Listen Before You Buy

A top tip for anyone who wants me to pay attention to their music: name-drop Chemikal Underground. I mean, don’t just lie and claim you’re signed to them, or anything; but if there is a connection, it’s definitely worth flagging up. Will Hanson did. And lo, I find myself writing about him. Following the break-up of [...]

Until recently I could count the number of modern Italian bands I knew on one finger – that would be Lacuna Coil, which is to say I didn’t need any fingers whatsoever to tally up the number of Italian bands I liked. So I wasn’t sure what to expect when Amycanbe arrived in the inbox. [...]

As part of the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival in 2010, a gaggle of notable Scottish musicians all got together to write and record a compilation album themed around mental health issues. Among those involved were members from Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Idlewild, The Delgados, and more, and whilst you’ve been able to [...]