Former Black Midi frontman cancels US tour after sexual misconduct allegations Flyers containing the accusations were handed out at show in Vancouver, Canada The Independent UK · 22h ago
Geordie Greep denies sexual assault allegations from stage in Vancouver While some heard the former Black Midi frontman out, others made for the exit as he addressed accusations The Guardian - UK · Oct 10
“I found a 1968 Gibson on eBay and took a chance. The neck has snapped three times, but it's still the best bass I've ever played”: How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective Bassist Stan Woodward talks eBay finds, music theory, and the rapid rise of the Geordie Greep-backed jazz outfit Guitar World · Aug 20
‘Geordie optimism is this rigorous spirit of hard graft’: Newcastle jazz band Knats break out of the north-south divide While their London peers thrived, Knats faced dwindling funding. But after a Proms appearance and as they release a new album produced by Black Midi’s Geordie Greep, their confidence is high The Guardian - UK · Apr 28
My New Band Believe review – beautiful ideas burst from ex-Black Midi man’s lovable debut album Smoothing out the jump-cut chaos of his previous band, Cameron Picton brings entirely acoustic instrumentation to bear on these lovely, beguiling songs The Guardian - UK · Apr 9
“A unique, genuine, and fierce guitar player”: Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies at 26 The influential, boundary-pushing guitarist helped Black Midi become one of the most prominent bands in British indie rock Guitar World · Jan 12
Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dies aged 26 The guitarist helped form the experimental rock band in London in 2017 The Independent UK · Jan 12
Black Midi guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin dead at 26 Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin died following a lengthy battle with his mental health. BANG Premier · Jan 12
‘We’d play for a frozen burrito’: post-rockers Tortoise on the changing face of Chicago, Steve Albini and their new-gen fans Informed by everything from jungle to Krautrock and musique concrète, Tortoise broke new ground 30 years ago. Returning after nine years away, ‘it’s a different world’, they say The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2025
We say farewell to Fish on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now! Plus Tony Levin, Jethro Tull, BEAT, Dream Theater, Public Service Broadcasting, Rosalie Cunningham, Beardfish, Vincent Cavanagh and more... Louder · Nov 22, 2024
Ex-Black Midi star Geordie Greep: ‘Almost every band behaves like a corporation. Everything is a press release’ After his abrupt dissolving of the spiky art rock favourites, the singer has returned intent on making music ‘for your ears, not your brain’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024
“It’s over. I don’t want to string anyone along.” Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep confirms band break-up, says “nothing’s meant to go on forever.” “People go down different paths, find out they’re into different things” Louder · Sep 4, 2024
“We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else”: Experimental rock darlings Black Midi announce “indefinite” hiatus Bassist Cameron Picton claims he was surprised by the sudden announcement made by guitarist Geordie Greep Guitar World · Aug 14, 2024
black midi announce they're on "indefinite hiatus" Eclectic London prog trio black midi surprise fans by announcing split over the weekend Louder · Aug 13, 2024
Guitar World · Jul 31, 2024 “Dirty Deeds… has some more complicated ideas that go up inan Eddie Van Halen kind of way. It reminds me of the kind of things Steve Hackett was doing in 1972”: Black Midi’s Georgie Greep on the high-voltage genius of Angus Young Black Midi might sound little like AC/DC but as Greep reveals, the influence is there and it is profound, and here breaks down the madcap genius style of rock's evergreen schoolboy
Louder · May 28, 2024 "Hellfire is something that has way more impact with a much wider scope." Are black midi really the 'natural heirs' to King Crimson? Young London modern prog rock trio black midi set out their stall with third album Hellfire
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022 Black Midi: Hellfire review – gruesome rock opera is a little too clever From cocktail-lounge piano to thrashing drums, the British prog band make musical handbrake turns that are thrilling but hard to love