Category: Press Pack Sessions
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: CRAZY ARM
With the upcoming release of their second album, ‘Union City Breath’, Plymouth punks Crazy Arm are back in town. Joe Biddle chats to lead vocalist Darren Johns and guitarist Jon Dailey. So, tell us about yourselves… DJ: We’ve been together for about five years, the first year didn’t mean a lot to us because I [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: FRANCIS AND THE DRAKES
Plymouth based Francis and the Drakes are the next band to step into the magical Press Pack Studios in Grosvenor Hosue, Plymouth for our Press Pack Sessions interview, published in the March issue of 247 Magazine. Francis & the Drakes interview from Phil Dexter on Vimeo.
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: ROSIE VANIER GOES SOLO
This months Press Pack Sessions are on the sofa with Rosie Vanier, formerly of Rosie and the Goldbugs, and is now working on her own solo project. Press Pack Studios boss, Joe Biddle gets the full lowdown below… Rosie Vanier Interview from Phil Dexter on Vimeo.
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: PATRICK JAMES PEARSON
The next session in our on-going series of interviews with the Southwest’s leading bands. Step forward Patrick James Pearson – confusingly three people, not one! Check out what they have to say on all manor of things, and visit their myspace HERE Patrick James Person Interview from Scot Weller on Vimeo.
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: WILLE AND THE BANDITS
This is our latest Press Pack Sessions, were we have an exclusive interview with Wille and the Bandits, a Devon based outfit who have clocked up an impressive 200 live shows last year alone. See what they think about that and a whole lot more as we quiz them in the studio. Willie and the [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: JOSIE AND THE LOVECATS
For the fourth instalment of our Presspack Sessions, Joe Biddle from Presspack Studios talks to Josie Ghost, lead-singer of fast-rising South West stars, Josie and the Lovecats. It’s been happening very quickly for the quirky and inventive Plymouth band, who have gone from local favourites to appearances at Glastonbury Festival, a support slot for Vampire [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: VINCE LEE
In the third of our Press Pack Sessions, Joe Biddle of Press Pack Studios chats to Vince Lee, virtuoso blues guitarist and vocalist. When he was a teenager, Vince tried his hand at gardening and restoring classic cars, but soon quit to concentrate on playing music full time and hasn’t had a day job since, [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: THOMAS FORD
Thomas Ford and the Dirty Harmonys are a Plymouth based six-piece bash happy rock and roll/blues band, playing mostly original material. The band is led by Thomas Ford – slide guitarist, vocalist and harmonica player. He’s joined by Vince Lee, a stunning virtuoso blues guitar player, Patrick James Pearson on keys and sax, Al Wallis [...]
PRESS PACK SESSIONS: KAT MARSH
Kat Marsh is a superbly talented singer songwriter who wows audiences with her powerful voice and skilful use of a loop pedal, creating her own backing track by recording and sampling her instruments and vocals live on stage. She describes her sound as eclectic and evolving, with elements of blues, pop, soul, dance and funk [...]
