Ian Fillingham

Despite appearing to only have burst onto the music scene two years ago with their popular folk album In a Perfect World, Irish band Kodaline, formerly known as 21 Demands, have actually been together for over nine years. Now, finally playing to the larger audiences they deserve with a...

Flowers and Sepia Sun make for unlikely stage partners; one band pursuing the sublime potential of vocals, the other throwing the role of vocals out the window. But if style is completely ignored the gap quickly narrows, when playing The Cookie together each act managed to achieve a level...

To say Kanye West is one of the world’s most divisive artists is actually something of an understatement. To most of the public he is nothing more than an asshole – so it might be something of a shock to them to find out just how respected he is...

A packed out Rock City waits in anticipation. It’s a rare site to see such a diverse crowd; in the age of expensive gigs we live in the average attendee generally verges towards the elder than the younger. Tonight the range is wide and evenly spread, perhaps reflecting just...

“What’s this for sir… oh right, I went to the University of Nottingham” “I did not.” “I think I once interviewed Puressence for the university magazine. It was a… good interview.” J pulls a face, they both laugh. I’m huddled in a booth with Public Service Broadcasting in the...

On first listen, Purity Ring come across as some sort of otherworldly, mysterious, maybe even alien creatures. It’s difficult to pin down why, but there’s something about hearing what sounds like a child sing about sea water in her thighs or about inviting someone to ‘cut open your sternum’ so...

When they take to the stage, Public Service Broadcasting – so often described by critics as ‘geeky’ – are simultaneously the most and least likely band to produce the music that they do. Most likely, because attired akin to history teachers (bow ties and all), the interest and preoccupation...