Tell us about how you first started this project, and describe your sound. I started this project in 2015 when I was in a period of deep artistic self discovery. I was grappling with the question of how to project … Continue reading Introducing: Olivier Vaillant
How did you start Colourshop? Colourshop was born roughly 7 years ago, when my brother and I moved to London from a little town south of Rome. We started playing concerts all around London. We played open mic nights and … Continue reading INTRODUCING: COLOURSHOP
How would you describe your music to anyone who hasn’t heard it? I would describe my music as cinematic pop with R&B and Eastern influences. Born of French/English parents, I have employed the French language into my writing, and often … Continue reading INTRODUCING: MORGANE LOLA
Oriana Curls is a French singer-songwriter based in London, with a style that spans jazz, French chanson and cabaret. Neil Dowd caught up with her to discuss musical development, feeling out of place and her first foray into the world … Continue reading ORIANA CURLS: INTERVIEW
The end of the winter season is rapidly approaching for us Brits and for music lovers, the blossoming of spring and summer can only mean one thing: the festival season is nearly upon us. With this in mind, Neil Dowd … Continue reading LONDON RUNWAY’S 2019 FESTIVAL CHOICES
Neil Dowd explores the subculture within the music industry that glorifies and encourages drug use – and how this has quickly turned to abuse for many musicians. ‘Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’. The colloquial phrase popularised in 1977 by Ian Drury … Continue reading DRUGS IN MODERN MUSIC: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN USE AND ABUSE
Rylands Heath are an indie-pop duo who are typified by their harmony driven, genre-bending and – most importantly – anthemically catchy sound. Neil Dowd met with the ‘Luton Lads’ to discuss their rise to hometown success, the behind the scenes … Continue reading RYLANDS HEATH INTERVIEW
