by Charlie Fenton | May 25, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
For Sol, BILK is nine years in the making. Hard work and graft. Its consumed him from aged 16. Now at 24, Sol and BILK are finally getting the recognition they deserve. “We had no leg up from no one you see, we got this far off our own back,” said Sol with his poised...
by Charlie Fenton | May 20, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
It was 1981. Patti was 17 when she jumped on the bandwagon of Van Halen and worked for their merch team. “It was fucking awesome,” she recalls. She was lucky enough to meet Mr Van Halen himself. “I met Eddie twice whilst working. The first time he was so rude,” she...
by Charlie Fenton | May 20, 2024 | Front Page Main, Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
When inspiration hit, it wasn’t somewhere you’d expect. A place that wouldn’t muse the thought of a guitar, or of anything other than survival in every frightful step you take. “Of all places, I started writing music in Afghanistan,” said Dusty, lead singer and...
by Alice Haldane | May 20, 2024 | Front Page Main, Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
North-West London rapper, Feux, spoke on his future headline shows, dream collabs, and the importance of being authentic with his craft. Telling stories through his expressive lyricism, the 23-year old’s dynamic sound and raw approach to his craft undoubtedly sets him...
by Alex Jones | May 20, 2024 | Showcase, Showcase - front page, Showcase menu sub 2
Pencoose festival campsite Meet the group of mates behind Pencoose Festival, the Cornish music festival run as a hobby. Matti’s house, Truro, Cornwall. A 21 year old Morgan Stephens and his old schoolmates assemble around the kitchen table. Pencoose 2024 is eight...