FaceCulture: Giving You The People Behind The Music

Naaz Mohammad is een Koerdisch-Nederlandse artiest die gelijk met haar debuutsingle 'Words' in 2017 grote indruk maakte. Hoewel de zangeres uitgroeide tot een van de popbeloftes van Nederland, en ze tweemaal een Edison pop prijs won en internationaal optrad, verdween ze eind 2019 uit de schijnwerpers.  In dit gesprek spraken we over deze veelbewogen periode in haar leven, waarin ze uiteindelijk vrijheid en zelfstandigheid vond. Haar debuutplaat 'Never Have I Ever' (2023) is daarvan het resultaat, en wij spraken Naaz over het album, een keerpunt in haar leven, geen druk meer voelen, opnieuw beginnen, zichzelf gezien voelen, zingen in haar moederstaal, en nog veel meer! 

Interviewer: Robin Hignell

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Back in 2017 we had a fascinating conversation with German guitarist Michael Schenker, most know as an early member of hard rock band Scorpions, before making his name with rock band UFO and later the Michael Schenker Group. Schenker is considered as a hugely influential guitarist, having influenced bands like Metallica, Pantera, Testament, Iron Maiden, and many more. We spoke with Schenker about his Resurrection album (2018), but also about his guitar influences, the single string style, his time with Scorpions and UFO, not expecting any awards, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Neil Barnes is a DJ, producer and musician who makes up one half of renowned UK electronic music duo Leftfield. Their debut album 'Leftism' (1995) was a great success and remains one of the more influential albums in the UK dance scene. Leftfield recently released only their fourth album 'This Is What We Do', and we spoke with Neil about writing for the album, making genre-less music, getting through a cancer diagnosis, setting the bar high for themselves, keeping Leftfield relevant, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Ryan Guldemond is a guitarist and vocalist for Canadian indie rock band Mother Mother, and we were lucky enough to talk to him before their show in Amsterdam. Mother Mother has released several albums since their inception in 2005. Even so, arguably their biggest break came fairly recently, in 2021, when there was a resurgence in popularity, particularly of their second album 'O My Heart,' (2008) on TikTok. This introduced Mother Mother to a completely new generation of listeners to great success. The band released their latest album 'Inside', last year, so we spoke with Ryan about the album, creativity, his start in music, a resurgence on social media, Christmas, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Conor Mason is a vocalist and musician most know for being the frontman for English indie rock band Nothing But Thieves. With Nothing But Thieves Mason released three albums (so far) to great success, with the most recent being 'Moral Panic' (2020). With the pandemic affording him time he otherwise wouldn't have, Mason released his first solo EP 'Man-Made Sunshine' this year. We spoke with Conor, as always very candidly and openhearted, about his solo album, dealing with physical and mental illness, his lowest point, healing through music, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Martin Kuiper

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Alphaville is a German synth-pop band that gained tremendous international popularity in the 1980s with their hit songs "Forever Young" and "Big In Japan". The band continued to released albums throughout the decades, with vocalist Marian Gold being the only constant member throughout. Their latest album 'Eternally Yours' (2022) is a symphonic reworking of some of their best and most popular songs, and we spoke with Marian about the album, his start in music, the early success of Alphaville, Brian Eno and David Bowie, Forever Young, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Martin Kuiper

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Brian Fennell, better known by his solo project SYML, is a singer and songwriter from Seattle. With his autobiographical songwriting, falsetto voice and minimal approach, Fennell creates these beautiful musical landscapes full of depth and emotion. His first big break came in 2017 with the song 'Where's My Love', which has garnered hundreds of millions of views/listens since its release. We spoke with SYML about his upcoming album 'The Day My Father Died', dealing with pain and grief, his guitar playing, working with Elbow's Guy Garvey, and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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Larkin Poe is a Grammy-nominated American roots rock band headed by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell. With a fierce touring appetite and a strong body of work the sisters have carved out a nice space for themselves in the roots rock scene. Their third album 'Venom & Faith' reched the top spot on the Billboard Blues charts and netted the band a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album. We were able to chat with Rebecca and Megan about their most recent release 'Blood Harmonies' (2022), their sibling bond, still surprising each other, finding your own path, their musical upbringing, trusting yourself, and a lot more! 

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PUP, is a Canadian punk rock band that formed in Toronto in 2013. Their self-titled debut album put the punk world on notice, and they have been a staple in the scene ever since. We managed to sit down with guitarist Steve Sladkowski before their show in Amsterdam to talk about their latest album 'The Unraveling of PUPTheBand', being back on tour, their musical identity, the fragility of the band, making connections through music, and a lot more! 

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Johnny Took is a guitarist and songwriter for the DMA's, an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. The band gained notoriety with their Britpop inspired debut single 'Delete' and subsequent debut album Hills End (2016). Since then the band has expanded their sound, experimenting with electronics on their third album The Glow (2020) and continuing this trend on their upcoming album How Many Dreams? In our talk Johnny reassures us, however, that they are still a rock band and fans should not be too worried. We spoke about the upcoming album, their fans, old vs new songs, his early musical influences and a lot more! 

Interview by: Robin Hignell

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