“Can anyone make a difference anymore?
Can anyone write a protest song?...” Manic Street Preachers remain relevant in the interdependent music world with Decolonise Fest, The Molotovs, Weather Underground, KILL, THE ICON, Heavenly Records, Mitch Ikeda, Patrick Jones, Loud Women, REPEAT, more…
“Cyberpunk vixen”, Kat Five is fused into so many mixes of science and nature! She is Feral Five’s lead vocalist, a musician, a solo artist in her own right and a key audio tech consultant/events speaker. Just a few of the many hats “K5” wears.
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Despite modern life, across alternative music’s independence, there’s an organic swelling, with firmer foundations, of eclectic career potential coming to wider attention in no one set way.
TheZineUK’s story spins a web from their artistry. Musical activism is bringing pleasure, hope and solidarity during times that can be stressful and perilous for grassroots venues and talent, alike.
Music is one of life’s treasures which can give us hope. What about the musicians, though?
“Community, creativity and activism. People are really coming together right now to fight for change.”
Humanity, assembling, around the world is increasingly noticeable. This brings balance to the mainstream media’s mostly negative energy. Artists are so important for representing the escapist side of life. Eccentricity is an energy.
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Feral Five have just appeared live at the giant installation-as-music-festival: Electromagnetic Field, performing an electro spectacle with algorithm visuals, dance, tech, style and interaction.
In April, Kat Five’s debut solo show was wonderfully received at Cro Cro Land Festival.
Both are music stories that are going places, especially since the influential debut album from Feral Five: ‘Truth Is The New Gold’ (2023).
“At school! School choir, some group guitar lessons, playing that old favourite (not) 'She'll Be Coming Round The Mountain'. Music education is so important. Early influences were amazing artists I saw on TV. The standout was Chrissie Hynde as she played guitar and made anything seem possible.”
It turns out that almost anything IS possible, hence our alternative art movements in sound and vision. Fast forward from school days to having made a genuine mark on the music and tech scenes as well as media acclaim. Read TheZineUK’s Spring’24 Kat Five article for further details.
“Unleashing new music! Planning the next Kat Five single, one of the songs I premiered live at Cro Cro Land Festival, such an amazing place to play. More shows.”
It’s all kicking off!
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From Dungannon in the North of Ireland to radio play, appearing on festival stages, movie soundtracks, great reviews so far, and - to great response - premiering some of the new MOSES album in USA last year, a unique musical journey continues.
Read MoreBased in Cardiff, Small Miracles are a band whose rock n roll genres include ambitious sounds reaching wide possibilities through tangented song crafting, accomplished musicality and lived experiences of articulated strong beliefs.
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