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Rapper's delights ensure the beat goes on →  December 8, 2009

It was a phenomenon meant to take over the world, kill the guitar and destroy the English language. Even as an endangered guitar player with zero grasp of street talk, I couldn’t help but think hip-hop was a great thing, a genuine revolution led by, but not limited to, music.

→  December 7, 2009

Frightened Rabbit was once a solitary sweater-wearing student from Selkirk: Scott Hutchison frequented small stages with few songs and fewer followers. Growing into a fully-fledged band with a backlog of beautiful yet indescribable tunes, the Rabbits have found themselves caught in the spotlight and are now topping end-of-year ‘best of’ lists and selling out huge venues.

→  December 3, 2009

The Paddingtons bask in a glorious lack of routine, but like their good friend Peter Doherty – a serial no-show when it comes to interviews – their elusiveness only makes them more intriguing.

→  December 3, 2009

While it carries a motto expressing their devotion to new music, is Radio One really supporting the music in this country that actually matters?

→  December 1, 2009

This week's day late look at four of the newest singles.

→  December 1, 2009

“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible”. So said Frank Zappa, perhaps one of our most progressive and deviational musicians. On the whole I like Frank’s approach to new things, particularly when it comes to music, yet recently the idea of progress caught me in a less charitable mood, coming as it did with a dose of Schadenfreude.

→  November 24, 2009

And still she waits; the perennial bride of our time. With extra buttons loosened and an ever shortening skirt, on show is a sordid foreplay that would normally raise a chorus of "get a room!".

→  November 23, 2009

This week's singles are mostly depressing, however there's an unlikely saviour in one of the Fratellis...

→  November 18, 2009

It was, for me, becoming one of life’s certainties; music has both the voice and the range to impress upon any moment. Whether it is in celebrating a sporting triumph, thanking your version of our maker or wooing a lover, a sonic backdrop that can raise the emotions is seemingly always available.

→  November 16, 2009

Jamie Smith takes a look over the recent efforts from Little Boots, Frightened Rabbit and Manchester Orchestra.



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