The Black Eyed Peas – Boom Boom Pow
Boom Boom Pow Not quite the knockout blow the title might imply, ‘Boom Boom Pow’ sees the Black Eyed Peas cash in on the Kanye-fuelled robot rap trend, injecting a
Kelly Clarkson – All I Ever Wanted
Did you hear the one about the time Kelly Clarkson took a personality test? She got an F. The stars of end-of-noughties femme-pop have succeeded thanks, predominantly, to an almost
Neil Young – Fork In The Road
That dog-gone crazy horse has only gone and made a concept album. “What’s so bad about that?” I hear you say. After all, some of the finest musical outputs of
Peter Doherty – Grace Wastelands
Anyone who witnessed the mortifying interrogation of Pete Doherty on the Late Late Show recently will recall Pat Kenny patronisingly asking the former Rehab King what he wants from his
Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
Three years ago on Let’s Get Out Of This Country Scottish Spectorpop band Camera Obscura hit an unstoppable Phelps-like stride in their particularly watery, whimsical discipline of music. They butterfly-stroked
Music – Interview – 202s
Imagine the potential joy of a record shop lucky dip. You thrust your hand into a paper bag and might pull out any gem from any given era or genre
Polly Scattergood
From her Dickensian moniker right down to her Victorian-horror tinged lyrics (‘spit on my French knickers/and call me a whore’) London-based songwriter Polly Scattergood is gothic in the most classical
Interview with Girl Talk
Listening to Girl Talk is a bit like taking a pop music guilty pleasure, tossing in a touch of hip hop with a somewhat obscure indie rock reference, and giving
Clash City Rockers – Interview with Blk Jks
During Apartheid rock was the music of the white, but without a distinct oppression or resistance, the boundaries have been erased. The Johannesburg quartet Blk Jks is the sound of
Brendan Canning – Love Is New
Despite the inarguably explosive stardom of Leslie Feist post the toe-tapping (iPod) commercial success of 1234, Canadian indie rockers Broken Social Scene still insist on treating their band members like
Interview with Sneaky Sound System
Aussies are known for their laidback attitude and their penchant for partying. They’re also pretty mad for their dance music. It’s no surprise, then, that Australia’s latest export, Sneaky Sound
The Decemberists – The Rake’s Song
The Decemberists’ last album, The Crane Wife, was a musical rendition of a Japanese folk tale, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that their upcoming album, The Hazards of
Art Brut – Alcoholic’s Unanimous
A motley hodgepodge of exclamatory lyrics, including groggy demands of “Bring me tea, bring me coffee, I was up all night,” Art Brut’s latest single places the band in that
Depeche Mode – Come Back
“Come Back” from Depeche Mode’s upcoming album Sounds of the Universe is a sign that the thirty-year-old band is showing its age. The song is predictably electronic New Wave, but
The Boy Least Likely To – A Balloon On A Broken String
With a step away from a sing-along sound that has become characteristic of The Boy Least Likely To, “Balloon On A Broken String” will get your toes tapping to the
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Skeletons
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs new single, “Zero” from their upcoming LP, It’s Blitz! is brimming with synthesizers and electronic influence, so much so that drummer, Brian Chase, and guitarist, Nick
N.A.S.A. – The Spirit of Apollo
A student’s life is often a difficult one. You stagger home on Monday afternoon after 65 consecutive hours partying. You’re drenched in party foam, you have an 11 o’ clock
The Rakes – Klang
The Rakes may not have had the international success of tourmates and sound-a-likes Franz Ferdinand, but damn if they don’t have stubborn longevity. Klang, their third album, resumes the band’s