Interviews

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 great that people like what we do, but we'd still be creating music regardless - Derek Bates Read more »

"We've all shared a double mattress, fuck, we must get on alright." - Al Marron Read more »

I think a label executive waving a cheque book would scare the hell out of me! - Gambler Read more »

I find it really fascinating, the research process that we go through. However, it needs to be to illustrate a point, to have a content that's deeper than just 'these things happened in history' - David Martin Read more »