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Freelance Journalist/Assistant Producer within music and sport @NME @KerrangMagazine @BBCWYS @BBCLeeds @IMG @diymagazine @guitar etc

Leeds (sometimes London)
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Rishi Shah
7 months
Had a coffee with Jordan Fish for @NME to discuss life after Bring Me The Horizon, vulnerability in the studio, Poppy, Architects, criticism of the 'Jordan Fish sound', the title 'super-producer', those Bad Omens and Spiritbox photos + more.
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Jordan Fish, former Bring Me The Horizon member, talks working with Poppy and Architects and what he makes of the label ‘super-producer’
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14 days
Cardiff's @panicshack dropped their wonderfully witty and frenetic debut album today, and I had a quick chat with them all about it for Kerrang!:.
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Crammed full of razor-sharp wit and zippy indie-punk, Panic Shack’s self-titled debut is an absolute riot of sound and colour. The Cardiff quartet talk to…
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After seeing @blackveilbrides blow the roof off Wembley last October, it was a pleasure to speak to @andyblack for Kerrang! about their "much heavier" new record, empathy, ideological shifts, and being at peace with what you can't control:
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After conquering Wembley last year, Black Veil Brides have returned with a monstrous new single Hallelujah – taken from their soon-to-be-announced seventh…
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Rishi Shah
18 days
Third Wimbledon on the bounce, but my first time working with the absolute legends at @wimbledonradio! Grateful to have had a small part in helping extended live coverage and our daily review podcast come to life over the past two weeks🎾
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23 days
Saturday's @fontainesdublin gig to 45,000 people Finsbury Park will go down in history. An absolute honour to be there and review for DIY:.
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45,000 bear witness to a spectacle that will surely cement the generational Irish band as major festival headliners.
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25 days
Had a chat with @TheHives frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist about the songs that shaped his life for @NME:.
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Rock and roll's best-dressed lead singer
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25 days
Spoke to @Refused frontman Dennis Lyxzén for DIY about their "perfect" breakup, their turbulent past and why their eternal legacy is only just beginning: .
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As the Swedish punk legends prepare to bow out for good, Dennis Lyxzén reflects on the band’s turbulent past, the joy of their present, and why the eternal seeds of their legacy are only just being...
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Rishi Shah
1 month
Attended my fifth @DownloadFest last weekend, and my first full weekend filming social content for Kerrang! with 18 artists on the bill. Check out the first few videos on K! social channels, with loads more on the way. Thanks to @hellinhighheels for the pics!
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In conversation with @daviddamiano99 for @NME - we spoke about burnout, coping with your fears, finding a sense of belonging, Måneskin's future, Eurovision and lots more. Have a watch/read here:.
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1 month
This feature is now available online:
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Fulfilling a vision that’s been brewing for two decades, QOTSA bassist Michael Shuman and director Thomas Rames discuss stripping things down alongside the Parisian dead for their eerie, one-of-a-k...
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Rishi Shah
2 months
For the June edition of DIY, I had a really bucket list chat with @qotsa about their new live concert film in the Paris Catacombs (pictured below) and Swedish punk legends @Refused about their farewell tour. Grab a copy here:
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2 months
I had a chat with @SPRINTSmusic for DIY's Festivals Guide about the 103 shows they played in 2024, Glastonbury, reflections on their debut LP 'Letter To Self' and how videogames like Fallout: New Vegas have inspired their "dystopian" new material:
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After celebrating debut album ‘Letter To Self’ with 103 shows last year, Dublin quartet Sprints are set to be one of the highlights of 2025’s festival season. With a packed live schedule on the...
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Rishi Shah
2 months
Went for coffee with @yungblud in London for @NME to discuss mortality, idolism, Charli XCX, Doncaster Rovers, the "safety" of Yorkshire, why the second part of his new double album 'Idols' is "darker", and if he would consider headlining Reading & Leeds:.
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Ahead of the first part of ‘Idols’, Dom Harrison tells NME about the rebirth of Yungblud, the “darker, downward spiral” of part two and why he feels “intertwined” with Charli XCX
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2 months
Stepping in for Arzu Dutta on BBC Local Radio all across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire from 7-10pm tonight! Come and say hello:
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Listen live to BBC Radio Leeds on BBC Sounds
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Rishi Shah
2 months
For the June edition of DIY, I had a really bucket list chat with @qotsa about their new live concert film in the Paris Catacombs (pictured below) and Swedish punk legends @Refused about their farewell tour. Grab a copy here:
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2 months
An amazing, marathon 3 weeks working in the @rolandgarros logging team for Whisper, capped off by that men's final, the greatest tennis match I have ever seen in real time. Grateful for such an incredible group of people and the most epic sport! 🎾
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2 months
1 year to the day since their debut single, I caught up with Stephen Harrison from @HouseofProtectn for DIY about their second EP 'Outrun You All'. No one in rock and metal right now is doing it like them:
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Two EPs into their new joint venture, longtime friends and hardcore veterans Stephen Harrison and Aric Improta are establishing themselves as one of the most versatile, forward-thinking acts in heavy...
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Rishi Shah
2 months
Fifth time seeing @wunderhorse last night at Ally Pally - their biggest headline show to date! Reviewed it for DIY:
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As they stake their claim to headline arenas, indie-rock’s buzziest quartet prove that their gritty live show has lost none of its soul along the way.
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Rishi Shah
2 months
Sixth @SlamDunkMusic in a row, and my second time chatting to bands for Kerrang! socials - first up we, asked A Day To Remember, Electric Callboy, New Found Glory and more. who should headline Slam Dunk in 2026? .
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2 months
Had a chat with @southarcadeuk for the stunning new print issue of Kerrang! - grab a copy from WHSmiths or via this link:
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