Edwyn Collins
As recording studios go, to say that of Edwyn Collins was akin to a living room would be an understatement. It is tucked away on a leafy residential street in North London. Upon arrival, Edwyn’s wife Grace greets me warmly, then shoos away their teenage son, who is slumbering on the sofa in front of a video game. She gets to work on presenting coffee and biscuits, then proceeds to launch into a story about Edwyn’s drummer going missing in New York on their recent U.S. visit, her rapid Scottish brogue going 10 to the dozen. (More …)
Frankie & The Heartstrings
It’s weird doing interviews with a whole band sometimes, especially when the band are very good friends. You have to jump head-first into their in-jokes and fast-flowing banter, and try and do an interview without boring them with same old questions. On encountering the Sunderland-born, ’60s and ’80s influenced indie five-piece Frankie & The Heartstrings, you know immediately you’re just going to have to go along with the flow of what they’re chatting about. (More …)
