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The economy is an electoral deal-breaker. The ability of the government to maintain or manage the economy is seen as a key indicator of its success. Indeed, research would suggest that economic competence is one […]

Before her gig in Brighton on Tuesday, we managed to grab a chat with Lucy Rose backstage at Concorde. The singer-songwriter from Warwickshire has risen up through the music industry after moving to London aged […]

Elephant Memoirs are a three piece band from Newcastle with an incredibly unique sound. They could easily be compared to a mix of Biffy Clyro and Queens of the Stone Age due to their original […]

The four from Swansea have been growing a strong fanbase since 2009 with their experimental alternative pop. With their debut album set to drop sometime in the near future, The Effect are starting the the year […]

Pop albums are famous for their opening tracks, they set the tone and overall feel of an album. For instance, Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream opens with the title track, a track full of summer vibes which sets the tone […]

All Time Low sent anticipation sparkling with the announcement of a massive show at London’s SSE Arena on Friday 20th March, where they planned to film a new DVD since the release of Straight To DVD in 2010. Five […]

Last Tuesday, Lucy Rose brought her 18 date UK tour to Brighton and made the big claim that it was her favourite and biggest show yet.  The show was opened by The Half Earth, who consisted of Connor, his guitar […]

Although probably best known by those of you who were around for the first burst of grunge in the 1990’s, Placebo proved a hit even twenty years on last night in Birmingham.

The O2 Arena was filled with a crowd […]

This episode of Sonic Highways is extremely close to my heart, as it is to the rest of Foo Fighters. The band traveled to the city in which they were conceived, Seattle. They headed to Robert Lang Studios to […]

With what many have described as a slow build up to the final episodes of the season, we’ve been waiting with baited breath for a swift punch to the gut – and boy does Spend deliver. Chilling discoveries at […]

Another week, another brave Indiependent contributor steps up to the task of condensing their musical education into five songs. Today that duty falls to Catherine Walters, who has annoyingly good music taste, […]

It is a song that is reminiscent of the 90s. The Prodigy’s ‘Firestarter’, released in 1996, was filled with just the right amount of catchy and controversial lyrics, so that just by listening to the song you felt […]

London based up coming band Rocheii took to the stage at the prestigious Camden Barfly on the 17th of March. Our photographer Matt Marsh was able to attend the show and took the shots below. The band played a very […]

After almost a year-long wait, Al Bairre – South Africa’s young up-and-coming indie sensation – have released a brand new, highly anticipated single: ‘Bungalow’. It took them a while to get to the studio on this […]

It’s rare to feel like you’ve gone ten rounds with Tyson after listening to a track. What’s even rarer is to actually enjoy such an experience.  However, Canadian noise punk trio Metz have a distinct knack of […]

Pond are a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia. Although they only formed in 2008, Pond have had multiple changes in their line up as they originally wanted the band to be a collaborative project, […]

Nestled between the popular, amateurish tones of Pablo Honey’s ‘Creep’ and the flawless infamy of 1997’s smash-hit OK Computer, it can certainly be argued that Radiohead’s modest sophomore effort is often […]

Hannah Woollaston snapped these pics of Tim Burgess and his merry men: indie rockers, The Charlatans.

Consisting of Tom Ogden (Voice/Guitar), Charlie Salt (Bass/BVs), Josh Dewhurst (Lead Guitar/Auxiliary Percussion), Joe Donovan (Drums) and Myles Kellock (Keyboards/BVs), there’s definitely a lot of work behind […]

Last leg of their current UK Tour and largest headline show to date, To Kill A King’s (TKAK) performance did not disappoint. Having recently received lots of support from BBC R1, especially from Huw Stevens who […]