In Depth by Luke Slater
Owing to an earlier unplanned desperate fix of a washing machine, Spectrals are the victims. Which is a shame but, given the presence of other bands on the rest of the bill, is far from unrecoverable. The first of those support bands to shower me in melod»
In Depth by Sean Thomas
DiS met up with The Chap and had a chat with Johannes von Weizsäcker (guitar, vocals, cello, computer, keyboards) & Keith Duncan (drums, vocals, keys))
DiS: Well hello. First up, I’ve never seen you guys in the flesh before but have read that t»
In Depth by Luke Slater
It is often said that here exists a lack of high quality bands coming from the island known as Australia. Or rather, there aren't enough of them. That argument may have some saliency but it's safe to say that Sydney and Melbourne electronica trio Midnight Juggernauts can't be lumped in with them. That's because they're actually quite good.»
In Depth by Wendy Roby
In this week's round-up of all things singular, we ponder what peepul REALLY MEAN when they say 'I'm a visual person'. Also: on a subject not a million miles away from that one, randy types.»
In Depth by Luke Slater
On hearing much of the grand, orchestral pop on Reykjavik seven-piece Hjaltalín's second record, Terminal, the potential for far bolder and indeed greater things is imagined – both in numbers and substance. That the base material is already so layered, carefully constructed and expertly composed augurs well. »
In Depth by Luke Slater
Right, so just after a year we've managed to rack up the Big Five-Oh, the 50th edition of Spotifriday - a collection of tracks by people who have been featured on the website in the past week or so. Simple concept. Anyway, as it is a landmark edition we thought we'd do something a little bit different. And possibly problematic. »
In Depth by Luke Slater
A quick guide (of sorts) to this year's Hop Farm Festival including TWO Spotify playlists. »
In Depth by Simon Jay Catling
Welcome to the third installment in our guide to local scenes from our local scribe in Manchester...
Festivals
May and June have been ridiculous. Sounds From The Other City, MAPS, FutureEverything, Eurocultured, Hungry Pigeon, Dot To Dot, Platt Fields»
In Depth by Cate Blanche
Pulled Apart by Horses give us the lowdown on their debut album...»
In Depth by Luke Slater
The Magic Numbers had two years, two albums and two top #20 entries for those very albums. That was back in 2006. Giving themselves some time off from the grind of touring-recording-touring the band got back together in late 2009 to record the follow-up to 2006's Those The Brokes, working with Icelandic producer of much repute Valgeir Sigurðsson. We caught up with lead singer Romeo Stodart to quiz him on the new record, natter to him about festivals and trying to find out what he's been listening to lately...»
In Depth by Cate Blanche
Yannis from Foals sat down for an email chat with legendary composer Philip Glass
Yannis: How do you feel about the technological advances in the dissemination of music? Do you see it as having a detrimental effect in people's appreciation and attentio»
In Depth by Simon Jay Catling
There’s been a strangely low-key build up to this year’s Glastonbury Festival, even more so considering that it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.»