Battles, having lost a key member, prove that they can not only survive but flourish in the face of adversity. Good on ‘em. Sam Briggs squeezes the following report from guitarist David Konopka. How are you on this fine day? Yeah, I’m cool. Just hanging around in the Warp office. Let’s talk about Battles,...
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While hanging out in the recesses of Sheffield city centre, ASBO a Go Go were accosted by the city’s newest psychedelic superband, Loveboat. With members hailing from Sheffield legends such as Baby Longlegs; Crystal Teet Heart; and Rumpus; Dave, Danny and Dan sculked through the graffiti and broken bottles to let us in on...
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As 65daysofstatic prepare to release their first film (re)score, James McVeigh tracks down their resident electronics supervisor, Paul Wolinski, to talk soundtracking, the kindness of fans, and the benefits of having a producer who gets it. For the past ten years these guys have —at various times— been labelled math-rock, post-rock, and electronic...
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By David Statter Illustrations by Sonia Whitehead The bass guitar has played a fairly pivotal role in popular music for decades, from the double bass in Elvis’ TCB band to the Gibson Thunderbird IV electric bass played by The Who’s John Entwhistle. Lately, however, Toast can’t be alone in noticing an increasing number of...
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Western-tinged rock licks? Holy shit, it’s The Clench. They spill all on what it means to be an urban cowboy. Words: Reese Beryx Pics: Paul Cantrell The legend of The Clench, according to rhythm guitarist James McVeigh runs a little like this: A long time ago, six ne’er do wells traded their souls for musical dexterity...
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Chart-bothering. MOBO award-winning. Formula 1 car-crashing. Ms. Dynamite has many and varied strings to her bow. Here, she fields a ragtag, disparate bunch of questions we somehow managed to wrangle into her inbox… Words: Reese Beryx It’s been ten years since you charted with ‘Booo!’ How do you feel that you have evolved, as an artist...
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There’s lawlessness, rioting, looting and burning on the streets of Britain , and there’s never been a better time to revisit the most violent chapter in Sheffield’s history – an era of rampaging gangs, illegal gambling rings and violent, bloody chaos on the streets of the Steel City. Words: Joe Field...
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