Stolen Souls are planning to carry out a full frontal assault on the Scottish music scene in 2012. With various band members hailing from Wishaw and Bellshill they are indeed “from the far corners of Lanarkshire”, as they describe on their Facebook profile. I caught up with the band for a chat about their plans for the coming year.

It’s always good to see a band finally getting the acclaim they deserve, none more so than for Attica Rage.

Katherine Jenkins and other singers of that ilk better start watching their backs, as Nikki Martin is soon going to be stealing their thunder!

Nikki was born in Wishaw; however, moved to Worcester at the tender age of 4. The family decided to move to Worcester as Nikki’s father wanted to start up a hot tub distribution company and Worcester was a central point in the country for distribution. Nikki and her family have not forgotten Wishaw though, and make frequent visits back to the town to see family.

Some bands you discover and you just connect with from the outset. For me, The Whip are one such band. Hailing from Manchester, I first discovered them on MySpace, when their debut CD was just a twinkling in their collective eyes. I used MySpace a lot back in the day and discovered many bands through them; however, The Whip are one of a handful that I still follow to this day. Their music is astounding, completely different to the usual pop/electro/rock bands currently on the scene. From the first time I heard their song Trash they grabbed hold of my ears and have not relinquished them yet.

We caught up with Stacey Tollan, finalist of Lanarkshire's Got Talent 2010, to chat about her past present and where she's headed.

View the full footage of the interview by clicking here.