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Irish brothers Hudson Taylor played their biggest ever headline show on the 12th, to over two thousand excited fans at a sold out Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Matt Marsh, one of our photographers, was able to get to […]

Not quite up to date on your film news? Not to worry! We here at The Indiependent have it covered.  In this edition of ‘In Case You Missed It’, we’ll be covering BAFTA winners, some of the latest film trailers to […]

‘Our Bovine Public’ epitomises the cliché ‘a blast from the past’: as angsty and pent up as The Cribs could ever be yet totally catchy, it makes you want to headbang and bop at the same time. One of the best songs […]

The Maine have finally returned from the darkness to give us a taste of their new album American Candy, set for release 31st March 2015. Their latest single ‘English Girls’ definitely lives up to our expectations […]

Out to change the world through art, Peace’s much awaited second album is the new manifesto for the modern teen. Singing the words that mere mortals struggle to articulate, the new kings of indie say a big ‘f-you’ […]

Being 18 years old in 2015’s Britain can be completely terrifying. Surrounded by a variety of politicians screaming different messages from all corners of the media, as well as the constant bombardment of […]

Born in 1926, American author Nelle Harper Lee is universally renowned for her prestigious and highly acclaimed novel To Kill a Mockingbird ,which was awarded the coveted Pulitzer Prize. Although this is the only […]

The Sherlocks – otherwise known merely as the Crook & Davidson brothers without their memorable moniker – have gone from strength to strength over the past year, especially since the release of their debut single […]

As human beings we have a natural need to feel loved. However, as we all know love can be a delicate thing to deal with. From harmless flirtation, hard-hitting crushes, to long-term relationships we’ve all had […]

After a short stint on tour which included two support dates with The Wombats, Reading band Sundara Karma returned home to host their second ‘Thirsty’ night at small local venue The Bowery District, curated by the […]

After the release of Ceremonials in 2011, the second studio album by Florence and The Machine, the indie rock band suddenly seemed to disappear beneath the musical radar. The album did not meet critically and […]

Viv Albertine is a mother, cancer survivor, punk queen, guitarist and now author. Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys (the title originating from her mother’s saying about her main in […]

Before 2011, all people generally thought when they heard the name Matthew McConaughey was: “ooh he’s the rom-com guy” or “he’s the hot guy Failure to Launch, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past etc”. Since 2011 however, […]

Just when you thought The Walking Dead couldn’t get any more emotionally draining, What Happened and What’s Going On comes back to bite you on the bum – and boy does it hurt.

The Walking Dead is a stand alone […]

Manchester trio Man Made return with their first release of the year: ‘Carsick Cars’ – a brightly melodic track that oozes the classic, choppy indie-rock twang that many bands today appear to have cast aside in […]

Title: Naked Lunch

Author: William S. Burroughs

What I think so far: Despite having no shame in professing my love for Beat Generation literature, I was ambivalent when I began reading this. Burroughs’ prose […]

News just in: Time travel is possible – The Sun still exists in the 1970s.

The Change.org petition that began the infamous #NoMorePage3 campaign was set up in August 2012, and on January 21st of this year the […]

Title: Pretty in Pink

Starring: Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Jon Cryer, James Spader and Annie Potts

Synopsis: The movies of John Hughes often adhere to a certain formula – a kind of trademark concoction […]

Actually taken from their 2014 album Don’t Say That, Superfood’s new single‘You can Believe’ sounds like it belongs somewhere amidst the vinyl of Blur and other Britpop treasures from the 90s. Superfood are a band […]

Hannah Woollaston, caught up with Palma Violets prior to a small show they put on at the Lincoln Imp on 30th January as part of Independent Venue Week. Read her interview here.