The Magnetic North performed an intimate show on Sunday at the Brudenell Social Club, which featured fantastic support from Grant K. Fennel, and treated the audience to the exclusive première of their film, which […]
Interview:: Dog Is Dead
We’re not sure whether interviews are usually conducted over Wagamamas take-outs and Guinness, but Rob and Trev of Nottingham 5-piece, Dog Is Dead, made it seem as ordinary as breathing. After warm handshakes all round […]
Interview:: Sue Denim
Sue Denim made her initial impact on the music scene as one half of electro- cult band Robots In Disguise. Famously appearing on bizarre comedy show ‘The Mighty Boosh’ the band gathered a substantial following […]
Live Review:: Lau @ Brudenell Social Club
Brudenell Social Club certainly felt at its homeliest on Wednesday night, as a generally older demographic, featuring a smattering of folk-enthusiast students, gathered to see three-piece contemporary folk band Lau. In the intimate setting, with […]
Album Review:: Ben Gibbard – Former Lives
Death Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard releases his first proper solo album, and his hard-bitten fans will be pleased to know that it is only a slight departure from his day job. He also […]
The Power of Music
On Friday 16th November Wire will host a tribute to Muslimgauze, a one-man band masterminded by late Mancunian Bryn Jones; both prolific and pioneering, Jones released over sixty records of experimental electronic music before his […]
Live Review:: The Cribs
There’s no surprise that there have been so many claims of The Cribs to be the best live band you can see at the moment. They probably are. Who cares about the fact they don’t […]
Blog:: Mercury Prize 2012
The Mercury Music Prize, held annually since 1992, is increasingly criticised as being irrelevant, elitist and unnecessary in the file-sharing age. True, some of the nominees appear to be almost deliberately obscure. for instance, […]
Feature // The Best Bond Theme of All Time is…
James Bond films have become an institution in British popular culture, and to celebrate the theatrical release of Skyfall, the 23rd instalment of the series, we thought it would be fitting to look back upon each of […]
Album Review // Tracey Thorn – Tinsel & Lights
As Christmas encroaches, out crawl the opportunistic money makers ready to flog Quality Street tins, roasted chestnuts and line our record stores with tasteless festive albums. Tracey Thorn, one half of Everything But The Girl unashamedly […]
Album Review // Cemeteries – 'The Wilderness'
Having gazed into the forest near his home in Buffalo, Kyle J Reigle (aka Cemeteries) decided to write music in an attempt to escape his bleak urban surroundings. Six months recording in his spare room […]
Album Review // Macy Gray – Talking Book
Macy Gray – Talking Book Having spent a considerable amount of time away from the music scene, Macy Gray shirks an album of new tracks in favour of her own interpretation of Stevie Wonder’s timeless […]