Arts & Entertainment

Astonishingly rigorous and sublime, experimental but also gently moving. Read more »

Jason Friedman is, to all intents and purposes, The Boggs. He writes the songs, he designs the artwork and he oversees the recruitment of whomever the hell he wants to work with on any given day. With the stonking post-punk of Friedman's latest release Forts still ringing joyously in his ears, Finbarr Bermingham expected an impious Stalinist control freak on the other end of the ether when he caught up with the multi-talented Brooklyn based musician recently. Friedman's gracious, informed response suggested such misgivings were slightly off the mark, but we were by no means disappointed… Read more »

Two marvellous and contrasting works, imaginative direction and enthusiastic performances. Read more »

They have crafted the eternal indie-disco classic Cannonball, but a much stronger body of work lies beneath such immediate delights. Read more »

A cowboy, an African American, a German and a Glaswegian walk into a bar... Read more »

Epic? Too right. Genius? In league with Hendrix, mate. So it's a major frustration that they also dabble in 'bloody tedious' Read more »

Alec Empire, prolific producer and DJ that he is, remains best known as a founding member of Berlin-based digital hardcore group Atari Teenage Riot. Paul Mitchell speaks to a man hellbent on avoiding the past Read more »

Violinist, whistler, songwriter extraordinaire. Andrew Bird has got the Midas Touch. In the build up to his hotly anticipated Triptych performance later this month, Finbarr Bermingham caught up with a knackered Bird post-set, to try and drag a few words out of him...
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Well-travelled beatniks, white soulsters, thrash metal and Scouting For Girls. It could only be this month's singles round-up. Read more »