With a career that spans more than 20 years, Underworld are bona-fida dance music icons. PowerOn speaks to musical mastermind Rock Smith about their sound, their equipment and why their live shows are designed to go a bit wrong. Roland are at the heart of the fall and rise of…
By Jamie Franklin SINCE EMBRACING THE MACABRE, WHITE LIES HAVEN’T LOOKED BACK. WITH A NUMBER ONE ALBUM UNDER THEIR BELTS, THE NEW KIDS OF NEW WAVE ARE OFF TO CONQUER AMERICA. WHITE LIES ARE THE embodiment of cool, brooding indie. Their dark lyrics, pounding bass and penchant for the gothic…
By Jamie Franklin Florence And The Machine – Boss interview It’s been quite the year for Florence And The Machine. Mercury nominated; supporting Blur and Neil Young; winning the critics choice award at the BRITs, and only just missing out on a number one album behind the late Mr Jackson.…
By Jamie Franklin Cassell The Beatmaker- Streets Interview Hi Cassell. Can you tell us how you began playing drums as a kid? I was about five when I got a toy drum kit for Christmas; it only lasted a day before I put holes in the paper skins. I remember…
Artist Interview By Jamie Franklin Five minutes with…Elbow After 17 years of making music with his band mates, we talk to Elbow’s Craig Potter about what it’s like to tour still, his Roland VK-8, and being followed by the Cuban government. With Bestival being the last of the summer’s festivals,…
An RSS M-400 48-channel digital console, complete with Digital Snake, and Cakewalk Sonar and REAC software, has been used to record a live album for seriously up-and-coming indie rockers The Joy Formidable. Backstage at north London’s famous Garage venue, Roland Systems Group technical wizards Martin Thomas and Simon Kenning had…
Watch the videos All 3 drummer Craig Blundell pt 1 Craig Blundell pt 2 Craig Blundell pt 3 Interview: Nick Mason Johnny Rabb pt 1 Johnny Rabb pt 2 Johnny Rabb pt 3 Interview: All The Main Event 3 was held on Sunday 27th September in Birmingham and was the…