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Indie rockers TUNG IN CHEEK have a handful of single's with the debut EP out this summer, along with some plans for said summer, some shows, and a lot more music, all new music for sure. The band discusses their music plans, summer activity, and more below.


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Andy Burke (vocals) and Eoin O’Shea (guitar) have been playing together since the beginning of secondary school. They played together in a band called The Klares where they played in various Irish and international gigs and festivals before eventually wanting to follow a new path. With that, they decided to start from scratch with a new band name and new members. Chris Brady joined the band in September 2018 on the condition that his name be changed to ‘Brody Hopkins’. For the next year, the band jammed and recorded home demos, experimenting with various sounds and styles in the search for their own sound. Between Andy Burke’s unique, aggressive singing style which took a lot of influence from hip hop, Eoin O’Shea’s experimental approach taken using guitar pedals focusing on warmer, smoother melodies than before, and Hopkins’ extensive experience behind the kit as well as various other percussive and non-percussive instruments, the lads had the ability to experiment in a variety of different styles whilst still having their own unique sound in each. 

In October 2019, TIC recorded 2 tracks (TIC & Command Z) in Darklands Recording Studio, Dublin. The band played various gigs around this time, including their first headline in Bello Bar, various support slots, and a headline in the Workman’s Club. However, they had barely gotten going when Lockdown hit Dublin (the same day Command Z was released), which stalled the band for a period of time. 

With the return of live gigs, Gavin Dunne began playing bass with the band in October 2021. Gavin, originally a guitar player, adds a fatness to the sound of the band which the band had been missing. With the departure of Covid, the band played a huge number of gigs, including a sold out London gig in the MAP Studio Cafe in July 2022. As well as this, the band did a Ireland/UK tour in October November of the same year.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

There isn’t much of a story behind this to be honest. However, when the band started off, we had big opinions about certain things and we expressed them in the lyrics of our songs in a sort of sarcastic nature - this can be heard in the likes of TIC. We still use sort of tongue in cheek humor at our gigs on the mic, and in some of the new lyrics but not as much as before. However, I do think it suits us and it tells people a little bit about who we are. With regards to the spelling, we just thought that ‘Tung’ looked better than ‘Tongue’, however it does cause confusion which is not ideal.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

We are all from Dublin - two from South Dublin and two from North Dublin. The music scene is okay in Dublin - however you can only go so far. Most bands who are looking to make it move to London as the scene here is quite repetitive - same venues, same gigs, same bands -  it all becomes very familiar. There are plenty of great local bands in Dublin at the moment yes - a few to name are Basht, Really Good Time, Gurriers, Bricknasty.

4. How would you describe your style?

I would say we are an energetic indie rock 4 piece with hints of pop and punk. Each band member has a varying approach in terms of clothing, attitude, and musical influences which has led to a wide variety of genres we have dabbled in over the past 2 years. We have always been persistent in producing dynamic live shows that reflect us as a whole as well as individually. Our music and vibe could be defined as unapologetic. 

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

We have a few tunes on Spotify, As I mentioned already: TIC & Command Z which were released in November 2019 and March 2020. As we released Psychonaut in July 2021 and Ragbag Púca in January 2022. We have just released the first track from our first EP, ‘Ribcage’ which will be followed by Lucid Dreams in April before the entire Ep being released in May

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

We always have new music in the works or on the backburner which we constantly circle back to or re-arrange to find a unique sound. We’d be a quality over quantity band in terms of new tunes and assortments which we then narrow down to create songs that we all vibe with. Most of the time our music stems from a jam or riff that someone in the band has and we see where the flow takes us. 

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

We love playing shows and seeing where we can play next. We have played a variety of locations over the last year or so including Cork, Dublin, Galway and London shows. We are in the process of planning an Irish / UK tour for the month of May. We have already locked in some dates including London on the 7th May at the Victoria Dalston, Cork on the 19th May at Fred Zeppelins and Dublin on the 25th of May at The Workman’s Club. We also hope to pencil in other Irish/UK dates and are in the process of booking these at present now that we have the main locations down. We will also be playing a festival in Galway this July called Livestock. 

