Interviews

The Aliens' John Maclean discusses abductions, superheroes and evil empires with Paul Mitchell Read more »

Former Detroit resident and now adopted New Zealander Matt Chicoine tells Colin Chapman why it's all about the soul and funk for him Read more »

On the eve of the release of Mogwai’s sixth album, Barry Burns tells Darren Carle about finally delivering on their ‘instrumental’ tag, schmoozing with literary stars, and why Young Team is shite Read more »

From small beginnings, Anstruther-based label Fence Records has deservedly grown in stature over the last decade or so, and now boasts a dedicated fanbase and an impressive roster of artists whilst very much retaining its down-to-earth DIY ethos. Milo McLaughlin caught up with label lynchpins Johnny Lynch and Kenny Anderson, otherwise known as The Pictish Trail and King Creosote for a chinwag just before they played a blinding gig as part of the Retreat! mini-festival in Edinburgh last month Read more »

Mogwai's Barry Burns walks us through five of the bands who have helped influence and sculpt the Glasgow quintet into the aural beast we fear today. Read more »

Perfectly representing the organic mix of traditional and electronic instrumentation with quality songwriting and unselfconscious experimentation that characterises the output of the Fence Collective is Secret Soundz Vol.1, the first long-player from The Pictish Trail aka Johnny Lynch Read more »