• Music
  • 10 Aug 04
Hope of the States @ Oxegen [video interview]
Hope of the States @ Oxegen [video interview]
Danielle Brigham
Danielle Brigham

hotpress.com talks to Simon Jones (left) and Sam Herlihy (right) from Hope of the States.

Part 1
How does Hope of the States prepare to go on stage? And how do they deal with festival politics without resorting to violence? The answer to this and many more questions lies in Part 1...
Broadband Part 1 Dial Up Part 1

Part 2
What do Westmeath and middle-of-nowhere Russia have in common?
Broadband Part 2 Dial Up Part 2

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