Arts & Entertainment

As tunes go, this is, all told, uber-catchy Status Quo on crack, but as rock'n' roll shows go, this is nothing less than sweet perfection Read more »

With pop music affixing itself to every sub-genre in sight, Animal Collective seemed a safe haven from its omnipresent grasp. But after the release of new LP Strawberry Jam, Billy Hamilton chats to frontman Dave Portner to uncover whether AC have finally succumbed to the mainstream's clutches Read more »

To propel one of 2007's most fiercely political albums into the upper echelons of the global charts is no mean feat. To do so some 15 years into your career, in a fickle climate in which many of your peers have been written off with the shelf life of a Ginsters pasty, is another phenomenon entirely. Never one to shy away from a battle, Tori Amos tells Dave Kerr why motherhood spurred her American Doll Posse into action Read more »

It's Tuesday night for God's sake! What the fuck are yis all doing here? Graham humbly asks of the crowd, blissfully unaware his band are about to take over the world Read more »

Their back catalogue now includes everything from four-to-the-floor techno to rump shaking house tinged hip-hop Read more »