Author: Glenn Sargeant

Lodestar Talk New Album, Musical Influences And More

Lodestar was originally formed in 1996 by three members of legendary British rap-rock band Senser (Heitham Al-Sayed (vocal), Alan ‘Lord Hagos’ Haggarty (Guitars and Synthesisers) and John Morgan (drums) to fulfil their hunger for a heavier musical palette.

After releasing two killer singles, an eponymous album hailed by the NME as ‘a modern metal masterpiece’ and touring with the likes of Tool, the band ceased operating in 1997.

2024 sees Lodestar resurrected and joined by Charlie Beddoes (Rub Ultra, Trash Palace, Nasty Little Lonely) on bass. Their new material is a beautiful, brutal and esoteric mix of doomy grooves, gutsy onslaughts and eccentric wanderings through a sweetly sinister landscape, inspired by prescient visions, occult symbolism and subtle sensuality. Heitham Al-Sayed chatted to us about the new album and more:

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Alan Doyle Talks June 2024 London Show, New Album And More

Alan Doyle, one of Canada’s best-known musicians both for his solo work and as front man with million-selling former folk-pop group Great Big Sea, returns to the UK for the first time in seven years to perform a free show at the Canada Day celebrations in London’s Trafalgar Square on Sunday 30th June 2024. He very kindly sat down with JLTT to talk about his London return, his new album and more:

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