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Quite literally exploding onto the scene on both sides of the pond in the 1970s, the genre of punk is embodied by more than just its music. The in-your-face, middle-finger-to-authority attitude is much of what […]

Glaswegian 3 piece Baby Strange may share their name with a T. Rex song but don’t let that fool you; they have enough bite to rip your head clean off and new single ‘VVV’ is the perfect example of this. Taking […]

London-based up and coming solo artist eG gives the listener a powerful ballad in the shape of her debut single, ‘This Is My Life’. At first glance it comes off with a sense of a ‘Wrecking Ball’ vibe, the slow […]

At first glance, The Lincoln IMP seems a rather odd place to hold a gig. Yet after spending some time there you soon realise that music is rooted deep within the venue, with bands such as The Struts, Enter […]

Monday the 16th of February saw Carl Barât & the Jackals crammed onto an insufficiently sized stage in the draughty attic of Oxford Street’s HMV store, as they looked to promote their brand new record, Let It […]

Björk, full name, Björk Guðmundsdóttir , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, actress and multi-instrumentalist. Her new album released last month Vulnicura consolidates three decades in the music […]

10 years ago, YouTube was founded. Over here on The Indiependent we are celebrating its 10th anniversary by taking a look back at the most viewed music videos on the site, although a quick warning, they are also […]

The dawn of a new Palma Violets album is finally upon us and Zane Lowe has just premiered the eagerly anticipated lead single: ‘Danger In The Club’, on Radio 1.

The track does seem considerably more thought out […]

Name: The Cheap Thrills
Hometown: Liverpool
Download: Oparadise and Justice

Lewis Pike, Terry Eaves, Fitzy and Anton Eager are The Cheap Thrills. The self-proclaimed ‘psych pop rock quartet’ from Liverpool […]

In what may be the most depressing episode of The Walking Dead yet, we see the group facing the reality of life without Beth and Tyreese. Despite the group being united in their mourning, Them places the spotlight […]

The nice thing about concerts in the park is the fact that it is a comfortable setting. You are able to make yourself at home on the grass, lay out your picnic and enjoy the artist.

Not me.

The moment […]

Title: Blood, Sweat & Tea

Author: Brian Kellett

What I think so far: While not a traditional book in terms of structure, this collection of blog posts and correspondence by Kellett (using the pseudonym of […]

Synopsis: Much like us contributors, Rebecca Bloomwood is an avid journalist but is yet to have found her big break within the industry so is forced to grudgingly write articles for a gardening magazine. She […]

The precious 6 months before a highly anticipated album has music fans in a frenzy. Searching far and wide for any hints of what might feature on your favourite band’s newest LP is one of the things that us music […]

It’s felt like a long time coming for Alex Winston, but the indie pop artist seems to have finally found her feet since the release of her debut album King Con three years ago. Made famous for her 2011 hit ‘Velvet […]

A retroist trio from Budapest, Bankrupt serve up a sound that fuses together a number of influences from the past 40 years of popular music. And in one of their latest tracks, ‘Disco Apocalypse’, it’s the turn of […]

After the success of ‘Greek Tragedy’, the Wombats have dropped the second single from their tertiary album Glitterbug titled ‘Emoticons’.
Emoticon: a representation of a facial expression such as a smile or […]

‘Hold Back the River’ is the second single from James Bay’s debut album Chaos And The Calm which is set to be released on the 23rd March.

With British music being an amazing place due to the flock of male […]

Through the years and the subsequent seasons, we’ve seen many sides to April Ludgate-Dwyer. She started off as the young girl desperate to be different but still loved, and now she’s evolved into a (slightly more) […]

Sick to death of all this Valentines business? Can’t even bare to think about ‘lovey dovey’ rom-coms right now? Well, lucky for you, we here at The Indiependent have compiled a list of films – from classic […]