Escape Artists
By Danny Randon
Escape ArtistsJun 27, 2022
#006: 2000trees Festival Preview with Sam Law
Festival Season is back in full swing! Ahead of taking Escape Artists backstage at the wonderful 2000trees Festival on 6th-9th July in Cheltenham, UK, Danny (pronouns: he/him) teams up with Kerrang! writer and all-round lovely human Sam Law (he/him) to look at this year’s incredible lineup: from the headlining bill of Jimmy Eat World, Thrice, Turnstile, Idles and You Me At Six, to the must-see bands playing across the weekend - quite frankly, there’s way too many to list here but it's basically the greatest lineup on the planet…
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Tickets for 2000trees Festival 2022 are now SOLD OUT, but tickets for 2023's festival go on sale Wednesday 6th July at 12pm (UK time): https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/
You can read some of Sam's excellent words for Kerrang! over at https://www.kerrang.com/search?q=Sam+Law
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Theme tune: Blue Stragglers - 'All Mine' (Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker)
#005: Creature (James Thompson, Tom Bradshaw and Dan Willett)
Fast-rising British metallic hardcore trio Creature recently completed their trilogy EPs with the astonishing 'Haunt'. Danny (pronouns: he/him) checks in with vocalist/guitarist James Thompson (he/him), drummer Tom Bradshaw (he/him) and bassist Dan Willett (he/him) to talk about the trilogy, some of the amazing creative collaborations Creature have had along the way and how a love of horror has influenced their visuals – plus there's some truly riveting conversation about breakfast choices...
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LINKS:
- Get Creature's new EP 'Haunt' (out now through Grey Ghost Records), merch and more: https://www.creaturenoise.com/ (also available via https://creaturenoise.bandcamp.com/)
- Watch the video for 'All', shot and edited by James Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMlBIIwj0xs
- Watch the video for 'Lines', shot and edited by James Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OdBAoQy4b8
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Tracks played:
- Creature: 'All' (Grey Ghost Records)
- Creature: 'Lines' (Grey Ghost Records)
Theme tune: Blue Stragglers - 'All Mine' (Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker)
#004: Danny's Film Journal Vol. 1 (The Northman, Event Horizon, The Sparks Brothers, Raw & More)
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Theme tune: Blue Stragglers - 'All Mine' (Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker)
#003: Puppy (Jock Norton, Billy Howard and Will Michael)
Ahead of the release of their sophomore album 'Pure Evil', Danny (pronouns: he/him) sits down with London-based alt-rock pranksters Puppy: lead singer/guitarist Jock Norton (he/him), drummer Billy Howard (he/him) and bassist/singer Will Michael (he/him).
The band talk about their decision to self-produce 'Pure Evil' in the face of the global pandemic, their approach to their often-baffling visuals and their upcoming UK tour (AKA 'Tour Evil'). You can also expect chat about Danny Elfman, creepy nursery rhymes and the much-missed Gadget Shop along the way...
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LINKS:
- Get Puppy's new album 'Pure Evil' (released 6th May through Rude Records): https://www.ruderecords.com/shop/?band=Puppy (also available digitally at https://music.ruderecords.com/pureevil)
- Buy a ticket to Puppy's 'Tour Evil' UK tour: http://pure-evil.co.uk/#tour
- Watch the video for '...And Watched It Glow', directed by Puppy: https://youtu.be/s81RkWTK9UM
- Watch the video for 'The Kiss', directed by Jacek Zmarz: https://youtu.be/2oqueXQVU8U
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Tracks played:
- Puppy: 'The Kiss' (Rude Records)
- Puppy: '...And Watched It Glow' (Rude Records)
Theme tune: Blue Stragglers - 'All Mine' (Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker)
#002: Devin Yuceil & Dave Jackson (Delta Sleep)
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#001: Justine Jones & Sammy Urwin (Employed to Serve / Church Road Records / Glorious / Bile)
Welcome to the first episode of Escape Artists: a podcast about music, film and other escapist artforms!
In this bumper pilot, host Danny Randon (pronouns: he/him) sits down with Justine Jones (she/her) and Sammy Urwin (he/him), lead vocalist and guitarist/co-vocalist of UK metal titans Employed to Serve, ahead of the release of their incredible fourth album 'Conquering' on 17th September via Spinefarm Records / Universal Music Group.
Justine and Sammy also co-run Church Road Records, the record label that has been behind some of the standout alternative, heavy and extreme music releases of the last few years, from the likes of Palm Reader, Svalbard, Slow Crush, Celestial Sanctuary and more. If that's not enough, they also play together in a multitude of musical projects, including the hardcore punk supergroup Glorious and their deathgrind duo Bile.
During this episode, Justine and Sammy talk about the sensational 12 months that they've had at Church Road Records, as well as their journey to creating the new Employed to Serve record. Expect chat along the way about work ethic, collaborations and how to stay in love with music even when it dominates your day-to-day life.
LINKS:
- Pre-order Employed to Serve's new record 'Conquering'
- Get tickets for ETS' UK/Europe tour with Gojira & Alien Weaponry
- Check out Justine and Sammy's record label, Church Road Records
- Hear Glorious' debut EP 'Unashamed'
- Hear Bile's debut 3-track demo (via Affair Records)
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Tracks played:
- Employed to Serve - 'Exist' (Spinefarm Records / Universal Music Group)
- Glorious - 'Unashamed' (Church Road Records)
- Bile - 'Beyond the Realm of Caring at All' (Affair Records)
- Employed to Serve - 'Mark of the Grave' (Spinefarm Records / Universal Music Group)
Theme tune: Blue Stragglers - 'All Mine' (Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker)
#000: The Escape Plan
Welcome to Escape Artists: a new podcast about music, film and other escapist artforms.
Ahead of the first episode proper dropping on 13th September, host Danny Randon (pronouns: he/him) is here to tell you the 'Escape Plan'...
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Theme: 'All Mine' by Blue Stragglers - Recorded live in session at The Sonic Bunker, West Sussex, UK.