News
Seven Artists to See in Paris, France, September 20-21
Sep 13, 2019
By Aleksandra Szkudłapska
For the third time in a row, Paris, the love capital of the world, will turn into the capital of indie-pop. On September 20-21, the Paris Popfest will take over the Hasard Ludique, a hip bar and music venue in a revamped train station, for a celebration of jangly guitars, DIY pop songs, vocal harmonies, and quirky electronica More
Interviews
Members of Belle and Sebastian, Franz Ferdinand, Django Django, Frightened Rabbit, Ladytron, The Pastels, The Twilight Sad, The Vaselines, and Others on if They Are Voting Yes or No
Sep 18, 2014
By Mark Redfern
Today is a historic day in Scotland as it is the day the nation votes on the Scottish Independence Referendum. The people of Scotland get to vote on whether or not to secede from the United Kingdom and have Scotland become its own country. Here various Scottish musicians weigh in on the subject. More
"I may be one of the few people you'll hear of in a band saying this, but I'll be voting no [on Scottish Independence]." - Manda Rin
Sep 04, 2014
By Mark Redfern
For this Scotland Week interview we talk to Bis. The Glasgow-based band formed in 1994 when members Amanda MacKinnon (aka Manda Rin) and John Clark (aka John Disco) were still in secondary school (aka high school) and bandmate Steven Clark (aka Sci-fi Steven) had just graduated. Their songs and videos made fun of the music industry and John Hughes movies, among other things.
Reviews
May 20, 2014
By Billy Hamilton
When is a Bis album not really a Bis album? When it’s actually a Data Panik album. The Glasgow trio’s fourth LP since unleashing their maniacal indie-electro-pop on the world in the mid ‘90s, data Panik etcetera is a re-styling of material made during a lengthy career pitstop (during which they briefly went under the name Data Panik). More
