Interviews
Interview (2007)
Post rockers Mogwai are currently working on their sixth album which will be released next year. Sarah Johnson speaks to the group's leader Stuart Braithwaite about it and the group's strong Glaswegian roots
Live
Someset House, London, 12/7/2007
In a gig at London's Somerset House, Dan Cressey watches Scots post-rockers Mogwai play a soaring and relentlessly powerful set
Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall
Uh oh. Looks like someone fed them after midnight.
Mogwai may have enjoyed a period of relative calm on their 'Rock Action' LP, but judging by tonight’s performance that was only the eye of the hurricane. In a set that’s parenthesised by a demon-cleani
London Shepherd's Bush Empire, 19th April
After partying on a remote Scottish isle, Mogwai's arrival in London looked set to prove to a packed audience that they remain one of the few truly awe-inspiring, noisy and original live acts still around.
Reviews
Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will (2011)
Provocative seventh album from post rockers Mogwai, which finds them reinventing themselves with spectacular results
Batcat (2008)
Fantastic new EP and first release from Mogwai's forthcoming new album, which includes a guest appareance from former 13rth Floor Elevators' frontman, Roky Erickson
Zidane : A 21st Century Soundtrack (2006)
Haunting post rock from Mogwai, a soundtrack to an experimental art house film
Travel Is Dangerous (2006)
Latest single to be taken from Mogwai's fifth album 'Mr Beast' which also includes four previously unreleased tracks
Rock Action (2001)
Yeah sure, 'Rock Action' indeed. No blasting opener, however. Mogwai's always into doing the unexpected. 'Rock Action' is on the surface their least confrontial album yet.
Opening with a chill ou
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Interviews
Bardo Pond
Interview
Since 1989 Philadelphia space rock act Bardo Pond have recorded countless albums and toured alongside the likes of Mogwai,Dinosaur Jr and Acid Mothers Temple. Guitarist Michael Gibbons chats to Dominic Simpson about the band's latest album 'Ticket Crystals' and the band's unique methods of recording
Envy
Interview
Japanese hardcore outfit Envy released their latest album 'Insomniac Doze' on Mogwai's Rock Action label. Vocalist Tetsuya Fukagawa talks to Andy Vincent about his group's longevity and why, after nearly 15 years together, their priorities haven't changed
Live
F**k Buttons
Hammersmith Apollo, London, 24/10/2008
At the Hammersmith Apollo in London Chris O' Toole finds promising Bristol duo avant garde F*ck Buttons, on a support date to Mogwai, used to playing smaller venues, struggling to translate their sound to a bigger audience
Sonar Festival
Solar, Spain, 15/6/2007...17/6/2007
The Sonar Festival is an annual festia festival of arts, involving visual arts, installations and even a magic show. Anthony Dhanendran ejoys such musical highlights as Altern 8, the Beastie Bots, Skream, Devo and Mogwai
All Tomorrow's Parties
Camber Sands, 25/2/2005...27/2/2005
The latest All Tomorrow's Parties Festival was headlined by seminal post rockers Slint playing their first gig in over a decade. Ben Howarth watches them play a delightful show, and also enjoys sets from the Melvins, Mum and Mogwai
Mogwai
Barrowlands, Glasgow, 19/10/2003
Mogwai's complex form of Maths rock has as many detractors as it does fans. Peter Liddle at the Glasgow Barrowlands finds them continuing to "deliver a sound unlike any other band" and argues that that it is this why they are so important
Arab Strap
London Shepherd's Bush Empire
After Mogwai's appearance last month it was the other half of the famed Scottish Army who took the Shepherds Bush Empire by storm tonight. Arab Strap approach Mogwai's live intensity at times, combining a more laidback sound with Aidan's entertaining stor