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Soundsphere magazine • 8th August 2023

Bailey Spinn comments on mental health in music, TikTok success and more

TikTok sensation Bailey Spinn talks to Dom Smith about their experience in the music industry as an artist, the songwriting process, and the trials and tribulations of creating viral content!

Bailey comments first on what success means to them: “I think success means being able to overcome what’s holding you back, and really become your full self and go for what you want. When I started social media, I had no confidence, and I was the most anxious person in the world, putting myself out there w

Soundsphere magazine • 4th August 2023

Public Image Ltd's Jah Wobble on the importance of being a good person and why thinking about your legacy is bollocks

Jah Wobble (John Wardle) comments on his new album his attitude to touring, and the importance of being a good human being during this in-depth chat with Soundsphere’s Dom Smith.

Known for forming Public Image Ltd with Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon and Keith Levene, Wobble’s collaborations have since included Brian Eno, Bjork and Sinead O’Connor, and his groundbreaking and innovative bass playing has cemented his place in music history. He is also a published author of several books on a vari

Soundsphere magazine • 1st August 2023

Urban Heat's Jonathan Horstmann discusses the viral success of 'Have You Ever?', new music and more

Jonathan Horstmann of Urban Heat sits down with Soundsphere’s Dom Smith to discuss the band’s viral hit, ‘Have You Ever?’, the possibility of touring the UK, and the band’s forthcoming new album.

Jonathan comments on wanting to tour Europe before touring the United States: “We are working on doing something in the Spring of 2024! Doing some festivals and then touring around those.

“When I first started touring, I learned to temper my expectations around anything. I just want to be an open vess

Wrestlesphere • 1st July 2023

LA Knight talks about his wrestling journey, legacy & confidence before WWE Money in The Bank

The WWE “Megastar” LA Knight is one of the competitors in the 2023 Money in the Bank Ladder match in London. Wrestlesphere caught up with LA Knight to ask him about his journey, the legacy he hopes to leave behind, and how he maintains his confidence.

LA Knight has had fascinating career, holding multiple championships in various promotions. He’s now a favourite to win the 2023 Money in the Bank Ladder match and the WWE Universe are becoming increasingly vocal in their support. We asked LA abou

Wrestlesphere • 18th May 2023

Mustafa Ali talks about his legacy as a "disruptor" in WWE ahead of Night of Champions 2023

Ahead of Night of Champions and a clash with GUNTHER over the Intercontinental Championship, Mustafa Ali opens up about his legacy, Paul Heyman labelling him a “disruptor”, and more.

We started by asking Mustafa Ali about his legacy and how he sees his WWE career since joining the main roster after the cancellation of WWE’s 205 Live program, a show that focused on the company’s cruiserweight division. Mustafa became the WWE Cruiserweight Champion while working on that brand, but hasn’t held a c

Wobbling About And Rocking Out (WARO) • 5th September 2023

Gaelynn Lea opens up about composing for Macbeth on Broadway, accessibility in venues

Gaelynn Lea talks to Dom Smith about her work with RAMPD, attitude towards touring in the post-Covid era, and more.

Wobbling About And Rocking Out (WARO) • 5th September 2023

Le Mans winner Guy Smith talks success in racing, Greenlight Sports supporting young drivers

Racing legend Guy Smith retired as a factory driver in 2017, after a stellar career spanning 3 decades, including winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2003 and the American Le Mans Series in 2011.

Even though he might no longer be out on the track permanently among the action, that doesn’t mean Guy, brother of Wobblin’ About and Rockin’ Out founder Dom, has left the sport behind completely.

“As I’ve got older I’ve learnt more about the business side – when I started out go karting, it was just a

Soundsphere magazine • 3rd May 2022

Alex Proyas on Vidiverse, Heretic Foundation and supporting young filmmakers

Alex Proyas has created some incredible work (The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot), but his focus now is building a network for emerging creative talent around the world, with Vidiverse backed by his production company, Heretic Foundation.

On success, Alex notes that it’s interesting working in the film industry because every time you create a new film it can feel like starting from “ground zero”: “When I was younger, I looked forward to the day it became easier to make movies, you know?”

Alex says

The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship • 28th April 2018

MIT Innovators: Colin Webb [Insemble]

Inside a very busy Martin Trust Center, MIT Storyteller In Residence, Dom Smith chats to Mechanical Engineering student Colin Webb, about his entrepreneurial projects (including Insemble), and his quest to understand people better.

Can you tell me a bit about who you are and what you do?

My name’s Colin Webb, and I’m a Senior in Mechanical Engineering at MIT. I got into the culture of what MIT is right now through my High School which had a lot of robotics programmes. I’m on this course to ini

Metro • 6th January 2015

Why disabled people might not want to watch The Undateables

I’ve got a couple of things to waggle my sticks at because of The Undateables.

The first episode of series 4 aired on Channel 4 last night (Monday, January 5 at 9pm).

As a disabled person (I’ve got Cerebral Palsy, and walk with the aid of two sticks), who has found real love and lost it in his life, I wasn’t sure what to make of the show at first.

To start with, the title really sucks.

And, no, it doesn’t matter that the Un- bit gets knocked off at the intro.

This is probably the most patro