I downloaded Spotify years ago - being a computer geek I install hundreds of programs on my computer all the time, and like a ticking time bomb of coolness, I wait for it to explode. Now, it seems about the right time to kick start the program again and spread the word.
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Just over a year ago, I interviewed a then unknown band by the name of ‘White Lies’ at the Bodega Social Club. It then really wasn’t to my surprise that they turned out to be one of the best live bands I had ever seen.
Having then supported Glasvegas in December and Florence and the Machine, [...]

In Impact issue 179 (which can be found here) the writer interviews the Automatic and they stated that The Horrors “suck! This hype means nothing, as soon as their songs come out, people are going to realise how crap they are”.
I only bring this to your attention to show how wrong people can be; I [...]

If you are thinking that the name sounds very much like sex, then you’re right. Translated as ‘playful sex’, this New York based band draw on shoegaze influences courtesy of James Hanna, with Japanese singer Yuki alternating between speaking English and Japanese. The mixture is a pleasure to listen to and exhilarating and powerful. Having [...]

Impact interviews vocalist Dez Fafara from Devil Driver about the new album, the current tour and the attempt to break the largest circle pit at Download.

Following something of an organisational cock up it seemed my chance to interview Frightened Rabbit had passed. However, after some rather undignified sprinting through the lace market I managed to snare the band just as they were entering a swanky restaurant and was able to rearrange for after the gig. Brothers Scott (vocals) and Grant [...]

South Yorkshire’s most promising psychedelic shoegaze outfit are rising faster than boiling water and are so blisteringly loud and intense it feels like the fog of war is approaching. Having come off a great performance at Nottingham’s Hockley Hustle they are gearing up for their headlining tour and producing their first album. Next year could [...]

The Antlers hail from Brooklyn, New York. This is an American indie rock album with a soft, personal touch which makes it stand out from the crowd. The pain in the voice of singer and guitarist Peter Silberman is apparent and beautiful.  Echos of a haunting past progress through the song  ’Two’ and album with high emotions and a steady guitar [...]