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An Interview with Luke Keegan (2/2)
By Steve Rudd
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As well as being a superbly talented guitarist, you evidently spend a lot of time crafting the thought-provoking lyrics to your songs. Do you think that lyrics are just as important as music, and which come first when you are in the throes of writing?
Lyrics are just as important as music; sometimes more so. Some people pick up on lyrics more than others. When I'm writing it really depends what comes first. It's a 'chicken and egg' thing. But sometimes they both come at once, which is very nice.
Do you harbour any plans to chuck your guitar in a car and embark on a UK tour in order to promote your album when it is released?
I'll do some shows, but I've got a degree to do as well. Once that's done next June though, I suppose I'll get myself a car and hit the road as hard as a hard thing.
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People - Scroobius Pip Speaks On Spoken Word, Socks, Caps and Collaborations At Hull Uni By Michelle Dee
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I arrive at Hull Uni armed with information gathered after an afternoon's research fest on the
bearded one; an unlikely counter culture hero, who takes his moniker from one of the pioneers
of nonsense poetry Edward Lear, or rather The Scroobious Pip, a poem that remained
unfinished at the time of Edward's death in 1888.
I am due to interview him before he headlines alongside beats master and DJ Dan Le Sac.
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People - An Interview with Glen Strachan, An English musician in Germany By Steve Rudd
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Glen Strachan, formerly of Uxbridge, recently made the bold decision
to relocate to Berlin, where he has been edging his way into the city's music scene
with cunning stealth. Former member of acclaimed underground bands TheBed
and England
and The April, Glen is a prolific songwriter whose tunes never fail to astound and
inspire through being so daring and original.
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People - An Interview with The Alps By Steve Rudd
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London band The Alps have been receiving rave reviews over the past
couple of years for their CD releases and live performances.
Having recently unleashed their eagerly anticipated debut album,
Something I Might Regret, the band is working harder than ever, with a
string of dates in Spain and the shooting of their latest music video
keeping the four lads tremendously busy.
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People - An Interview with Chris Helme By Steve Rudd
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Former member of acclaimed Indie band The Seahorses, in which
he penned and performed tunes with John Squire, Chris Helme has never
been one to shy away from the limelight. However, since The Seahorses
disbanded, Chris has been hard at work pursuing other musical avenues, not least
by means of York-based band The Yards.
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People - An Interview With Karl Bushby By Steve Rudd
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Men come no more intrepid than adventurer Karl Bushby, formerly of Hull. In 1998, feeling like undertaking the mother of all challenges, he set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, with the intention of literally walking around the world: all the way home.
Thus, he walked north through South America, Central America and North America, completing the American leg of his epic walk in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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People - Michelle Dee Catches Up With Afterglow During Recording Sessions At Big Hand Studio In Hull By Michelle Dee
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It's a blistering hot Saturday I am in the upstairs room of Big Hand Studio
with mixing desk monitors and stacks of equipment covered with LED lights blinking
intermittently. I am here to see AfterGlow who the week previous headlined at Sesh
to great effect playing possibly their best Hull gig to date.
They were all right on the button raising
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People - An Exclusive Interview with David Icke, Candidate in the Howden and Haltemprice By-election
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Hello David Icke. Is this election the first step in a move into politics?
No. I'm just using the opportunity to draw attention to the issue of the Big Brother state, the global elite which is slowly taking over. I'm not entering politics as a career.
So what will you do if you win?
I'm think there's a one-hundred per cent chance that I won't win, but if by some chance I did,
I would resign. How could I stand up in the houses
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People - An Interview with Charlie Heather of The Levellers By Steve Rudd
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The Levellers have dominated the Folk-Punk scene for the past twenty years,
having had scores of hit singles and albums.
Often voted as one of the best live bands in the UK, they've wowed venues and
festival audiences all around the world with their brand of politically-charged music.
On the brink of performing a huge number of dates at various summer festivals,
The Levellers are also on the verge of
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People - An Interview with Leila Slater (Mastermind behind Moonbeams Acoustic Nights in Driffield By Steve Rudd
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Fed up with having to travel out of town to indulge in her passion for live music,
Leila Slater boldly took it upon herself to start organizing and promoting her own nights of live music in Driffield.
Taking the form of intimate Acoustic nights, her Moonbeams events have so far
attracted a whole host of marvelous musicians and singers from near and far.
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People - An Interview with Adam Towse of Filth Wizard By Steve Rudd
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Fans of Torso Horse might have been wondering why it's been so quiet on their metallic front in
recent months. Well, rest assured - they haven't split up; they've simply been taking a break.
In the meantime, band ringleader Adam Towse has been busy writing material for a new project:
Filth Wizard.
Unleashing auto-erotic fury in a similar manner
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People - An Interview with Phluid By Steve Rudd
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Leeds-based band Phluid have been whipping fans of Glamtastic
Punk-Rock into a frenzy for the past ten years and then some. Not only have
they proved to be one of the most exhilarating live bands in the UK, they
have also released some stunning CDs, most notably their
Cynical Smile album that was absolutely jam-packed with glorious anthems.
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People - John Science Talks Exclusively To Thisisull.com - Sixties Bands and The Seventies Fast Food Phenomenon By Michelle Dee and Cilla
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... he rang me up and said, 'John, I've got this group.
Don't know whether you've heard of them or not, but they're called The Beatles.
They've just come back from Hamburg...'
It's a wet Friday, the one a week before the floods last year, and we are
drinking Cappuccinos, sitting in the lounge at The Village Hotel.
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People - Interview with Christopher Manson By Steve Rudd
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Lights! Camera!! Action!!! Christopher Manson, a photographer from Driffield,
has in recent years had work published in a plethora of high-profile magazines
and newspapers such as The Observer On Sunday, Time Out and Hello.
Having lived and worked in Dubai and Toronto since graduating from university,
he is currently back in the East Riding,
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People - An Interview with Sandi Thom By Steve Rudd
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Since releasing the chart-storming hit I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker, Sandi Thom's career
has gone from strength to strength. Such a tune featured on her debut album,
Smile... It Confuses People. Now, Sandi is on the verge of unleashing her follow-up
LP, Pink and The Lily, a record she's set to promote with a lengthy UK tour.
It just so happens that Sandi
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People - Interview With Sid Stovold of Brassneck By Steve Rudd Brassneck photos by LMI Photography
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Sid Stovold, former guitarist for Indie-Pop-Punk heroes Inter, recently
got together with a new band called Brassneck.
Here, in an exclusive interview with Steve Rudd, he chats candidly about his time in
Inter, and about more recent musical endeavours, as well as his frenzied involvement
in the UK's underground fanzine scene...
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People - An Interview with Athlete By Steve Rudd
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Athlete first burst onto the scene with their
Vehicles and Animals album, a stunning debut which they followed-up with Tourist.
They recently released their third album, Beyond The Neighbourhood, and in
promotion of such an album the Deptford boys have been hard at work touring
the length and breadth of the UK for the aural pleasure of their fans.
They even stopped by Hull University
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People - Interview With Miles Cain By Steve Rudd
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Miles Cain, once a Hull resident, is a superb singer-songwriter who is now based in York.
Back in April he unleashed yet another outstanding album - A Way Of Being Free' - and,
fresh from his recent support slot with Lucy Kaplansky in York, here he chats exclusively
to Steve Rudd about the state of the local music scene in general, what
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