Interviews

If you were down with your American hip hop back in, say, 2003, you may have distant, hazy memories of a Californian rap duo who came bursting onto the scene, touted by some as the next big rap import from the West Coast. They were called Silibil 'n' Brains, a cheeky, outspoken hip hop outfit from Hemet, California. They had a record deal with Sony and Jonathan Shalit, a.k.a. The Man Who Discovered Charlotte Church for a manager. They were living the high life – private parties, all access passes, award ceremonies, cash, girls... Read more »

Having spent much of the last eight years moonlighting with various bands - most notably recording a clutch of demos with half of The Smiths in his basement ... Read more »

Nobody really knew what punk was in the late 70s. Thirty years later, it's still up in the air. Jorge Marticorena speaks to former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, original Buzzcocks frontman Howard Devoto, Times New Viking members Adam Elliott and Beth Murphy, and guitarist Randy Randall from No Age to try to sift through all their musings. Read more »

In these financially dubious days where loyalty is worth less than the flagging Pound, Meursault's devotion to Edinburgh is admirable. Billy Hamilton catches up with frontman Neil Pennycook to uncover just what it is that keeps his band under the watch of Auld Reekie Read more »

DeSalvo elicit as much fear as they do admiration from those privy to their catharsis Read more »

Next Monday (3 Nov, 2008), hip-hop legend Q-Tip (known in some circles as Kamaal the Abstract, but his mum shouts Jonathan Davis out the back door at tea tim... Read more »