Liv Austen chats with Ngawara backstage before a show in London – photo Martin Cox for Music Vice Liv Austen is a Norwegian-born country artist who is attracting attention with her refreshingly tongue-in-cheek lyrics and charismatic stage performances. We caught up with her recently at her show in London, UK. Music Vice was...
Photo by Mike Peleshok Tim Watson has been making a name for himself within the Durham Region music scene. He is often being praised and remembered for his wide, soaring vocal range and his diverse musical talents. Watson possesses that rare ability to always connect with the audience through his sincere...
Jessica Paiva of Music Vice Magazine had the privilege of catching up with award-winning songwriter and drummer Alison MacLean and singer/guitarist Chris Ioannou of Toronto band Little Creatures before hitting The Painted Lady’s stage during North by Northeast festival (NXNE). Why do you choose to be a part of these festivals? Chris: With...
Capital Cities — photo credit Eliot Lee Hazel It’s catchy, upbeat, electrifying collaborative magic, and all created by the magical minds of Capital Cities. The group who are causing a wave of dance and awesome alternative sound throughout the world, stopped in Toronto last night to play the Virgin Mobile Mod Club....
“I originally was called DJ SHREDMASTER EVIL but the record label thought I should change it to something a little more cuddly!” – Kid Koala. How did the stage name ‘Kid Koala’ come about? I originally was called DJ SHREDMASTER EVIL but the record label thought I should change it to something...
Zulu Winter are a five-piece band from Oxfordshire, UK. Their debut album Language just released in North America this Tuesday, 19 June on Arts & Crafts. Last week during NXNE in Toronto, I dropped by the Arts & Crafts headquarters and sat down with lead singer Will Haunt and drummer Guy...
Once in a blue moon I stumble across an artist or band who seizes me in a way that cannot be put into words – an artistic infatuation that cannot be denied and an enthusiasm that should not rest upon silent lips. Say hello to… Half Moon Run. Half Moon Run...
The Static Jacks with Music Vice reporter Ngawara Madison Name: The Static Jacks In one word: Rousing Genre: Indie Rock From: New Jersey, USA. Band Members: Ian Devaney (singer); Henry Kaye (guitar); Michael Sue-Poi(guitar); Nick Brennan (drums). The Static Jacks are an American band that look like sweet hipsters from the...
Its hard to be impressed by an indie band in London these days — not to say they’re all watered down, unoriginal units who give off the air that they work in Starbucks and spend all their money at All Saints and American Apparel… — but its a fish bowl with...
Interview with THE HOWLING. (photo credit Stuart Nicholls) Music Vice’s Ngawara Madison recently visited the North London rehearsal space of self-described “new ground rock” electro punk band, The Howling, to have a chat with the founding members of the group, James ‘Blacky’ Black (formerly of UK rock band Red Star Rebels),...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
