Absolute Radio’s Sarah Champion spoke with Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine on the red carpet at the Mercury Prize 2009, where she talked about sleep problems, how she gets when anxious, putting her money on The Horrors to win, what she planned on dressing up as for Bestival, and her song of the decade. The winner was Speech Debelle for her album ‘Speech Therapy’. Watch the interview via YouTube below the cut. Continue reading
Simon Mundie of Absolute Radio spoke with birthday girl Florence Welch of Florence And The Machine backstage at Reading Festival 2009 over the weekend. They talk about Geoff Lloyd, viewing all of ‘The Waltons’ box sets, being a veteran Reading festival concertgoer, getting in trouble growing up for singing during school, getting discovered singing in a toilet, what she does to get ready for a gig, and wearing a clown suit in the middle of the Rage Against The Machine mosh pit.
Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine spoke with NME backstage at Leeds Festival 2009. Florence discussed her un rock ‘n roll thumb injury, wandering around before her set, how the album translates live, how Reading went, and writing some new material. Watch the brief chat via YouTube below.
Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talked with ITN about her birthday performance at Reading, seeing Lady Gaga as the highlight of her festival season, and looked ahead to Bestival and her band’s costume plans for next month’s Isle of Wight event. Watch it via YouTube below.
Florence and The Machine are out with the video for their new single ‘Drumming Song’, off the Florence Welch led indie pop group’s debut album ‘Lungs’, out July 6th via Island Records. Watch it below the cut. Continue reading
The latest episode of Jam TV features host Calvin Harris asking Florence and the Machine’s Florence Welch to open a jar of jam backstage at T in the Park over the weekend in Balado, Scotland.
Video at YouTube has since been removed.
Absolute Radio’s Sarah Champion caught up with Florence and the Machine after her performance in Hyde Park, supporting Blur. Florence Welch talked about how she’s been loving the festival circuit, Mick Jagger impressions, how she felt ahead of Monday’s release of her debut album ‘Lungs’, getting discovered singing in the toilet, and suffering from sleep paralysis. Watch the interview via YouTube below.
Florence and The Machine covered Beyonce Knowles’ ‘Halo’ in the Radio 1 Live Lounge in London. Listen to the performance via YouTube below.
Florence and The Machine are out with the music video to their new single ‘Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)’, off the UK indie pop act’s debut album ‘Lungs’, out July 6th via Island Records UK. Watch it via Vimeo below the cut. Continue reading
Absolute Radio’s Adrian Hieatt catches up with Florence and the Machine’s Florence Welch, winner of the Critics’ Choice Award, on the red carpet in Earls Court at the Brit Awards 2009. Florence admitted to being “quite nervous” and said she never expecting to get a Brit. She also talked about being totally unprepared if she won, avoiding the booze after the awards, and being excited to see Elbow.
Video at YouTube has since been removed.