Exit Calm talk to us about the nature of playing live, being compared to The Verve and being asked by Liam Gallagher to headline the launch party of his new clothing label. For folk who haven’t heard of Exit Calm, why don’t you give us a brief history of the band? Just the same...
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Over in S10, another band are plying their wares under the name of their area of origin. S7, however, houses an altogether heavier trade; The Sharrow make their metal and make it hard. Words: Hal Walker Pics: www.dominicjonphoto.com Look at that, eh? The Sharrow. You can’t get much more local than that, can you?...
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We talk to Steve of Shake Aletti about music and some other really interesting stuff. Words: Sam Briggs Art: Paul Cantrell Here at Toast, we like to know who we are entertaining, so tell us about Shake Aletti. We’ve been going about two years now, maybe just over. Actually, it started off as just...
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Sarah Mac. Piano key-tinkling, trumpet-voiced songstress quizzed on the eve of her video release. Words: Rob Nevitt Pics: www.hannah-beth.com With a growing reputation both locally and on the national live circuit for her emotive piano and vocal arrangements, Sarah Mac may not be on your radar yet, but Toast reckons 2011 may well be...
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Electronic music label Mixed In Sheffield head-honcho Liam O’Shea spills all on the musical melting pot that Sheffield ought to be. Words: Jamie McLean Pics: No Compromise Photography Liam O’Shea is the creator of Mixed In Sheffield. He has various projects and aliases including (but not limited to) UMSD, Loshea, We Are The Black...
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From DJ extraordinaire to genre blurring production-ist; label manager to Annie Mac’s mini-mix champion; A. Skillz is a musical deity set on world domination. Toast caught up with him for a chat ahead of his next gig in Sheffield...
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For all the high praise and raw emotion of their songs, Love at Death Beach are a rather shy bunch. In their first ever interview Knitwear Slag tried to coax them out of their shells and after a night of torture and a good pounding the stories of stealing booze from the homeless and...
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