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

Right now, we are mainly focusing on getting our new music out including arranging artwork, mixes, merchandise, promotions, press releases, photo shoots, music videos, festivals and gigs. A big push for gigs is planned for May/June along with more releases between now and then. We aspire to play some more Irish festivals as well in the summer months. 

In terms of the long term plans for the band, I think there is no limit to our ambition as to where this band could go. For the moment we will try to get the most out of our upcoming releases in terms of generating opportunities for ourselves and whatever that may look like. We are open and available to whatever opportunities arise and we will first and foremost try to enjoy ourselves on our journey which we feel very lucky to be able to do together. I think it would be great to try to play more festivals, some bigger venues, land some more support slots, and break on to the international scene a bit more if possible. Although it’s a singles driven market, every artist worth anything still has to prove themselves with a debut album. We are nowhere near that just yet, and it isnt even something we have talked about, but something that we would inevitably have to look into all going well in the next year or two. 

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

We can be found on Spotify and some material is on YouTube. We try to stick to mainstream platforms to gain as much attention through playlists and promotions as we can. Our main social media account would be Instagram, while we do most of our business and bookings through email. For merchandising, generally we would only do merch for gigs or events which can be bought at the venue. 

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

I think we would all agree that we want people to feel energy and honesty in our music. We don’t hold any assumptions or notions about ourselves and generally have a laid back attitude which comes through in our music. We’d hope people get some enjoyment and enthusiasm from our music. Our lyrics are honest and bold, while our sound is coordinated and unrestricted.



Rock, bluesy, reggae, pop band SIG AND THE FIRE PILOTS talk of their sound and style choices, recent single, new music, a show happening soon and a lot more in-store for them.


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

We have been together for just over a year ..The band is , Sig-Guitar/Vox .. Dave-Bass/Vox and Duggie-Drums/Vox ..Click Bait is the very first single from the band ..

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

The name came from the idea that Bowie said, (Siggy played Guitar)  and i wanted to give the the rhythm section its own identity.... Hence....The Fire Pilots.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Sig & The Fire Pilots are a rocking three piece haling from Cannock in the UK ..Pretty much smack bang in the middle of this sceptered isle. We have a very healthy music scene, Dave runs a local venue called The Station.

4. How would you describe your style?

Sig And The Fire Pilots play an original mix of Rocky-Bluesy-Reggae-Pop.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

Click Bait is the very first single from the band.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

We have the next single (EP) Pretty much ready to go musically. We need to get a video sorted for it. Its called Almost Out Of Time. It is a lament for the planet. It is done in a Reggae style, shows off our other influences.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

The only gig we have lined up at the moment is in Stafford @ The Red Rum May 7th It is a Sunday eve. (Coronation weekend).

Plans for the future include and not limited by World Domination. And being admitted to the Rock n Roll hall of fame LOL.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

Plans for the future include and not limited by World Domination. And being admitted to the Rock n Roll hall of fame LOL. Just keep playing and writing really.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

You Tube - https://youtu.be/lMjohbZrLNo

Spotify - https://artists.spotify.com/c/artist/6EhswZhUhg12kL5WrM3onY/profile/overview

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SigPilots

Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/sig-and-the-fire-pilots

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sigandthefirepilots

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sigandthefirepilots

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Would like listeners to instantly remember the hooks Got A Saying. Don't bore us, Get to the Chorus. If ya got something too say, send it Western Union.


Bullet For My Valentine will return to U.S. stages for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a welcome return to American venues! 

The band will also make appearances at key spring festivals, including Sonic Temple and Welcome to Rockville. From Ashes to New will appear on select dates.

