my recent Teenage Kicks shows I hit on the idea of having a special guest headline act. A band who, whilst still young, had accomplished more than the others on the bill, someone they could perhaps take some inspiration from. As I was putting on a group of pop-punk bands, the obvious … Continue reading →

Falling for Gabrielle Aplin

First Published in The Ocelot Magazine March 2013. I was lucky enough to have the chance to attend a small intimate gig and signing at a record store locally with rising star Gabrielle Aplin, and then have a chat with her afterwards. And I fell in love a little bit… Witnessing the growth of a … Continue reading →

Celebrity Skin

One of the nicer by products of writing about music is the chance to meet musicians and bands of at least moderate fame and renown.  At the basement level that I work however, we are not talking proper A list on-the-front-of-the-tabloids kind of fame. More the played-down-the-bill-at-a-big-festival-but-have-decent-PR types. But, this means you often find people whose … Continue reading →