What more needs to be said about Blondie? The seminal New York new wavers set the bar for every female-fronted rock ‘n’ roll band that followed, releasing some of the finest pop singles in the process. From the punky bubblegum of “Denis” to the pop-reggae of “The Tide Is High”; to the glitterball bounce of [...]
Everyone who was a student in the early noughties (myself included) probably has a soft spot for 2ManyDJs, their eclectic mash-ups sound-tracking countless halls of residence booze-ups, PES tournaments and blunt-rolling sessions. After all, the disc-spinning alter-egos of the mighty Soulwax almost single-handedly reinvented the art of the disc jockey in the wake of the [...]
They’ve been on the cusp of a major breakthrough for years but, finally, Leicestershire-based three-piece The Wave Pictures look destined to burst into the mainstream. Following the applause that accompanied the bucolic Smiths-meets-Ray Davies acoustica of their second full-length If You Leave It Alone, the band return with a glorious rush of neo-indie on the [...]
2010 is already shaping up to be one hell of a year for North East music. With debut albums from Detroit Social Club, Beth Jeans Houghton and Little Comets set to land in the coming months, it looks like Tyneside’s burgeoning independent scene will finally gain the nationwide recognition it deserves. Here are ten acts [...]
