I bloody hate The Mars Volta! Well, I thought I did! Prog rock was created by the likes of Syd...
Beguiling Manchester gazers Daniel Land & The Modern Painters have announced the release of their second album ‘The Space Between...
30 April sees the publication of The Lyrics of Ian McCulloch, one of the first books in a new series...
The Ugliest Number One Album in History Who would have envisaged that the first blockbuster album (over 20million sold)...
A band today from Southampton, close to my old stomping ground (not the Goldfinger album, that was terrible). Them is...
The Weddos have been going for 27 years now. They are officially my third favourite all-time band and they release...
Pontiak are another band who’ve been around a while but remain unnoticed. They have released an album every year since...
The Hold Steady are one of those bands who actas something of a guilty pleasure. Like most, I first caught...
It’s International Women’s day! Whether you think this kind of day is tokenistic or not, let’s celebrate all the fabulous...
In an attempt to move the spotlight away from failed marriages, childbirth, Madonna baiting, religious blasphemy and political irreverence,...
Watch Lauren’s interview with J Spaceman, filmed before Spiritualized’s brilliant live set at BBC Maida Vale studios as part of...
Southbank Centre has announced that musician/ visual artist Antony has accepted their invitation to curate the 19th Meltdown festival, which...
The band are Ceremony and the album “Zoo”. They are a little too hardcore for my liking, although people assured...
Turntable.fm has announced its SXSW debut! Featuring such heavy hitters as Diplo, ?uestlove, A-Trak, Flying Lotus, Araabmuzik and more performing...
This year’s Sonisphere line up is looking to be a highlight of every rocker’s calender, with Kiss, Queen and Faith...