80 Bands Around the World - World Village Fair 2026 special
The World Village Fair in Helsinki is my destination for this episode, a festival celebrating cultural diversity and music from around the globe.I saw 5 bands over the weekend:19 - Aizhan Sultan - Kaz...
18 Touko 13min
Civil Villains - childhood friends to bandmates and genre labels
Trio Civil Villains hail from Oxford and play alt-rock/post-hardcore. Forming in 2015 they released their debut EP “Snake Oil” in 2019 and their debut album ‘Motion Sick’ in 2023. A band with a strong...
11 Touko 25min
80 Bands Around the World - April Jazz 2026 special
In this 80 Bands special I visited April Jazz, a renowned festival held in Espoo and Helsinki featuring both domestic and international artists.In this episode I have added 2 more bands to my total, T...
8 Touko 20min
Dez Dare - growing up in Australian punk and working as a solo artist
Dez Dare is Darren Smallman, label owner, music marketing guru, audio visual artist, booking agent and for this interview indie rock musician. Darren grew up in Australia and being heavily influenced ...
4 Touko 28min
80 Bands Around the World - TMW special part 2
Another 5 bands in the second part of the Tallinn Music Week special.In this episode I briefly review and speak with the following artists:12. Hajda Banda (Belarus) - 1:4713. Kanazoé Orkestra (Burki...
1 Touko 41min
Tilly Vickers Willis - inspired partnerships and restored photo booths
Tilly Vickers Willis is a Naarm/Melbourne-based singer-songwriter with haunting, smoky vocals and beautiful melodies who has just released her debut “Silver Halide Film”. I can hear a blend of folk, t...
27 Huhti 27min
80 Bands Around the World - TMW special part 1
A whopping 4 more bands in this first part of my Tallinn Music Week special.In this episode I briefly review and speak with the following artists:08. Merry (Denmark) - 3:0509. JATHB (Tunisia) - 7:5410...
24 Huhti 26min
The Last Vinci - using trauma creatively and taking it 15 minutes at a time
The Last Vinci are a Cork-based alternative rock/stoner trio led by Alex Vinci, who have just released their amazing 3rd album “15 Minutes at a Time” on Narrow Door Records. This album is slightly dif...
20 Huhti 43min
