The Soundsphere Magazine Podcast

When Lizzy Rain hit WWE NXT, she didn’t arrive like a polished pop act. She came in like a riff: loud, raw, and unapologetically herself. A product of the UK indie wrestling scene—where she was known as Rayne Leverkusen—and a lifelong devotee of ’80s heavy metal, Lizzy has fused grit, theatre, and emotion into one of NXT’s most compelling new characters.
Now, with a North American Championship challenge in her sights and a potential rivalry with Tatum Paxley looming, she stands at the centre of a new British wave crashing onto WWE’s US shores, alongside names like Mason Rook and Tristan Angels. For Lizzy, it’s not just about success—it’s about staying true to the outsider spirit that got her here in the first place.
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#progresswrestling #aewdynamite #hull
Alexxis Falcon is the current Progress Wrestling Women's World Champion and is set to defend her title against the winner of the Super Strong Style 16 Tournament.
Soundsphere sat down with Alexxis Falcon to discuss her time as champion, her journey to becoming a professional wrestler, and her pride in representing the city of Hull each time she walks to the ring.
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#zachbraff #scrubs
Zach Braff couldn’t be happier that his goofy “Scrubs” character, J.D. Dorian, has sprung back to life –the heartwarming comedy series has returned after 16 years. The sitcom’s original cast members, Donald Faison (who plays Christopher Turk), Sarah Chalke (Dr. Elliot Reid), John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox) and Judy Reyes (head nurse Carla Espinosa) are also in the reboot.
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#braywyatt #thejesusandmarychain #markcrozer
There’s a moment, somewhere between Coachella and WrestleMania, between Oxford and Brooklyn, between a Brooklyn library job and a stage in front of 80,000 people, where Mark Crozer will look up and think: How the hell did I get here? He says it with a kind of gentle disbelief, the same way he talks about almost everything – from playing bass in The Jesus and Mary Chain to accidentally soundtracking one of WWE’s most iconic modern characters, to making the most honest record of his life in Homecoming. “I still can’t really believe that’s what I do,” he admits of his life as a touring musician. “Just flying around the world… it sometimes seems ridiculous. You spend 22, 23 hours getting to somewhere like Singapore, you play for an hour, and then you leave. And even that hour is uncertain – it can be incredible, or it can be a total mess. But that’s the job.” For a man who doesn’t consider himself a rock star – “I just work with people who are in that business,” he laughs – his story is stacked with the kind of moments most musicians secretly rehearse in their heads as teenagers. Only for Crozer, they didn’t arrive until his mid‑30s, when a certain cult Scottish shoegazing alt-rock band came calling. For more visit: https://www.soundspheremag.com/

#vampiro #jcwlunacy #wcw
When I connect with Vampiro over Zoom, we’re already on brand before the interview even begins. His camera won’t work. Settings are broken, logo showing, no face. The man who spent decades wrapping himself in darkness, ritual and theatricality is now literally a disembodied voice. Somehow, it fits. We’re speaking ahead of what’s being billed as his final match at JCW StrangleMania – a farewell wrapped in Juggalo chaos, underground mythology and punk spirit. It’s happening in Las Vegas, at a casino, with a crowd that has followed him through generations, evolutions and reinventions. Physically, he’s hurting. Mentally, he’s buzzing. “My body is kind of a mess,” he admits. “I’m extremely limited on what I can do now, physically, I just can’t really, really do much, but my mind, I’m so excited.” [0:01:51] That tension – between a battered body and a still-burning mind – runs through his entire story. As we talk, it becomes clear that this last match isn’t just about one more pop from the crowd. It’s about loyalty, ritual, culture and, maybe most of all, authenticity.
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As we catch up in 2026, Rich Fownes looks almost disarmingly at ease. No grimy backstage, no dim corridor outside a venue, no chaos humming just off-screen. For a man whose life has been built on high-volume, high-impact noise – Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Bad For Lazarus, a surreal spell inside the Nine Inch Nails universe – it’s strangely fitting that the most honest version of him so far emerges from a quiet domestic setting. “I am simply very content and happy right now,” he says, half-smiling. “And that feels like something I don’t even want to say, because it makes me feel so insecure… contrary to all the lyrics.”
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There’s a particular kind of artist who always seems to stand at the threshold – between mainstream and underground, horror and heart, performance and confession. Over the last decade, David Dastmalchian has quietly become one of those figures: a shape‑shifting actor, writer and creative force who can slip from billion‑dollar blockbusters to deeply personal indie work, without ever losing sight of who he is or who he’s speaking to.
Now, as he steps into one of pop culture’s most iconic villain roles – M. Bison in the upcoming Street Fighter film – Dastmalchian does so carrying a lifetime’s worth of darkness, recovery, curiosity and compassion. It’s the same emotional DNA that runs through his haunting new comic Through, and the same energy that’s made him, however reluctantly, a kind of modern horror icon. Someone put it to me recently that David is “the actor that brought goth to the mainstream and gave hope to millions of weirdos to find success and confidence within themselves.”
He laughs when I repeat that to him. There’s gratitude there, but also a palpable discomfort. “It’s humbling. I don’t know if I agree,” he says. “I’m just a guy out here trying to do what he’s done, and I don’t want really anyone looking at me for any sense of example, because I make so many mistakes…” Still, as we talk, it becomes clear that underneath all the genre trappings and iconic roles, there’s something very simple driving him: the hope that a story, told honestly enough, might make someone feel less alone.
 
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There aren’t many artists left who can genuinely say they’ve seen every side of the music industry and still sound hungry. Midge Ure is one of them. From Slik, Rich Kids and Visage, through fronting Ultravox at their most ambitious and co-writing one of the most recognisable charity singles of all time, to a long and winding solo career, Ure’s story is woven into the fabric of British music. He’s been a chart star, a bandleader, a solo artist, a charity organiser, a producer, a survivor.
Yet as he prepares to head out on a substantial UK tour and release Just Words, a new project built around two distinct musical worlds – eight vocal songs and eight instrumentals, fused into one record – he doesn’t sound like someone easing into legacy mode. He sounds like an artist deliberately throwing himself into the deep end again.
There’s excitement in his voice. There’s also something else: nerves.
“No matter how often you’ve done this, and how many records you put out, it’s still flying by the seat of your pants,” he admits. “You’re not sure anyone’s going to like it or not, or get it or not, and especially after a 12-year period.”
For a musician of Ure’s stature to admit that is oddly reassuring. It’s not that the fear goes away; it just becomes part of the fuel.
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#tnawrestling #tatumpaxley #tna
As of March 2026, Rosemary is currently involved in a dark, cinematic storyline in TNA Wrestling focused on the resurrection of her former "Demon Bunny" partner, Allie. After spending years apart following Allie's storyline "death" in 2019, the two have reunited for a quest involving the collection of the "Seven Deadly Sins" to restore Allie to life. For more on this story, visit: https://www.soundspheremag.com/

#robzombie #mötleycrüe #john5
There’s something uniquely fitting about talking to John 5 while he’s stood up and in motion. Even offstage, he radiates the restless energy of someone who would rather be playing than doing almost anything else, except for talking to us about how excited he is, of course! Right now, life is moving pretty bloody fast for the guitar legend who has performed with countless rock, alternative and metal greats, including Rob Zombie, David Lee Roth and oh yeah, Mötley Crüe!
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