Sometimes the legacy of a band becomes greater than the sum of its parts. The Beautiful South released 10 studio albums, sold 15 million records and had thirty-four chart singles and witnessed various line-up changes during the band's original 20-year run. After founder members Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray disbanded the group in 2008, there were those who felt The Beautiful South still had so much to give. And so, The South was formed, and comprises of new and veteran band members (including founder member, vocalist and former Housemartins drummer, Dave Hemmingway) a stack of hits to delight us with and the promise of new material to come. With an upcoming country-wide tour coming up, Soundspheremag was lucky enough to chat to "front female vocalist and surrogate Mum to the band" Alison Wheeler.

"It would be wrong to rely solely on the back-catalogue"

Singer, rapper, poet, writer, actor, director; whatever Saul Williams turns his hand to appears to turn into artistic gold. His creative talent has given him worldwide recognition. This artist is known for his edgy and unique style, and his collaborations with the likes of Trent Reznor and Zach De La Rocha that demonstrated his great impact within both the music and creative industries.

"There's this passion inside of me that burns"

Backstage at Leeds' Met University on another stop on their 'Still Reckless' tour, Asking Alexandria's lead vocalist Danny Worsnop takes time to discuss just about everything from their opening slot for Guns 'N' Roses to branching out on his own.

"We want the next Asking Alexandria album to be a gold record."

Erin Dodd catches up with Southern rock's finest in Mick and Tairrie B Murphy of My Ruin in advance of their UK tour this month to talk about the new free to download album 'A Southern Revelation' and what it means to them as a band who have been plugging away at the centre of heavy metal music for 13 years.

"Everything we do as a band holds significant meaning to us" - Mick Murphy