Following the release of their amazing There is Only You last year, we caught up with The Xcerts at Hit the Deck in Nottingham a couple of weeks back. How was Hit the Deck for you? Murray Macleod (vocals/guitar): Yeah it was cool. Typically hectic, it’s been about a year since we’ve played festivals, so […]
Category Archives: Bands
Band Interview: You Blew It!
We spoke to You Blew It! back at Nottingham’s Hit the Deck. We talked about the emo revival scene, their touring plans and, most importantly, their thoughts on Fast & Furious 7. You mentioned it in your set, but what did you really think of Fast & Furious 7? Andy Anaya (guitar): Okay [laughs]. It was […]
Band Interview: The Smith Street Band
We caught up with Wil Wagner of Australia’s The Smith Street Band in Leicester, before their show with Gnarwolves and Drug Church. We spoke to them about their hectic touring schedule, their new album and politics in Australia. So how’s this tour going? Yeah, it’s been awesome. We’ve just done six shows around the UK […]
Band Interview: Millencolin
Millencolin is one of the most successful bands to come out of the skate-punk scene. With their new album True Brew about to be released through Epitaph Records, we caught up with the band’s drummer Fredrik Larzon to discuss it. Growing up in the south of England, my first introduction to Millencolin was the track […]
Band Interview: Anti-Flag
Tonight I sat down and had a half-hour phone call with Anti-Flag’s Chris #2. I was planning on asking him the typical questions about his band’s new record, American Spring, and their touring plans, but it got a lot more interesting as we spoke about police brutality in America, his sister’s death, the upcoming elections […]
Band Interview: Jake & The Jellyfish
This week, one of Leeds’ finest acts, Jake and the Jellyfish released their second album, ‘Dead Weight’. It’s certainly going to be in my end of year list, and hopefully in many others, the band have made an album so incredibly strong and relatable, that since it reached my ears a month ago I have […]
Band Interview: Simmer
Simmer‘s second EP, Yellow Streak, is now available to stream or buy physically through Dog Knights Productions. We spoke to vocalist and guitarist Julius Schiazza about Simmer’s scene at home, releasing through Dog Knights, being part of a Record Day Store release and his thoughts on o play. Your time together as a band has […]
SYS Exclusive Stream / Interview: Sarah Carey’s “In Twenty Years We Won’t Be Sad”
Sarah Carey has finally released her debut EP via Wolf Town DIY. The Birmingham-based artist also runs Not Cool DIY which puts on some of the best shows in the Midlands. We had a chat to Sarah about the new EP which can be streamed at the bottom of this article! First off, how was […]
Band Interview: Laura Stevenson
We had a chat with the amazing Laura Stevenson before her show in Derby. On this UK tour she’s joined by her full band, The Cans, and we spoke about the contrast in touring with a band compared to solo, looking back on Wheel [2013] and her plans for a new record! How’s the tour […]
Band Interview: Chris Farren (Fake Problems, Antarctigo Vespucci)
Chris Farren (of Fake Problems and Antarctigo Vespucci) has just finished up his solo UK tour and we had a chat with him about how it went and how his year was. Being in so many amazing bands, and having just released a particularly great Christmas record, Chris is a busy, busy person. How was your UK […]