A Surprising Portrait: Interview with Bloc Party
As I wade through countless interviews and press snippets across the internet to find hitherto unasked questions for the subject of an upcoming interview I’m struck by a common thread
Story Of Hair + So Cow – Nanny Natch
Dublin’s finest indie-popsters return with an excellent new single, Nanny Natch. Their eagerly awaited debut album, Cheap Rate ticks all the right boxes, and it’s refreshing to hear an Irish
Bloc Party – Intimacy
Of that elite group of post-punk revivalists and two-guitars-and-an-indie-haircut bands from 2004 and 2005 that struck it massive with their abrasive, propulsive sonic attacks, all have stumbled a little waywardly
Penny For Your Thoughts
It is a startling voice that trickles through the phone from a county faraway when John Lambert picks up. Sounding like he’s constantly smiling, Lambert flits his way from stories
Indian Jewelry – Sangles Redux
Indian Jewelry are difficult to pin down or describe accurately, and even more difficult to construct a linear biography of (as their contrived press release dictates: ‘Indian Jewelry is the…
Holy F*ck – Holier than thou
For many Holy F*ck are like the attractive new boy or girl one of your friends got to know in a club and have been raving about fancying ever since.
Underground Ledgends: Interview with The Melvins
The very sound of the words “sludge metal” is enough to send shivers down any music fan’s spine. It’s all faux-mystical lyrics, self-indulgence, and cock-rocking, right? Right. But in any
Stee Downes
You have to wonder if Stee Downes gets dished out the same 24 hours a day as the rest of us. The unassuming Dubliner juggles an exhaustive list of job
TV on the Radio – Dear Science
After their 2006 studio album, Return To Cookie Mountain, Brooklyn’s TVOTR became a blogger favourite; a smart, inventive, socially-conscious multi-racial rock band who weren’t afraid to make you dance. While
Ladyhawke – Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke from New Zealand has been a blog phenomenon for a while now. Good looking, streetwise and with eclectic and good taste, Pip Brown – her real name – has
Ministers of the Truth of God: Interview with Yo Majesty
Towards the end of 2006, the infectious shout of “fuck that shit” in Club Action and their banging party delivery saw Yo Majesty tear it up across the net in
Folk Wagon: Interview with Emmy the Great
Emma Lee Moss is better known as Emmy the Great, a Hong Kong born, London-based singer-songwriter with good looks and a beautiful voice. Her self-proclaimed anti-folk sensibility produces spider-web delicate,
Think
Here’s a riddle for you: When is a long player not a long player? Answer: When Lovvers are involved. The expression ‘fast and furious’ may well have been created for
Fight Like Apes: Going Global
What a difference a year makes. This time in 2007, Dublin nutso-pop quartet Fight Like Apes were banging their heads on top of a mountain of hype and Next Big
Poxy Tilly and the Wall
Poxy Tilly and the Wall. There I was at the lowest point of my Thursday evening doldrums, watching the lashing rain out the office window and cursing the homeless man
Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat
The Kaisers are back with their distinctive brand of, erm, cutting social critique and inventive chourses. “What do you want for tea?” “I want crisps!” runs one of the more
Ladyhawke – From Dusk Til Dawn
Opening up the Human League to a whole new generation is no easy quest, but Ladyhawke seems determined to fulfil it. From Dawn Til Dusk is a fairly wholesome slab
Detboi
Dublin may seem just a bit off the track when it comes to the infusions of bassline house and generally chirpy chopped vocal carnage emerging from the UK club scene,