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Ed Miliband is unstoppable. He might have started this election campaign as a man, but he’s ending it as a meme. Ever since he tentatively quivered “Hell yes” to Jeremy Paxman, Miliband’s slow march to cool ha […]

Hailing from Washington D.C, post-punk band Dot Dash do a great impression of the Britpop era in track ‘Rainclouds’, which is as energetic as it is infectious.Taken from their fourth studio album, Earthquakes & Ti […]

During the countdown to this year general election, one party has repeatedly stood out for its controversial policies and leader: charismatic lizard look-alike Nigel Farage. That party is UKIP. The UK Independence […]

“…As for Father, he doesn’t even remember my name. In his mind, I’m nothing. Less than nothing. A piece of garbage to be thrown out…”

If the name ‘Cinderella’ evokes thoughts of a poor girl mistreated by […]

The SNP is the largest political party in Scotland in terms of membership, with over 105,000 members, and they have had a majority in the Scottish parliament since 2010. This is a big deal as – let’s be honest – […]

I’m just going to say this up front: This is a strange book.

The story starts really well, with the introduction of the main protagonist who doesn’t actually have a name, and we only know as ‘K’. This isn’t […]

The most exciting thing about this general election is that the two-party system has essentially been made redundant. This has inevitably given rise to many minority parties who would usually find themselves on […]

Name: El Libero
Hometown: London via Dublin, Aberdeen and Bulgaria
Download: ‘Butterfly’
Described as “buoyant” and “infectious”, it’s an odd mix of characteristics that make up El Libero’s new track. ‘Come a Lit […]

As part of our ‘Why you should vote…” series for the last days of the general election campaign, Lydia explains why the Tories should attract your pen’s cross on the ballot paper.

How can we doubt that there […]

Every now and again an artist comes along who makes you resent your own lack of musical ability. That’s exactly the case when you listen to Olivia Frances’ single ‘Room With A View’. Her narrative is both charmin […]

People are expecting a lot more from their royals these days.

In a world where the role of women in cinema is shifting daily, one of the most important areas of representation is children’s films – as we all kn […]

The guitar solo. Whether it be to fill in some lyric-less space in a song, let the lead guitarist show off a bit, or to in fact melt our faces, it’s difficult to deny the brilliance many of them display. All eyes […]

I experienced an unwelcome epiphany recently. As it turns out, I irrationally despise those who’ve received a private education. But don’t worry; I won’t be storming the gates of Eton any time soon, because I kno […]

Title: Lamb To The Slaughter
Author: Roald Dahl

What I think so far: Despite this only being a short story, it’s definitely in contrast to what we would typically expect from a Roald Dahl novel. This one is c […]

It is clear to see how Arcade Fire and Kasabian have inspired Nothing But Thieves in their latest track ‘Itch’, released on March 18th. However, the heavy, driving force of Nothing But Thieves electronic sound has […]

Ahead of the release of The Avengers: Age of Ultron this month, we here at The Indiependent are celebrating by looking in depth at the most defining achievements of it’s spectacular ensemble cast.

Today, we’re […]

Showing endless potential with their track ‘Bullet To The Brain’, Glasgow’s impressive new two-piece VELVETBOMB are not shying away from releasing a single that can only master a prediction of inevitable success […]

Following the likes of Peace, Swim Deep, Jaws and Superfood, Pleasure House may be the next popular band to come out of Birmingham in the awkward-to-name-indie genre. The combination of strong basslines, light and […]

I’ve loved books since a very young age and I have always been pretty good at reading them. I now study the art of book reading and as a result of peaking academically at GCSE, I actually struggle to find the […]

On Thursday Ben Howard graced over 10,000 peoples’ ears when he and his band took to the stage at Alexandra Palace, in the first of three nights in the breathtaking venue. Needless to say Ben Howard is a well […]