"We're excited to announce that we will finally be making our way back over the the USA this May for some festival and headline show performances," the band exclaims. "It has been far too long but we're stoked to be coming back. See you in the pit!"


TOUR DATES:

5/18 — Daytona Beach, FL — Welcome to Rockville*

5/19 — Charlotte, NC — The Fillmore Charlotte**

5/21 — Raleigh, NC — The Ritz

5/22 — Baltimore, MD — Rams Head Live

5/24 — Milwaukee, WI — Eagles Ballroom**

5/25 — Columbus, OH — Sonic Temple Festival*

5/28 — Detroit, MI — The Fillmore Detroit

*Festival Date

**No From Ashes to New


American Sludge/Post-Metal band Surus released their debut album "Posthumous". The release was recorded in "Davco Manufacturing Studios", mixed by Jared Hagan and mastered by Alan Douches from "West West Side Music".


Check out the new album debut linked below:


https://surusband.bandcamp.com/album/posthumous


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpEjETN517k


Surus was formed in 2023 at Tulsa, Oklahoma by Jared Hagan (Guitars/Vocals), John Hagan (Bass) and Brandon Simon (Drums), who wanted to create music that would combine elements of Doom and Post-Metal.



Italian horror metal veterans CADAVERIA unveil their latest video for "La Casa dell'Anima". The dark and atmospheric new hymn is taken from the band's sixth full-length record "Emptiness", out now via Time To Kill Records.

Cadaveria comments: "In my heart I have wanted to write a song in Italian for years. I always hesitated because I used to associate the Italian singing with the punk of Negazione, Indigesti and Nerorgasmo, which I listened to as a little girl, and I didn't think it could be combined with the spirituality and the black-dark-gothic mood of my lyrics. The passion for other cultures, the discovery of shamanism and my life experiences of the last five years have finally freed me from any preconceptions. I am happy to be able to tell you about my journey outside body and time, where I was guided by the rhythm of the shamanic drums, with my own language. An experience to cleanse, reconcile, make space and be reborn, translated into images by Marçelo, who has always made CADAVERIA videos with his Morbid Vision".

Watch the video HERE.


Post-punk/indie alternatives TONIGHT'S HERO began sometime ago, with the members having formed another band, that would later come under the namesake it is now. So far though, they have released some single's along with a full-length album! The band is even working on all new material expected this year in the fall. Just see what else the band had to express about themselves and their music below.


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

Tim Nash and Alex Auer met in high school and instantly bonded over their love for pop punk. They formed a band called The Arson Committee and have been playing music together ever since. Following The Arson Committee’s dissolution, they continued writing and recording music together under the name Tonight’s Hero.

After laying dormant for several years, a renewed interest was sparked during the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in their debut album, Skeleton Tracks, released October 2021.

Tonight’s Hero has followed up Skeleton Tracks with a series of singles, most recently, “Nothing New Under the Sun”, released February 2023.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

The name “Tonight’s Hero” is a literary allusion and they would like fans to seek out the origins on their own.

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

Tonight’s Hero is split between Nashville and Sacramento. Some favorite local artists from Nashville include:

 - Morbid Orchid

 - Multi Ultra

 - Supercult

Some favorite local artists from Sacramento include:

 - Headphone Control

 - Lift Alternative

 - Kevin Seconds

4. How would you describe your style?

Post-punk meets indie alternative. 

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

Released so far:

 - Skeleton Tracks - LP, 2021

 - Ask Me If I Care (‘79) - Single, 2022

 - There’s Something In My Eggnog - Single, 2022

 - Nothing New Under the Sun - Single, 2023

You can expect strong melodic songs with prominent notes of nostalgia. 

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

Tonight’s Hero is actively working on new material they plan to release in Fall 2023.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

Tonight’s Hero is refining their songs for a live set to be debuted this summer in Sacramento. More dates to follow. 

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

The band is eager to release and promote their follow-up LP. 

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Tonight’s Hero can be found on all streaming services and physical CDs and digital downloads are available for purchase at tonightshero.bandcamp.com.

