John Bell
BBC 6 Music Festival // Live Review
Looking back on how much has changed in just a matter of weeks, no doubt every visitor to 6 Music Festival will be grateful they engaged in its communal live music experience.
6 MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 // Preview
The 2020 edition of the 6 Music Festival kicks off tomorrow, 6th March 2020
Crumb // Interview
2019 was a galvanising year for Brooklyn-based band Crumb, reflected in the long-awaited release of their debut full-length, Jinx. We caught up with them after the first of their two dates at The Dome.
Total Refreshment Centre // Interview
Ahead of Total Refreshment Centre's show with Blue Note this evening, John Bell speaks with the vital cultural centre's founder.
Mac DeMarco… Will See You Now // Live Review
Mac DeMarco and Bird On The Wire curated a day of music, rides and festivities in Margate. We headed down to the seaside-town to join the fun.
The Beths // Live Review
We went to see the Beths perform at The Dome as they embark on a series of summer headline shows across Europe.
Bayonne // Live Review
We went to see Texan songwriter, Roger Sellers AKA Bayonne, perform at Hackney's Moth Club.
Advance Base & Nicholas Krgovich // Interview
Ahead of Ashworth’s Advanced Base UK tour, John Bell lead a conversation between the two as they reminisced on the early days and how they’ve grown and differed in their approaches to songwriting, and all the endearing tangents in between.
Fatima // Interview
A shining star of Eglo Records, the east London label at the heart of the city’s thriving soul and jazz scene, Fatima spoke to us ahead of tonight's intimate In the Round performance at The Roundhouse on the importance of London, growing with Eglo and her honest approach to songwriting.
Hop Along // Interview
At the end of last year after finishing their sold-out performance at Oslo and a sweaty set supporting The Decembrists, John Bell met with Hop Along’s frontwoman and founder Frances Quinlan to chat about lyrics, wisdom, familial love and short-term joys.
Simple Things // Festival Review
Much like the accompanying artwork by Peruvian artist Jonathan Castro, Simple Things is a warping, future-facing prismatic beast. As always, both halves of Simple Things were impressively curated this year, but the daytime schedule was garbled in the best of ways.
Khruangbin // Live Review
We witnessed the spacey and sultry three-piece Khruangbin in Camden’s Roundhouse for their biggest UK headline show to date.
Citadel Festival 2018 // Review
Experience the highs and lows of this year's Citadel Festival and read about performances from Tame Impala, Kamaal Williams, Leon Bridges and more.
Boy Pablo // Live Review
A killer combination of catchy, dance-worthy riffs and millennial meme-humour...
Phoenix // Live Review
Almost two decades in the game, Phoenix deserve every ounce of headline status.
Michael Winterbottom – On The Road // Interview
In 2015 filmmaker Michael Winterbottom followed North London rock band Wolf Alice as they toured their debut My Love Is Cool.
Julia Jacklin // Interview
At twenty-seven years old, Julia Jacklin is still figuring out her shit like the rest of us.
Soccer Mommy // Live Review
"I didn’t know there would be so many people in London who’d want to see me," laughs Nashville’s Sophie Allison...