For the first time in our conversation, Humour are stumped. You’d think - with a band name such as theirs - that it would be easy, but upon being asked for their favourite joke, they’ve come up empty. After a good 10 seconds of umm-ing and ahh-ing, lyricist Andreas Christodoulidis chuckles: “I guess we’re not actually very funny!”Perhaps their lack of a ready-made stand-up routine should not be at all surprising, especially after listening to their newly released debut album, ‘Learning Greek’. F...

Calva Louise’s DIY manifesto can be seen in the dynamic keyboard designed by guitar player Alizon Taho. It sits on a sliding tray and lets vocalist Jess Allanic play the piano parts that she began to incorporate into the band's latest live shows, whilst also working around some of the logistical issues that come with the instrument. Taho begins, “Having a piano live is complicated - when you also play guitar and sing - because you might be stuck behind the piano the whole set, which is not great...

Sometimes, being in a band is tough. For thrash trio Death Pill, being in a band that doesn’t live near each other - not even in the same country - can make things even more complicated. This is the reality of being a heavy band from Ukraine, as for the band the ongoing war with Russia has become very real and personal. Disrupting their personal lives and sending the construction of their latest record Sologamy completely online, DEATH PILL’s existence is as fiery and unapologetic as the music t...

When it comes to hardcore heavyweights Desolated, guitarist Richy Unsworth has always felt more comfortable playing intimate venues, with devoted crowds that ooze with disorder. “I love it when it properly kicks off, and you’ve got a massive pit. That’s my perfect vibe. I like stage divers, but they don’t happen very often for us, because I think there is not normally a front row, they sort of evacuate.” Perhaps that’s why the title of Desolated’s new album, ‘Finding Peace’, works so well; there...