[Note: Interview piece: written and performed for a radio news project in 2011] 

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That was Riot City Saints hitting us with some rock and roll this morning! Today our week long Unsigned Stars hunt is targeting the South of Wales! If you guys have missed this item all week, then what have you been doing!? We’ve been scouring the U.K for those hidden gems of talent and bringing them to you for some new, fresh entertainment! So listen up.

In the studio today we have guitarist Ryan Williams to tell us a little more about Welsh rockers, Riot City Saints and their musical influences, style and achievements!

Ryan: Hey guys!

Hannah: Hey Ryan, so you guys describe yourself as ‘hard rock and southern metal’ - This is a sound a lot of our listeners may not have heard of before, who would you say you sound like and what’re the bands musical influences?

Ryan: Riot City Saints -laugh- but seriously, through playing shows we’ve realised that there’s few bands that sound like us. We’ve played alongside really heavy bands, really poppy bands, really punk bands… it’s great because we get to play to a wide range of people, but we’re definitely a lone wolf sort of band in terms of sound. I could count bands from South Wales at least who sound similar to us, on one hand. I guess it has a lot to do with the current scene not matching our many, many influences. We‘ve got loads: a lot of modern day rock n’ roll like Bullets & Octane, Backyard Babies… the southern edge comes from Skynyrd and Maylene & The Sons of Disaster. Then the classics of course: the Stones, Motley Crüe, GN’R…

Hannah: Those are some big names, should we expect big things of you guys? What’ve you been up to this past year? I heard you guys played Birmingham at the beginning of the year, how was that?

Ryan: Always expect the unexpected with RCS - for better or worse, no show is exactly the same. Over the past year we’ve done a whole load of stuff - played shows across the UK, recorded a bunch of songs and met some great people. Almost all of it is down to our fan base - as small as it is, these people are the ones who’ve made it all happen. Without them, we’d not have been up to Glasgow, played the Millennium Stadium or a whole bunch of other stuff. We owe a hell of a lot to them. And yeah, Birmingham was a blast - it was a pretty intimate show so we had some fun with it.

Hannah: Sounds like you guys have been busy! So, what’s next for Riot City Saints?

Ryan: Writing, recording and playing as many shows as possible! We love writing and being in the studio, but when we get to tear up the stage, it brings all that to life and we absolutely love it!

Hannah: Well thanks, Ryan! It’s been great having you on the show and guys get listening to Riot City Saints. You can find more of their music and live videos on Myspace, Youtube and Facebook - We’ll tweet you the links and you’ll find them on our website!

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