It’s been such a strange year and in the spirit of togetherness and community, we’re going to be counting down to Christmas by sharing a selection of our – and our friends’ – favourite festive songs. Today, we’ve chosen ‘I Wish It Was Christmas Today’ by Julian Casablancas. Starting life as an SNL skit, ‘I…
As we’ve now reached 1,000 posts* (as our friends at For the Rabbits said when they reached this landmark, that’s a lot of words to basically say ‘I like this song/band/album etc’) we thought we’d look back over the Glastonbury Festivals we’ve attended and choose a set that lit up Worthy Farm from each year.…
Following an incredible live appearance at Bernie Sanders’ University of New Hampshire rally (you’ve seen the photo of Julian Casablancas next to a cop, right?), The Strokes have shared the video for new single ‘At the Door’ – the New York band’s first new material in seven years. The five-piece have also announced details of…
The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has shared the video for his recent single ‘Fast Times’ ahead of various festival performances this summer. One of the highlights of fifth solo album ‘Francis Trouble’, the song is a refreshing blast of guitar-driven indie pop with nostalgic and playful lyrics about school being out, getting high and…
One of our favourite new bands at Reading Festival last year, Skaters’ brand of post-punk brought back memories of the refreshing wave of US bands that came about in the early 2000s while also offering a nod to the UK and the likes of The Jam, The Clash and the Buzzcocks. They also confused the…
The Strokes made a surprise comeback tonight with the release of free download ‘One Way Trigger’. Although there’d been rumours that they’d release new material in 2013, we’re not sure anyone quite expected something so quick. The track retains the trademark Strokes sound, but also has a playful keyboard-led vibe that brings to mind the…
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