“We are so happy to be in Manchester! We’ve just been touring around Scandinavia and the people there are cold!” cries vocalist, guitarist and ¼ of Hinds, Ana Perrote, for the twentieth time that night (alluding to an apparently harsh…
So…you’ve had your heart chewed up, spat out, and stomped on? Me too, pal. Me too. Heartbreak hurts, doesn’t it?! Like actual physical pain, and no matter how many gins you knock back, tears you sob, or cigarettes you puff; nothing…
The leaves are falling, the sky bleeds grey and I’m silently shivering in my cold home as I wait for Kula Shaker frontman Crispian Mills to answer the phone. Nervous, I open talks by declaring I’m currently in bed, not…
I’d normally start a review with a grand statement encapsulating the artist’s performance in essence, but I’m simply going to start with an apology: KT Tunstall, I’m so, so sorry that I ever doubted you. As a long term fan…
Glen Matlock is an accomplished musician, founding member of The Sex Pistols, and all round person of interest. He began his career as the co-author of 10 of the 12 tracks on iconic punk album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex…
Set in sallow yellow, PJ Harvey and her 10-strong company stand together in an open semi circle. Among them long-time collaborators, Mick Harvey of Bad Seeds acclaim and musical polymath and producer, John Parish (Sparklehorse, Jenny Hval, Perfume Genius, Eels)….
“From the moment that Sly heard the whole soundtrack, he loved it and thought that that was the way to go,” Bill Conti tells me, today a spry Academy Award winner of 74 who can look back on a body…
The ever garrulous rapscallion on his ‘posh, middle-class’ wife and offspring, pig’s tickers, taxing issues, close encounters, the wisdom of aging, his enduring appeal and new pastures. We talk to the legend Shaun Ryder ahead of his performance at this…
Who would have thought that in Scala, one of London’s most iconic venues, a small room was standing above the crowd, facing the stage. A room big enough to have an after party but small enough to stay discreet. A…
Following the release of their spectacular self-titled EP earlier this year, Hawk are back with their powerful and captivating noir-folk sound. With a new EP set for release in Spring of next year, the band have now shared a brand…