Luke Haines stands atop the stage in flared trousers and a Panama hat, a silver-haired Peter Buck in his wake....
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Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou formed from the dregs of Indigo Moss, a London based band who found themselves lost at...
Always be wary of Battle Of The Bands winners. Events of that type always attract corporate accountant folk called Nigel...
When it comes to Liverpool’s Courting, in the words of Girls Aloud, we’ve got a whole lotta history. I was...
Even in what was an annus mirabilis for new music, Daniel Avery’s 2013 debut Drone Logic stood out and, at...
Ever since she was caught dancing around in a shopping isle in the video for the arcade drum machine song...
Believe it or not, this is the early Rough Trade hopefuls’ twelfth studio album in total, and the first for...
Perhaps best known for his work with Sheer Agony, Jackson MacIntosh is, it should be noted, a talented musician in...