"If you wanna do it just go for it."

Metro-Ongen are an alternative rock band based in Tokyo, Japan. The band blend intricate shoegaze melodies with clever lyricism to create...

Metro-Ongen are an alternative rock band based in Tokyo, Japan. The band blend intricate shoegaze melodies with clever lyricism to create...

"I think it’s human nature to want to blame someone for the loss that we were feeling"

"Things end, all is temporary. Let’s not go to war with one another over it."

"...when you are starting out, you just need to make music and get it out there for people to hear! "

"I always aim to be vulnerable and as truthful as ever when I write. "

Ten Eighty Trees are an exciting indie-rock band from Newcastle, UK. I caught up with lead vocal and frontman, Nathan to discuss the...

"One deals very much with happiness, and the other sadness, so they have this great duality between them."

"The pandemic has highlighted just how important good music, books and art are to our wellbeing and we mustn’t lose sight of that"

"Listen to as much music as you can, try to develop your ear as much as possible and try to be as honest as you can in what you’re doing."

Millie Miller is an independent queer musician based in West Yorkshire, UK. Having released a string of singles including 'Close My Eyes'...

"I had become a hermit for years, convinced I would never write a song again. I’m so glad I was wrong!!"

"You have to be able to take constructive criticism and even heart-stabbing criticism and not let it de-motivate you."

"we wanted to remind people to have fun and not dwell so much on the negatives. "

"I don’t function properly without some form of creative outlet and music is just the most satisfying to me."

"...when I’m in an emotionally wrought place or just need to pour something out, songwriting offers a lot of catharsis for that."

In this conversation, I caught up with Luke, Rio and Will from Devon-based indie-rock band, Region. We discuss the artists who have...

"I want something to dig into and if you’re scrambling to put something out to get by, how are you going to craft something lasting?"

"There’s no right way to do this. Everyone is carving their own path whether it feels like that or not. "