Cloudspeakers

With a large percentage of the contemporary crop of ‘indie’ bands seemingly intent on a combination of shoe and navel gazing, it is, dishearteningly, increasingly rare to come across a ... Lees meer

From tumultuous beginnings comes peaceful ends. Fisticuffs in primary school introduced two members of Ardentjohn to each other. An unexpected reunion in Edinburgh and the band form. None of the te... Lees meer

I like the word ‘strumpet’. Not only was it a crackingly throwaway single from Britpop also-rans My Life Story (remember when they were going to be the next Pulp?) back in the 90s, but ... Lees meer

Given the kind words flying around about this lot from such distinguished sources as Spin (“a flare for lucid ambience”), Pitchfork (“gorgeous”) and the Guardian, amongst ot... Lees meer

Hands up who really loves classical music? Sure, Debussy pops up on your ‘Revision Chillout’ playlist every so often at Uni, and you love it when ostentatious axe-meddlers think it&rsqu... Lees meer

Rock music always tends to have a very temporal raison d’etre. When viewed decades later, this rather makes it painfully easy, even inevitable, to miss the point. Sure we love the Beatles’ song... Lees meer

It can’t be easy sharing a band with Stephen Malkmus. The revered answer to Generation X’s college-slacker shaped hole, Malkmus’ presence only ever allowed minimal songwriting opportunity for... Lees meer

The Yellow Wallpaper was a short story penned by feminist writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman and first published in 1892. Written in the first person, the feminist classic charts the descent of the pu... Lees meer

Categorically refuting the seemingly widely held but clearly misguided view that the only credible punk comes from either London or New York, African Elephants by San Francisco’s Dead To Me is a ... Lees meer

Daniel Johnston is certainly an enigma. Intermittently sublime and ridiculous in his musical output; loved by bands with some serious credibility and clout (Beck, Sonic Youth, Kurt Cobain) yet bare... Lees meer