Preview: Brainwash Festival III
October 14, 2008 by Kane Fulton · Leave a Comment
The third installment of the oh-so-indie Brainwash Festival is almost upon us. The quaint three-day event has been a resounding success the past two years, putting on bands such as Youthmovies, O Fracas, Eugene McGuinness and Napoleon IIIrd.
Interview: Will Young
October 7, 2008 by Cat Millar · 1 Comment
There’s ever the stigma surrounding ‘manufactured’ artists with mainstream success: most of your hardcore indie kids would sell their souls to Johnny Borrel before they’d be seen dead in Woolworths clutching a chart CD. Read more
DVD Review: Wall-E
October 1, 2008 by Paul Connor · 2 Comments
The latest Disney instalment is a strange one indeed. Read more
Do Believe The Hype #1 - Coldplay
September 26, 2008 by Kane Fulton · Leave a Comment
Whilst us here at AS strive to push the names of new bands and get unrecognized talent brought to the fore, once in a while, it’s nice to sit back and observe some of the bands who have truly ‘made it’; bands who have proven their musical longevity and retained, or increased their popularity. Read more
End of The Road Festival 2008
September 19, 2008 by Richard James · 1 Comment
Set in the gardens of a stately home in North Dorset, End of The Road is a festival like no other.
Pineapple Express
September 15, 2008 by Ali Valley · Leave a Comment
Pineapple Express; One for the boys? Not likely.
Introducing.. Carl Weathers
September 14, 2008 by Carl Weathers · 1 Comment
Acting legend Carl Weathers drops by to offer some invaluable advice.
This Town Needs Guns: Interview
September 7, 2008 by Richard James · 2 Comments
Slaving away (in one form or another) since 2004 creating such emo-pop genius as 26 is Dancier Than 4 and If I Sit Still… This Town Needs Guns have gone through various line-up changes before starting studio work on an album of entirely new songs with animal-themed titles in April.
Interview: Loqui
September 2, 2008 by Kane Fulton · Leave a Comment
A band of theives? Leeds based fun-time rockers Loqui just may well be. Not content with hosting auditions, the ‘borrowed’ members from other bands, and conveniently ‘forgot’ to give them back. But why not? Here is a band that know what they want - and that’s a good thing, right? They recently played triumphant, if slightly sticky-throated sets at the Leeds and Reading festivals. Confused? Read on..
Festival Review: Leeds Festival 2008
August 29, 2008 by Video Bot · 4 Comments
This year’s Leeds Festival boasted a vast range of acts ranging from stand-up comedy to intense heavy metal. Read more
