Category: featured
Top 42 Songs From 2012
This is the 7th time we’ve wheeled out a top 42 for our end of year poll. That equates to almost 300 individual tunes which have done much more for us that yer average piece of recorded music. The rules […]
[Interview] The Last Names
We’re thankful to (husband and wife) Justin Rice and Darbie Nowatka from indie pop band the Last Names for offering up some time to us during what is a very busy year for them. Busy doing what I hear you […]
Top 10 Indie Tunes That Feature Handclaps
We’ve already given you the lowdown on the top indie songs that feature whistling so why not exercise our brains a little attempting to identify the best ones that include decent hand to hand action. As it turns out the […]
An Introduction To Shoegaze
It has been a couple of decades since shoegaze was at its imperial best but we can’t still shake this genre from our heads. Here is a short snapshot, containing 20 tracks, offering you a rush of blazing guitar noise […]
[Interview] Winter Villains
Apologies if we are beginning to sound a little tired in our never ending praise of Cardiff’s Winter Villains, but as you know we’re helpless when something this good attracts our attention. The band have appeared quite a few times […]
[Mixtape] Good Morning!
Let these bright and bubbly acts wipe the sleep from your eye. Featuring Adam & Darcie, The Velvet Underground, The Ruby Suns, The Innocence Mission, The Monkees, The Coral, Clinic, The Boo Radleys, Orbital, Belle & Sebastian, Oppenheimer, Hybrasil, Cosmic […]
[Mixtape] Clever Clever
With tracks displaying a higher level of intelligence from the bulging foreheads of A House, Mental Cube, Professor Penguin, Perfume Genius, Lower Dens, The Brilliant Trees, Head Like A Kite, Albert Hammond Jr., Add N to (X) and Furniture.
[Interview] Slow Magic
Did we solve the mystery of Slow Magic? Not exactly, but at least he/she can be seen in the flesh on Irish shores this month. Hugger: So who is the man/woman behind Slow Magic or are you really just an […]
Top 10 Indie Tunes That Feature Whistling
What is it about a song that features whistling that makes it all the more memorable? Probably best to ask Otis Redding or Monty Python for the definitive answer but it may be down to the fact that everyone can […]
Music Blogs – A Simple Guide
This is a quick look into the world of music blogging. It is in no way definitive but merely an attempt to shine a light on a relatively new phenomenon. What are Music Blogs? Cooped up in our online world […]
[Mixtape] The First Days of Summer
It seems like it has taken an eternity to arrive but this weekend we are beginning to the see the reappearance of that burning sphere that had up to this point eluded us. To celebrate here are a bunch of […]