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

Tonight’s Hero hopes to transport you to a place of sunshine and melancholy using sweet melodies juxtaposed with nostalgic lyrics.


Alternative pop-rock act TERRY GUY has been actively doing music for sometime now, being an indie singer/songwriter artist, some single's including a debut album have been released. No shows or tours as of yet, but a lot is still taking place with music and much else. Terry Guy himself discusses all of this below. 


1. Please tell us about the history of your band and its members.

I don’t actually have a band #sadface #violins lol. It’s just me, myself and I, but it’s truly not all doom and gloom. Being a solo artist has, majority of the time, allowed me to make my own creative decisions and I’ve been making music since I was 14. Although I started out producing dance music, I eventually went to college and aspired to be a singer and songwriter, as well as a music producer. I was getting into Rock, Indie and Adult Contemporary music and wanted to explore these genres as a vocalist and recording artist, so during my 20’s I recorded in various studies, released some singles and toured independently. It was in recent years that I finally released my debut album “Cloud Zero In Society,” and directed my own music videos for my music.

2. What’s the origin of the band’s name?

It’s my birth name. I thought a million and one times during my teenage years of how to change it. But in the end I stuck with the name I was born with. It felt right. 

3. Where is the band based out of and what is your music scene like there? Are there any local bands you could recommend?

I’m based in London, UK, and have never performed out of the country but this is something I want to fix very soon. I have toured around the UK but London, without a doubt, still has a sick music scene. I’m still listening to Amir, who is a stupidly talented Pop singer and songwriter, as well as Alt Rock bands such as The Killjoys. I will also be collaborating with an up-and-coming Indie singer called Chan Ranelle so definitely keep a look out for when some of her songs drop very soon.

4. How would you describe your style?

Alternative Pop-Rock, Indie singer/songwriter music artist with the occasional Industrial and Modern Classical influence. My influences are somewhat all over the place, from PJ Harvey to Avril Lavigne, from Martin Grech to Chantal Kreviazuk, from Hole to MIA and the list just goes on. But somehow they all find a way through to my music in some capacity.

5. What have you released so far and what can someone expect from your works?

I have released some singles and a debut album which I’m very proud of called “Cloud Zero In Society.” “Cloud Zero” explored both mine and other peoples’ experiences of British Society, bringing about lyrical narratives of Terrorism, Homophobia, Addiction and Racism, and fused piano Ballads with Indie Rock and Folk music. I’m so proud of it and I would love more to hear it. It is an empathetic record, which I hope reaches out to more people.

6. Do you have any new music in the works?

I do indeed and I’m so excited about it. My second album is almost finished and I’m hoping to release it later this year. The first single from my second album will drop this Summer and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it. The new music is slightly different from what listeners have heard from me before and the portfolio has come about from me completing a Masters in Popular Music. The method of making music on this occasion has derived from the way I usually make music.

7. How about playing shows and touring, have anything planned out?

I have no official dates to announce right now but I am planning to go touring again this Summer and it will be the first time I have performed since late 2020. It’s been way too long, so I’m raring to go.

8. What plans do you have for the future as a band?

Well, getting a band is a possibility lol. But I’m happy performing solo for now. And this next tour will be the first time in a very long time that I have performed solely on my own as on my last tour from 2019-2020 I performed with a backing band. My future plans at this point in my life is to make music for myself and for others, tour, get into other types of music projects and live my best life.

9. Where can we listen to your band and where can we buy your stuff?

Pretty much everywhere. Spotify, iTunes, Amazon Music and don’t forget to check out the music videos and lyric videos I have made for my music over the last 5 years. My links are below:

https://www.youtube.com/@terryguyofficial/featured

https://open.spotify.com/artist/5QiLXu1ADmX9M0VyK1jAdP

10. What is it you’d like a listener to remember the most when hearing your music for the first time?

My voice and my words.