Steven Loftin

3 weeks ago | altpress.com | Steven Loftin

When most hang up their drumsticks, they tend to take it easy. They rarely travel more than they did on tour. But ex-Heaven’s Basement drummer Chris Rivers treads a different path. He's now an artist with A-list fans, serious collectors, and shows worldwide. Rivers first began painting in 2014, during touring downtime, using his old drum skins and cymbals as his canvas. But it wouldn't be until his group disbanded in 2017 that the Manchester-based creative fully committed to his new craft.

4 weeks ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Steven Loftin

Whether flanked by actors and friends in his star-making turn in Stranger Things, or the other blockbusting acting projects he's shone in, or even since embarking on a musical career in 2017 with his first musical outing, Calpurnia, collaboration and kinship has been key to his artistic path. Following the release of their debut, Scout, in 2018, Calpurnia decided to take a pause in 2019. Wolfhard quickly followed this up with his next outfit, The Aubreys, with Calpurnia’s drummer Malcolm Craig.

1 month ago | readdork.com | Steven Loftin

Twenty years ago, The Maccabees sprang from the chaotic 00s. When digital downloads were just beginning, and naivety ran rampant throughout the music biz, the new generation of UK indie rockers careened their way up and down motorways on package tours, clad in tight jeans, striped shirts and fringes. Relishing in the endless youthful fervour, it was an all-or-nothing time in which the South London quintet thrived.

1 month ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Steven Loftin

But it's within his band that he undertook his most significant journey yet: one that’s shaped not just his music, but his sense of self. It’s taken three albums of deliciously expansive, boots-on-the-ground indie folk, but Mt. Joy are ready for the next step. First forming in 2016, the five-piece are set to release their fourth album, Hope We Have Fun which marks a turning point in the band's psyche. “It's been such a crazy couple of years for us as people and as a band,” Quinn explains.

1 month ago | thelineofbestfit.com | Steven Loftin

For Peter Pan, the second star to the right signalled the path to Neverland. For Nashville-based songwriter Hunter Metts, it’s the North Star that heralds his journey. Not the literal Polaris, but a metaphorical symbol guiding him forward. Born in Franklin, just south of Nashville, to two musical parents - his mother from Texas, his dad from Mississippi - the pair had moved to the home of country music in pursuit of their craft.