I could write about how Pussy Riot are brilliant. I could write about how, in getting jailed for two years for their protests against Vladimir Putin’s Russian government, they are the defining protest band and a symbol for how dedicated and passionate people can be towards a cause. But that would be boring. Instead, I…
My first thought upon hearing ‘Madness’ was “this has to be a joke”. But perhaps this is a bit too obvious of a reaction. If you put this camp, pure-pop number next to any of the Muse’s Origin of Symmetry-era work then, objectively, it pales in comparison. The band have taken a new direction, unique-apocolyptic-Muse…
In today’s society, one no longer finds out about current events in an un-biased BBC News fashion, they accidentally stumble upon them in a highly opinionated form on the likes of facebook or twitter. No longer does one simply read ‘England lose against France’ and continue with their existence, forming their own opinion, they instead…
Just weeks after the completion of its first series, the accompanying tour to British singing contest ‘The Voice’ has been cancelled. All dates, including that at local venue the BIC, have been terminated due to a reported lack of interest in tickets. BBC Newsbeat quotes a would-be member of the tour’s crew who stated that…
Dear Warner Music; it was really rather irresponsible of you to allow the release of ‘Small Bump’. ‘Small Bump’ is the sort of song that will someone will name as the motive after going on a killing spree, it’s the sort of song that will cause people to crash their cars deliberately when it comes…
Dan Flynn gets all philosophical after a wet experience at Download.
American rockers Brand New have been around for years and they are brilliant. Now, before you say ‘Sorry, do you mean that awful Emo band who sang that one whiny song about quiet things’, I would like to prove that the group is actually one of the most experimental and daring musical forces of recent…
Like everything on their collaborative effort Watch the Throne, Jay-Z and Kanye West’s latest single ‘No Church in the Wild’ aims for the epic. The song opens with a brilliantly tension-raising bassline, quietly accompanied by soulful and moving vocals about “gods” and “non-believers” from Odd Future member Frank Ocean, who is quickly becoming the latest soul…
‘What’s a Baio?’ were my immediate thoughts when I stumbled across this EP. Well it turns out a Baio isn’t an anything actually; it is in fact the name under which Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio has begun releasing solo material, Sunburn EP being his debut offering. The Vampire Weekend brand name instantly draws to mind…
Following the recent announcement of an upcoming sequel to 2004’s comedy smash hit Anchorman, a new teaser trailer featuring Ron Burgundy and the rest of the Channel 4 Evening News Team has been released. It is the first new material from the franchise in years and it does not disappoint, leaving us even more excited…
Prior to their UK tour supporting Lostprophets, Josh from ‘Rocksteppers’ Modestep took some time to chat to The Edge about his life in a crossover dubstep act and what people should expect from his bands debut album, Evolution Theory. Firstly, you have a new album on the way, how is it going? Well we’ve just finished…
I feel that I must start this review by stating that I am not a massive fan of heavy rock music; in general it is a genre that I tend to avoid. I am often told that with bands of such a nature, one must see their live performance to ‘get it’. For this reason,…
Lostprophets drummer Luke Johnson takes some time out to speak to Dan Flynn about their new album, live experiences and more.
The line-up for this years NME Awards was certainly a diverse one. The four artists spanned a great variety of genres, ranging from NME cool list topper Azealia Banks’ fast-pace hip-hop via Metronomy’s electronic pop, all the way to the traditional indie of Two Door Cinema Club and Tribes. The combination of such varying artists…