The Indiependent caught up with Pale Waves frontwoman Heather Baron-Gracie ahead of their Friday evening set at Tramlines festival. We discuss the band’s connection to the LGBTQ+ community in the wake of Pride Month, get Heather’s take on the Matty Healy/Taylor Swift relationship, as well as tease out details about new music following on from the release … Continue reading Interview: Pale Waves
After an opening slot from Thus Love, American three-piece Dehd took to the stage of Sheffield’s student union venue, The Foundry, ahead of Dry Cleaning’s headline show. Emily Kempf looks like a boho Janis Ian from Mean Girls, and perhaps that’s why when she referred to Sheffield as ‘Sheffy’ my mind immediately went to “stop trying to make Sheffy … Continue reading Live Review: Dehd + Dry Cleaning // The Foundry, Sheffield, 22.02.23
Opener ‘Still Snowing In Sapporo’ sets the scene: it’s 1993, the Manic Street Preachers are on tour in Japan — in a city famous for beer, skiing and the annual Sapporo Snow festival. “There are no holes in my recollections,” claims James Dean Bradfield’s vocal, which is draped over a woozy, electronic melody drenched in plenty of … Continue reading Album Review: The Ultra Vivid Lament // Manic Street Preachers
Taylor Swift’s new album folklore is about the invisible strings that that tie us together and the stories that make us who we are today. There are two things that the Covid-19 pandemic has given us this summer: lots more time inside to curl up with a book, and ample opportunity to reflect on the ghosts of girlfriends … Continue reading Album Review: folklore // Taylor Swift
The Ox Stu: What is Dreaming Squires promotions? Dreaming Squires was formed in a field in Winchester by two pretty drunk blokes who like music that doesn’t visit Oxford. It seemed like a good idea in the morning, so we went ahead with it. It’s a labour of dirty, sweaty love aimed at fostering … Continue reading Interview: Dreaming Squires Promotions
On Wednesday the queen presided over the State Opening of Parliament, an event which, as far as I can tell, is nothing more than a ceremonial waste of everyone’s time. For over 500 years, the State Opening of Parliament has reminded the country of Parliament's three constituent elements: the Sovereign; the House of Lords; and … Continue reading Royalty is a ceremonial waste of everyone’s time
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