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It was absolutely fantastic to catch up with the guys in Black Lakes at SOS Fest!
After chatting to them earlier on in the year over zoom it was fantastic to finally meet them all in person.
We chatted about their pledge campaign, Blacklist Broadcast and their new album which I touched....Watch this space for the release as its definitely one I can't wait to hear.
See how they got on in my general knowledge quiz!!

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Listen up #Sqwildings have I got an episode for you?!
After being unable to catch them at SOS Fest after they lost their van keys, I have FINALLY managed to catch up with these elusive woodland fairytale creatures at SAV FEST!!

We even had the Overseer Beckie (Their Manager) join in which was a really nice touch because often these are the ones who get forgotten about!....NOT ON MY PODCAST THEY DON'T!!

Back in 2022 they were Prog Magazines "Best Unsigned Band" and from then on when Lucy placed in the Top 10 Female Vocalists we knew they were a band to watch.
After winning their Manchester M2TM Final there is no stopping this band as they go from strength to strength! They are playing the New Blood stage at Bloodstock 4:30 on Friday August 11th!!!
If you haven't already then PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE check them out and make sure you are in that tent early because something tells me it's gonna be a tight squeeze!

If you haven't laughed for a while then I definitely recommend you have a listen to our chat, we talk about everything from chess boards to Disney , from clouds to identifying trees, bad tattoos and everything in between.

You may even come away from listening to this podcast with some new words to add to your vocabulary #Fanily #Cretching just to name a few and YES these words are fully copyrighted to Square Wild Ltd in case you were wondering.

GO AND CHECK THESE GUYS OUT, I PROMISE YOU WILL THANK ME FOR IT after there's a big square shaped hole in the roof of the NEW BLOOD tent after they have blown a massive hole in it!!


 

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Now this band I've been tracking down for AGES but we just hadn't managed to get round to it, when I saw they were announced for SAV FEST I had to chat to them!

THEIA, These brothers now how to entertain and put on a great performance. Their songs aiming to break the stigma that is associated with mental health and life struggles, they are advocates in supporting and positively  improving wellbeing and mental health.
I've had the pleasure of knowing them since 2016 if not earlier and they are a staple part of the music scene, they have been patient but now it's time for them to have their big break.
During  the peak of the COVID pandemic they wrote a song called "Blue Heart" in order to support all the NHS staff, they reached out at numerous points in that horrendous time and just wanted me to know that they were there for me! Diabetes UK is always close to their hearts as Kyle openly talks about his struggles of managing this invisible illness.

Their kindness and positivity radiates at any event that are lucky enough to have these on their line up. These guys deserve the world and their songs speak for themselves, check them out and especially check out their new track "Only The Wet Die Young" It’s a song on the dark side of dumb - pool party vibes for people with sad minds!

P.S Their Dad Keith is a LEGEND, Pass it on!

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Back where it all began, I'm back at SAV FEST 2023!! Helping to raise money for such a fantastic cause Ian's Chain, in memory of Ian Savill.
Not only have I been welcomed back with open arms, I have also been made a patron of the charity which I am so unbelievably proud to announce.

SAV FEST each year has gone from strength to strength, and this year it was it's 10 year anniversary!! What a line up and what an awesome time was had by all who flocked in their masses to support this great event.

I managed to finally chat to Wendy on the closing night of the festival, courtesy of half an umbrella keeping the rain off us...well as best as it could!

We spoke about the charity, the festival and Wendy also offered advice and guidance for anybody out there struggling.
Have a listen to our chat and if you can please donate via the link below to support this wonderful cause and help us save lives together!

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Everybody is familiar with The 6 p's : Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance unless your name is Peter, he found out the hard way!!

I had the pleasure of chatting to Arms To Oblivion who are playing the New Blood Stage on Friday 11th August!!! Exactly a week today, doesn't time fly when you are having fun?

They have teamed up with Speed Bird Print & M2TM Essex boss Ian Manning and have created 30 pretty amazing one off pink T-Shirts in memory of Sylvia Lancaster, pink was her favourite colour!!
They will be on the S..O.P.H.I.E stand and once they are gone THEY ARE GONE!!!!!
Make sure you get there early as these are strictly first come first served!

