My Unsuccessful Attempts At Re-enacting Hollywood’s Most Romantic Scenes
Things don’t always happen like they do in the movies…
Chas Hodges On Butlins, The Beatles & Breaking Eminem
With the duo about to head out on tour, one half of them lets fly with the most anecdote-heavy interview you’re ever read…
The Greatest Goal I Ever Saw: Arsenal’s Tony Adams v Everton
Two years after admitting he was an alcoholic, Tony Adams found glorious redemption with this strike that sealed the Premier League title for Arsenal…
How MC Hammer Blew 50 Million Quid
He gave the world Hammer Time, made himself laughably rich and built a trouser-shaped swimming pool. But how else did the Reverend MC chuck 50 million nicker down the toilet….?
Frightened Rabbit Interviewed: “Songwriting Is A Dark And Twisted Process”
The much-loved Scottish rockers are just about to release their first album on a major, but they won’t let you believe it’s changed them…
Squeeze Interviewed: “We Used to Car Surf in Brisbane”
The classic band have been undergoing a resurgence since a BBC4 documentary; here Chris Difford talks about the their past, present and (hopeful) future…
Danny Baker: The Big Gob With A Thousand Stories
The BBC man has been in the news a lot recently, and he’s just released a new book where he displays all his talent as a top drawer raconteur…
This Week’s Singles: Everything Everything Prove They’ve Got It All
Spector slosh about in the dregs of landfill indie and Alesha Dixon proves a big voice can’t save a sh*t song…
This Week’s Singles: Nas’s Winehouse Sample Scrapes The Barrel
Released this week we’ve got a misguided posthumous duet between the rapper and Amy, a screamer from some Nu-Metal throwbacks and a surely-global hit from the newest Bieber clone…
This Week’s Singles: One Direction Line Their Chinos
Styles and co return with another soporific pop outing, whilst Mika teams up with a Neptune for a tune that that will only have the most ardent fan celebrating…
This Week’s Singles Reviewed: Perfume Genius Is A Testament To Tragic Beauty
Mumford return this week, and there’s a helluva effort from Frightened Rabbit.. But the most exciting release today comes from the Seattle based songer-songwriter…
Frightened Rabbit Live: F*ck The Industry, Love The Band
The Scottish rockers have just been signed by Atlantic with potential superstardom in the offing, so would they woo the liggers at a small East London venue…?
This Week’s Singles: Pitbull Should Be Spayed For His Remix Of Bad
He’s got a mutt’s name and has made a dog’s dinner of the Jacko classic. Fortunately, there are better singles being released in the UK this week…
Singles Round-Up: Little Mix Deliver A Pop Near-Classic
Up this week there’s a seemingly very good first release from the latest X Factor winners , a song about driving pissed and the new remix from the man who made the world see that being a dickhead isn’t cool…
How Not To Pull At A Music Festival
I went to Wilderness festival for a weekend of music, mash-up and copping off with the object of my affections. I managed the first two, but the third proved a lot more tricky….
John Grant Interviewed : “Suicide Is Not A Weakness, It’s A Total Lack Of Perspective”
His ‘Queen Of Denmark’ album was ecstatically received and he’s on the bill for Meltdown festival, but has he put the issues that informed his last record behind him?
The Legend Of Fleetwood Mac Makes Them Perfect For Glasto
It was announced last week that Mac were going on tour in 2013, and they were immediately linked with a Glastonbury headline set. Few bands could perform the task so well, and much of that is wrapped up in their story…
Rob da Bank Interviewed: “Bestival Is About Love, Not Glory…”
What to know how a modern festival gets put together and keeps ahead of its rivals? Meet Rob da Bank, the man who makes Bestival happen.
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