Rating: There’s a brilliant and droll line in the film Trouble in Paradise where Kay Francis says to Edward Everett Horton, “Marriage is a beautiful mistake which two people make together.” Given that La Roux’s founding members Elly Jackson and…
Hyde & Beast are Futureheads drummer Dave Hyde and ex-Golden Virgins drummer Neil Bassett. They released their debut album Slow Down in 2011, and a follow-up, Keep Moving, will be unleashed on 4 August. We caught up with Neil and…
Sunderland’s Frankie & The Heartstrings were formed in 2008 and released their debut single ‘Hunger/Fragile’ on Rough Trade the following year. Since then the five-piece band have released two albums: Hunger in 2011 (produced by Edwyn Collins) and The Days…
Rating: An Anglican church in the heart of Kemptown might seem like an incongruous setting in which to warm up for a performance at Glastonbury, but then Emiliana Torrini is accustomed to flouting convention. In between recording six solo albums,…
What do Lewis Carroll, Kate Adie, Bob Paisley, Bryan Ferry and Lauren Laverne all have in common? The answer is… Sunderland! As well as being home to an eclectic range of talent over the years, the city also hosts one…
Festivals. Warm beer. Crap toilets. Daft headwear. On the plus side, they offer a chance to discover wonderful new music, drink cider all weekend with impunity and reinvent yourself as a vegan tree-hugging eco-warrior. Below we present a selection of…
If you’re a fan of winsome and introspective men with acoustic guitars, who write songs about the indeterminable nature of love and how fragile their emotions are, then Brighton singer-songwriter Jacko Hooper’s new EP – For You – may indeed…
Horse Party are Ellie Langley (guitar/vocals), Seymour Quigley (guitar/vocals) and Shannon Hope (drums). Formed in September 2012, the Bury St Edmunds three-piece recently released their debut album Cover Your Eyes. We caught up with the trio to discuss influences, horse…
“Sorry, mate. I don’t have your name on the list.” The words no reviewer wants to hear. I ask the man holding the clipboard to check again; still no joy. I explain that I’m here to review Tom Hickcox, and…
“Nothing is harder to understand than a symbolic work. A symbol always transcends the one who makes use of it and makes him say in reality more than he is aware of expressing.” Albert Camus The Holy Bible arrived on…