Jamie Rowland


Interviews


Aimee Mann - Interview

Aimee Mann

Jamie Rowland talks to singer-songwriter Aimee Mann about her ninth solo album 'Mental Illness', her songwriting and the influence of film and comedy on her music


Hamilton Leithauser - Interview

Hamilton Leithauser

Jamie Rowland chats to ex-Walkmen front man Hamilton Leithauser about his debut solo album, 'Black Hours'


Kristin Hersh - Interview

Kristin Hersh

Jamie Rowland speaks to Kristin Hersh about Throwing Muses' first album in ten years 'Purgatory/Paradise' which has been packaged with a book, their UK tour, and her solo career


Golden Orioles - Interview with Andy Elliot

Golden Orioles

Jamie Rowland talks to former Das Wanderlust front man and guitarist Andy Elliott about his two new musicial projects, Golden Orioles and Council Tax Band


Arrows of Love - Interview

Arrows of Love

Former front man with London-based alt-folk band, Hush the Many (Heed the Few) Nima Teranchi speaks about his abrasive current band the Arrows of Love and their new single 'Honey'

More Interviews

Funke and the Two-Time Baby - Interview Funke and the Two-Time Baby

Bad Weather California - Interview Bad Weather California

Nada Surf - Interview Nada Surf

Pocket Gods - Interview Pocket Gods

Chris Olley - Interview Chris Olley

Shonen Knife - Interview Shonen Knife

Akron/Family - Interview Akron/Family

Sarabeth Tucek - Interview Sarabeth Tucek

Sharon Van Etten - Interview Sharon Van Etten

Swans - Interview Swans








Profiles


Miscellaneous - Film

Miscellaneous

Jamie Rowland reflects on new road movie 'American Honey', which is about a girl joining a travelling teenage magazine crew, and its hip-hop-fused soundtrack


Miscellaneous - Film

Miscellaneous

Jamie Rowland findS impressive 'Bayou Maharajah', a new bio-documentary about the tragic life of brilliantly talented bot overlooked one-eyed blues pianist and drug addict, James Booker

More Profiles

Miscellaneous - Film Miscellaneous - Film

Miscellaneous - BBC Radiophonic Workshop Miscellaneous - BBC Radiophonic Workshop

Green Peppers - Green Peppers Green Peppers - Green Peppers

Miscellaneous - The Music of 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World' Miscellaneous - The Music of 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World'

Miscellaneous - Interview with Stuart Mackay Miscellaneous - Interview with Stuart Mackay




Live Reviews


Calexico - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 28/4/2015

Sharon Van Etten

Jamie Rowland watches Sharon Van Etten somehow makes a sold-out show at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London feel like an intimate performance, with a night of raw, confessional and beautiful music


Sharon Van Etten - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, 29/4/2015

Sharon Van Etten

Jamie Rowland watches Sharon Van Etten somehow makes a sold-out show at Shepherd's Bush Empire in London feel like an intimate performance, with a night of raw, confessional and beautiful music

More Live Reviews

Metric - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 2/7/2012 Metric - Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 2/7/2012

Arrows of Love - Islington Academy, London, 28/3/2012 Arrows of Love - Islington Academy, London, 28/3/2012

Crazy Man Michael - Koko, London, 8/2/2012 Crazy Man Michael - Koko, London, 8/2/2012

James Blackshaw - KOKO, London, 28/10/2010 James Blackshaw - KOKO, London, 28/10/2010

Miscellaneous - Midland Railway, Butterley, Derbyshire, 267/2008...27/8/2008 Miscellaneous - Midland Railway, Butterley, Derbyshire, 267/2008...27/8/2008








Favourite Albums


Pavement - Brighten the Corners

Pavement

Jamie Rowland examines influential indie rock outfit Pavement's 1997 fourth album, 'Brighten the Corners', which has just been re-released in a new double CD edition

More Favourite Albums

Talking Heads - Fear of Music Talking Heads - Fear of Music




Features


Miscellaneous - Ten Songs That Made Me Love...

Miscellaneous

In 'Ten Songs That Made Me Love...', Jamie Rowland writes of ten songs that he first heard listening to John Peel's late night Radio 1 show


Miscellaneous - Top 5 No. 2: Breathtaking Drummers

Miscellaneous

In the second of his Top 5 lists for his 'Gimme Indie Rock', Jamie Rowland provides a list of his five favourite drummers

More Features

Miscellaneous - A Record Collection Inspection with Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws Miscellaneous - A Record Collection Inspection with Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws

Miscellaneous - Crying for Christmas Miscellaneous - Crying for Christmas

Miscellaneous - Half Moon, London, 29/10/2011 Miscellaneous - Half Moon, London, 29/10/2011

Miscellaneous - The Short Guide to Making the Perfect Compilation CD

Miscellaneous - Drunkenly Clanking the Tambourine: My Life as a Failed Internet Sensation Miscellaneous - Drunkenly Clanking the Tambourine: My Life as a Failed Internet Sensation




Reviews


Of Arrowe Hill - 1914

Of Arrowe Hill

Promising start to a new project from of Arrowe Hill, who to mark the centenary of the First World War will be releasing one track a year between 1914 and 1918


Of Arrowe Hill - Around the Corner

Of Arrowe Hill

Deceptively upbeat but lyrically dark download only single from of Arrowe Hill, the band of London-based singer-songwriter Adam Easterbrook

More Reviews

Sharon Van Etten - Are We There Sharon Van Etten - Are We There

Wooden Wand - Farmer's Corner Wooden Wand - Farmer's Corner

Boris - Noise Boris - Noise

Dan Haywood - Dapple Dan Haywood - Dapple

Paper Tiger - Laptop Suntan Paper Tiger - Laptop Suntan

Council Tax Band - Three Songs Council Tax Band - Three Songs

Arrows of Love - The Knife Arrows of Love - The Knife

Story Books - Too Much a Hunter Story Books - Too Much a Hunter

Lupen Crook - British Folk Tales Lupen Crook - British Folk Tales

Of Arrowe Hill - The Stars Are Against Us Of Arrowe Hill - The Stars Are Against Us