Band
Swindie Neverland
Sarah and her little brother Jake were over 30 years old when they decided to leave London and sunny San Francisco to move to Stockholm and start a band. Contrary to all reason, this bold arrangement proved successful.
Dicksplosion!
In 1983, three boys from Lindsfield, New Jersey, named Anthony Bazzo, Joey Roach, and Chris "Lil'Chris" Thames formed the postpunk band Fuck Me in My Condo. Their path to success included huge crests and valleys, but thankfully they all lived to tell...
Synthesisers In The Rain
Every so often, Scandinavia produces a group who seem to exist in a world of their own, but whose music welcomes you in like an old friend. Röyksopp had that quality, so too, rather more sadistically, do The Knife.
Sonic Titans From Beyond
Between them, the four members of Shrinebuilder have served in Sleep, OM, Neurosis, the Melvins, the Obsessed, Spirit Caravan, and the Hidden Hand. Oh, and Saint Vitus. If you're not familiar with these names then you could be reading the wrong...
Charles Maggio From Rorschach
We thought it might be interesting to talk to Charles Maggio, head yeller of seminal hardcore punks Rorschach, since, you know, their brutal melding of hardcore and metal pretty much altered the trajectory of punk music in America and all that jazz.
My Big Sister, Who Sang For A Hardcore Band...
New Jersey-based hardcore band Fast Times was around during the mid-90s and my sister Alison was the singer.
Brothel News
Prostitution in the Czech Republic is something of a grey area when it comes to things like "laws" and "regulations."
The Greatest Drug Of All
The Big Pink are two friends called Milo and Robbie who make noisy shoegazey music with an ever-revolving band of musicians.
Get To The Point
A while ago we started doing monthly issue launch parties at the Old Blue Last. The whole concept should have been pretty elementary: have a party, a bunch of people drink and the bands covered in the magazine that month come down and play.
Tutti Frutti Loops
Heartsrevolution were born when a cute girl from LA called Lo decided to turn up at shows and parties in a cute 1960s ice cream truck and sell cute stuff out of the back of it.
Hunting High And Low
They Came From The Stars I Saw Them have been around for nine years and have never strictly found fame, which isn't the most promising sell for a band. Weirdly, the London group have managed to retain this odd name-drop status within certain indie...