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The Cribs – Selling a Vibe
Unlike fellow mid-2000s Yorkshire indie rockers Arctic Monkeys, The Cribs never quite went stratospheric. That’s not down to…
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The Temper Trap at the Forum
For those of us in the UK, Aussie indie rockers The Temper Trap are kind of a fleeting…
By Mark Worgan
Album
Richard Ashcroft – Lovin’ You
Depending on your views, Richard Ashcroft is either Britpop’s idiosyncratic genius or an overrated memory of the reasons…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
Hot Chip at Troxy
It’s fair to say that for two decades, Hot Chip have quietly been one of Britain’s best bands…
By Mark Worgan
Album
Big Noble – It’s Later Than You Think
It’s ten years since Interpol guitarist Daniel Kessler and sound designer Joseph Fraioli last made a record as…
By Mark Worgan
Album
Wet Leg – Moisturizer
Wet Leg, with their quirkier-than-thou name and lyrics, became post-pandemic indie darlings. They were the band it was…
By Mark Worgan
Movie
F1 the Movie
Formula One is enjoying something of a renaissance, with Netflix’s Drive to Survive selling the sport to a…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
Meltdown Festival: The Streets at Royal Festival Hall
If you wanted to see Mike Skinner and The Streets in their natural habitat, it’s fair to say…
By Mark Worgan
Live music
Supergrass at Roundhouse
If Blur and Oasis were Britpop’s warring siblings, Supergrass were their cheeky younger brother. Their 1995 debut I…
By Mark Worgan
Movie
The Marching Band
Almost 30 years ago, Brassed Off won the hearts of audiences with its tale of a declining Yorkshire mining town’s…
By Mark Worgan