August 2008 Archives

Getintothis captures the Creamfields sights

Too much booze, too much drugs, too much fake tan and way too much fun. Candice Legwarmer reports from Saturday's dizzying excess at Creamfields 2008.

Apeing the golden age of early hip-hop but retaining the vitality of now, Alistair Houghton cherishes a duo very much living up to their name.

Mile and Alex aka The Last Shadow Puppets will head up Liverpool's eagerly-awaited Electric Proms in October.

Too hot, too much Moz and too many DJs. But it wasn't all bad at Benicassim, as Matt Eland reveals.

Baudelaire on steroids takes our singles crown for the week, but it's the simplicity of an old Warren Zevon track which conquers all, muses Steve Harrison...

If you hadn't noticed, computers have taken over the world.

Ah, the good ol' music fanzine. Years ago a brief trip to Probe, Hairys and Quiggins would provide you with a plethora of new wave literature eager to rant down your lughole. These days diddly squat. Blame blogs, like this one...

Luke Traynor melts into the Malvern countryside as Leonard Cohen and friends provide at blissed out treat.