If you get chance before Bloodstock be sure to give their latest album DEFCYLION a listen and please try and work out what it means? I have absolutely no idea, someone please put me out of my misery!!!

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Hailing from Bristol this band need no introduction, I had the pleasure of chatting to Finn and Harry from Embodiment!!! This Technical Death Metal band are certainly one of the more well known bands on the Bloodstock line up this year.
They are playing the Sophie Lancaster stage on Sunday 13th August!

Now, It has to be said that Finn definitely has one of the nicest voices and I could listen to him on repeat for hours! I even recommended he go into making audio books, I reckon he'd make a fortune! And ladies, I went there, I asked him and YES he's SINGLE!!!
Listen in to find out what his perfect woman would be! Oh and if the suns out next weekend he has a tendency to get a bit crispy so get the sun cream on standby for all the areas that he can't reach!

Harry treated me to an on the spot pig squeal, so those of you at Bloodstock listen out and get running to the Sophie tent when you hear that squeal, it's definitely a performance not to be missed!

I don't usually do quizzes via zoom due to the risk of cheating, but theses guys promised me they'd play fair and they didn't do too bad! 

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I'm so honoured to be writing this HEADPRESS ARE FINALLY GOING TO BE PLAYING BLOODSTOCK!

For many bands the chance to play Bloodstock is AMAZING but even more so to these best mates from Stoke who after many years of narrowly missing out on winning their final of M2TM, won it last year but had to pull out of Bloodstock last minute due to personal reasons.
As we all know that in life you cannot pour from an empty cup so its vital that you put yourself and your family first where needed and that's exactly what these guys did and in their words "It was  no question", It takes courage to make that decision but they are from Stoke and we drink Courage for breakfast, usually in a Wetherspoons at 8am in the morning.

When Simon Hall contacted them and asked if they wanted to play this year they of course bit his hand off....not literally though, I can confirm that Simon has still got both of his hands at the point of writing this!

We chatted about their long standing music career which spans over 20 years!!!! And their friendship over the many years and of course a shout out to our mutual friends Tammy and Kirk, who are big supporters of the live music scene!
We even chatted about my friend Kevin losing his car at Download and how me and his wife Georgina had to navigate a shitty wood on the years hottest day all in the name of friendships- We found his car for any of you wondering!!
I have so much time for these guys they are simply wonderful human beings and every inch of me (which isn't many) is proud of them!!!!
GO SMASH IT!!!

NEW BLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 11th AUGUST - DO NOT MISS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Although this band aren't playing Bloodstock this year, I had the pleasure of chatting to Kieran, lead singer of the band DeathCollector. In fact I'd go as far as saying they are the most child friendly death metal band, but you'll have to listen in to find out why?!!!

He talked me through his career touching on Ashen Crown, Grimorte and DeathCollector! His passion for graphic design and the time he has never lived his meme down. He gave his tips and tricks of making it in a band and at what point you have to admit defeat and move onto different avenues!

Kieran will be attending Bloodstock so keep your eyes peeled for him and go and give him a hug from me!

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It's 8 days to go until Bloodstock Festival I thought I'd get you in the mood by  introducing some of the bands that are playing over the weekend and getting to know them on a personal level! 

If you want to find out about their journey, their low and their highs then have I got a treat for you this week as i'm releasing an episode every evening!

Tonights episode is a band that some of you may have heard of called Torchbearer!
I chatted to Ollie, live from a hotel in Edinburgh after playing musical rooms we finally were able to chat about the origins of there bands name and then we were joined by Andy just at the right time!
We had a right laugh and covered quite a lot of ground in our half an hour chat.

They are playing The New Blood Stage at Bloodstock on Friday August 11th, they have promised lots of pyro and a great performance, these are a band not to be missed!!

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With only 9 days to go until Bloodstock Open Air Festival I thought I'd warm you up by introducing some of the bands that are playing over the weekend and getting to know them on a personal level!
If you want to find out about their journey, their low and their highs then have I got a treat for you this week as im releasing an episode every evening!

I had the pleasure of chatting to Matt Davidson of Repulsive Vision who are playing the Jäger Stage on Saturday 12th August!
We talked about his journey through music, touring across the globe and most importantly their journey to playing Bloodstock! 

Please be sure to check them out, I promise you won't be disappointed.

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