Coca Clarke is an 85-year-old Black Power activist and she is still an active member of the vibrant Moss Side community, a community that – despite its many laudable efforts – struggles to shred off the lazy stereotypes and assumptions placed on an entire community by the media since the ‘gang wars’ of the ‘80s and ‘90s. In this interview, Clarke tells her story and that of her sister Kath Locke, the activist to whom the medical and community centre in Moss Side is dedicated. Continue reading
By Francesca Nottola Who is Neil Calcutt and why am I interviewing him? Neil is mostly known in Manchester – so far – as the deputy Smiths DJ at the legendary Smiths and Morrissey Disco held every first Friday of the month at the alternative dandy/punk/metal venue Star & Garter. The other DJ, Dave, has been … Continue reading
Hip Hop, Alien Music, Passover and Love: An Interview with Ezra Furman (13.12.2015) ©Francesca Nottola 2016 Since Ezra Furman’s fame exploded, delighting audiences in Europe and in the USA, the world is a nicer, kinder place. Ezra Furman is not only a fantastic performer, funny and intense: he is also a very intelligent, unique person who … Continue reading
©July 2015 Stefania Ianne – All rights reserved. Twitter @stillarte Howe Gelb’s main band Giant Sand was born in 1985 with the release of Valley of Rain, officially starting the so-called ‘erosion-rock’ trend. Recently, the veteran of US alternative music scene and his mutating band have released yet another musical creation on New West Records: Heartbreak Pass. … Continue reading
©2015 Stefania Ianne – All rights reserved. Twitter @stillarte In May 2015, following two sold-out dates at the Brixton Academy in London, I had a chance to speak with Super Furry Animals’ keyboardist Cian Ciarán on behalf of Italian independent music magazine Rumore. I was given the wrong time for the interview, but Cian kindly took … Continue reading
©2015 Francesca Nottola by Francesca Nottola Groves are a noise/punk/hippie three-piece band from Manchester. The ‘throat-splitting’ vocals are provided by Luca Corda, the ‘thunderous drums’ by his brother Mattia Corda and the gut-drilling bass by Richard Clarke. There are a few reasons why I asked them to be interviewed for us. I had already heard … Continue reading
My review here: http://www.silentradio.co.uk/03/24/review-kim-gordon-in-conversation-with-dave-haslam-18032015/ ©2015 Francesca Nottola Continue reading
