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“I believe it was this album that shaped my teenage years and, ultimately, the person I am today” – Lauren Gilbert on her life changing experience with Green Day…
“Jamie is moving to Berlin next month!” – Benjamin Bland discusses emigration, fire hazards and touring Europe with Your Neighbour the Liar…
“Ulver are utterly unconcerned with pandering to either fans or critics, or indeed their own most natural musical instincts…” – by Benjamin Bland
Gringo is one of our favourite independent record labels, and so we thought the time was well overdue to hear some more about them from the horse’s mouth itself. Dan Salter posed the questions for label head honcho Matt Newnham…
Charlie Barnes, solo artist and guitar / keys basher for British prog giants Amplifier, reflects on Oceansize’s monumental second album ‘Everyone into Position’…
“What would make us feel like we’d made it? Sponsorship from Durex…” Benjamin Bland talks to Bristol duo Big Naturals.
Cat Marr questions whether the sexualisation of mainstream pop music videos has gone just a little bit too far?
Glastonbury died a long time ago…but it doesn’t matter – by Benjamin Bland
“Other things happen because you have planted a seed and then it has grown (even when you might have been sleeping or otherwise not paying attention)”. Our latest update from Ummagma…
“Witnessing Nirvana run through a song or two blasting through the main control room monitors was kind of earth shattering”. Recording engineer Brent Sigmeth tells us of his first fortnight’s work at Pachyderm for a certain Seattle-based three-piece in February 1993 – by David Garrett.
Simeon Ralph confesses that he owes his music taste to a fat curry eating Welshman…and waxes lyrical on the genius of Scottish noise rockers Urusei Yatsura.
In some situations you can’t win… – by Matt Stevens
Barry Maclean from Miniature Dinosaurs looks back on a debut album that remains “a masterclass in songwriting”…
English folk artists Stylusboy and Jess Morgan have recorded a special live version of the Huey Lewis and the News classic song ‘The Power of Love’ to celebrate Record Store Day 2013. The song originally comes from the Back the Future soundtrack, a fil …
As Rocket Recordings celebrates fifteen years at the forefront of the underground, we spoke to one of the label’s two founders, Chris Reeder about their mission… – by Dan Salter
Look and behold! The Australians are coming to batter our brains! – by Benjamin Bland
The Fierce & The Dead experience festival blues… – by Matt Stevens
