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Winners of BBC’s Sound of 2015 award, Years & Years have been making some serious waves in the music world so far this year. However, it could be the release of their debut album on the first New Music Friday that […]

Calling all fans of Walk the Moon, The Killers, Neon Trees, and 1980s Van Halen, your new band obsession has arrived. Smallpools is a four-person, American-based band who formed only two years ago back in 2013, […]

I think we often use films to try and define ourselves, be it through identifying with the protagonists, analysing the key themes or attempting to replicate the plot in our own lives, films have a formative […]

There is an idyllic, Lennon and McCartney-style union when it comes to literature and the summertime. Enjoying a lovely summer’s day requires a few necessities, among which is a decent book to make the sun-kissed […]

For a while I felt pretty despondent about the music scene (or what I felt was dire lack of) in my hometown Reading. Despite hosting some music festival or other on August bank holiday every year, it frustrated me […]

If you’re looking for a feel-good pop-rock jam to increase your excitement for upcoming festivals this summer, Simple Plan’s new single ‘Saturday’ may be something worth taking the time to listen to. The track’s […]

We’re used to seeing a darker more twisted side to Welsh actor Iwan Rheon with his portrayal of the villainous Ramsay Bolton on Game of Thrones. What you probably didn’t know is he’s a big old softie at heart, and […]

We were told it would be a “big” budget, but it wasn’t.

Unless you’re counting big savings, big public sector cuts, and a big hole in the finances of millions of families dependent on state assistance to live […]

Despite the 2015 Parliament being dubbed “the most representative yet”, it still remains disproportionately pale, male and representatively frail. With the Conservative Party manifesto stating that “equal […]

Name: LANY

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee/L.A. based

Listen To: ‘youarefire’

L.A. based trio LANY released their first collection of songs in June. Their debut EP, titled ‘i loved you’ commemorates love […]

It’s official: after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling on the 26th June, gay marriage has now been legalised in all 50 American states. In the words of Chief Justice Roberts who voted in favour of the ruling: “if you are […]

Tramlines is Sheffield’s very own inner city music festival which is taking place between the 24th-26th July. The Indiependent has selected 5 must-see acts from the lineup – and if you like what you hear you can […]

Come On Eileen //  Dexys Midnight Runners

Without a doubt the best four-and-a-half-minutes of a song in the entire world. And galaxy. And universe. Of all time.

From the unorthodox folky fiddle intro, to the […]

A slight jump back in time brings us face-to-face once again with Dr Frederick Chilton, and it appears he’s not the only one thirsty for revenge. Aperitivo unites those left beaten and battered by Hannibal […]

By the looks of things, it’s been a busy year for Latvian indie-pop band Carnival Youth: a debut album, airplay from Steve Lamacq, The Guardian, XFM, Artrocker… If they seem vaguely familiar, it’s because they […]