We spoke to SAINT PHNX on their return to music and what the future holds

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Saint PHNX performing live - Photo by Stevie Jukes & John Cargill

(Photo: Ben Stapleton) After having returned to releasing music with ‘Happy Place’, the touching anthem written about the passing of their dad, Glasgow’s Saint PHNX have just finished their tour with You Me at Six and have much in store for them. Being over a year and a half since the release of their debut album ‘DDMN’, we… Read more »

Which bands and musicians wear the Underground steel cap boot?

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Lucia & The Best Boys band photo

(Photo: Neelam Khan Vela) With the first Underground Steel Caps dating back to the 1980s and their formal presentation as part of the Originals Collection in 1987, the boots have become a consistent product line within the brand. By reinterpreting what was a workingman boot, Underground helped bring these into fashion, with the manipulation of… Read more »

Which Soundwave artists play a Gibson or Epiphone guitar?

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Gibson Epiphone blog Undergound

Gibson is one of the most famous guitar brands in the world – played by both rock legends and contemporary artists alike. Established in 1902, with guitar production starting from 1930, Gibson swiftly forged a legacy which persists to this day. The Epiphone had a similar start to Gibson, with the brand’s guitar production starting… Read more »

Underground Soundwave – A round-up of what’s happening – August

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Yonaka band photo - Underground music blog

At Underground we do our part in helping give back to the music scenes that inspired us. Through our ‘Soundwave Program’ we showcase new and emerging, and exciting talent to give artists the spotlight that they deserve. In this Soundwave round-up catch the latest news from Group Therapy, Hot Milk, Yonaka, and more. SAINT AGNES:… Read more »

Bootlicking POZI & their new single ‘Detainer Man’

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Pozi Photo by Guy Bolangaro Underground blog

Bootlickers by name, Bootlickers by nature: Underground’s new radio show is all about applauding and advocating creativity; exciting, emerging and experimental, with the latest instalment featuring Halifax-based trio The Orielles, and London-based trio Pozi. Having their name from a drill-bit, it seems fitting that Pozi’s musical offerings are screwed tight with a precise, menacing verve…. Read more »

Bootlicking THE ORIELLES’ self-scored short film ‘La Vita Olistica’

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Underground Music blog The Orielles British Subculture

Bootlickers by name, Bootlickers by nature: Underground’s new radio show is all about applauding and advocating creativity; exciting, emerging and experimental. Our latest bootlicking guests are the Halifax-based trio The Orielles, hot on the heels of releasing their self-scored, self-written and self-directed short film ‘La Vita Olistica.’ Instead of resorting to a lock-down of twiddling… Read more »

On breaking apart and breaking through: Dead Nature’s debut album

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Dead Nature interview Album cover art Underground Soundwave blog

Shedding his Spring King skin, Tarek Musa is back with a bombastic debut solo record ‘Watch Me Break Apart’ under the guise of Dead Nature. Anthemic in sound and subject, Musa has catapulted his experiences as a producer into this new project, breaking down and building up personal and societal anxieties in fuzzy songs ripe… Read more »