In a week where distrust in government and disengagement from the big three political parties enabled UKIP to hoodwink a not insignificant portion of the British voting public, a band that questions the power and influence of the state with…
New York. London. Berlin. Bury St Edmonds. Despite John Peel describing it as “The New Seattle” over a decade ago, this Suffolk market town has yet to establish itself among the pantheon of iconic rock n’ roll locations. With debut…
The lights in the Brighton Centre go down. ‘A New Career in a New Town’ from Bowie’s Low plays over the PA system, the soundtrack to the short film that precedes the Manics’ stage entrance. It’s a fitting introduction for a…
Arriving in early March, a week after Blur’s ‘Girls & Boys’ gave the nascent Britpop scene its first defining single, Vauxhall & I entered the charts at number one. Fans were quick to recognise the album as a career high, as were…
Whoever coined the term ‘indie dance’ has much to answer for. Since its entry into the lexicon of musical subgenres in the mid-eighties – when it was used to describe alternative guitar bands with a penchant for synthesisers, samples and…
Musical chameleon Beck Hansen has returned with a new album, a companion piece to a much cherished earlier work; however, those of you longing for a return to the lo-fi growl of Mellow Gold (Slacker Beck) or an heir to the experimental…