Flaming Stars
UK garage punk band the Flaming Stars have two of their old John Peel sessions out on vinyl for the first time. Frontman Max Décharné talks about the importance of John Peel for the band, its high output career, and the impact of early MP3s on small bands and labels.
Party Day
Dave Goodwin speaks to Mick Baker and Carl Firth from 80’s indie/goth band Party Day about their history and new compilation, ‘Sorted!’
Scenius
Dave Goodwin speaks to UK/French electronic duo Scenius about their 80's-influenced debut album, 'Enough Fears'.
Blancmange
Dave Goodwin speaks to Neil Arthur from seminal electronic group Blancmange about their 80's-influenced new and twelfth album, 'Mindset'.
British IBM
Dave Goodwin speaks to Aidy Killens, the frontman with indie guitar rock trio and games enthusiasts The British IBM, about their third album, 'Play the Game'.
14 Iced Bears
Dave Goodwin reflects on two John Peel Sessions from indie band 14 Iced Bears which have been released on vinyl by Precious Recordings of London.
Pocket Gods
Dave Goodwin finds 'Weird: The Life and Times of a Pocket God' to be an indie-rock documentary which has a lot going on below the surface as it reflects on front man Mark Lee's battle with depression.
Affection Place
Dave Goodwin watches French electro band Affection PLace with guest Magazine's Dave Formula on keyboards play a polished seet to promote their forty-years-in-the-making debut album.
Affection Place
Dave Goodwin watches French electro band Affection PLace with guest Magazine's Dave Formula on keyboards play a polished seet to promote their forty-years-in-the-making debut album.
Saloon
In our Re:View section, in which we look back on recordings from the past, Dave Goodwin examines two John Peel Sessions from early 2000's indiepop band Saloon which have just been released by the always reliable Precious Recordings of London on 12" vinyl.
Maarten Schiethart
In Vinyl Stories Dave Goodwin Talks to our Dutch writer Maarten Sciethart about buying vinyl online and in his native Nijmegen,
Vinyl Stories
In his regular Vinyl Stories column Dave Goodwin talks to three of our writers about their favourite vinyl purchases of 2024,
Future Islands
Dave Goodwin photographs Future Islands at a show at Rock City in Nottingham
British IBM
Melancholic but melodic fifth album from Cambridge-based indie/electronic rock trio The British IBM
Sofia Hardig
Remarkable ninth album from Swedish experimental musician Sofia Hardig