OFF is on – festival preview
Katowice, Poland
Friday 5th - Sunday 7th August 2022
It’s been three long years but everyone’s patience has been duly rewarded with a very fine summer festival season. more… “OFF is on – festival preview”
Leader
Puts it in the category for the ‘main’ feature on the front. The most recently posted one is the one that will show
Jill Lorean
What's in a name?
with Jill O'Sullivan
Like Snoop Dogg, Bowie and Jesus H Christ, Jill O’Sullivan goes by many names and guises. more… “Jill Lorean”
Whin
Moments In Time
with Martin John Henry and Robert Dallas Gray
After a couple of low-key EP releases, Whin, a duo featuring Martin John Henry (De Rosa / Henry & Fleetwood) and Robert Dallas Gray (Life Without Buildings), are about to release their debut LP ‘Dawn Firth’. more… “Whin”
Band of Holy Joy
Flights of fancy
with Matt Edgar
For almost four decades, Johny Brown has pursued a musical and literary vision designed to celebrate the ordinariness of everyday life, to bring an added depth to his and our lived experience. more… “Band of Holy Joy”
Albums of the Year 2021
the final countdown
as voted by is this music?'s writers
Just in under the wire, here’s our writers’ favourite albums of 2021. more… “Albums of the Year 2021”
Clair
Sound on Sound
with Clair Crawford
When you can quote praise from artists ranging from Clint Mansell to Hudson Mohawke in your press release you must be doing something right, and Glasgow-based artist Clair Crawford seems to be doing just that… more… “Clair”
Martyn Ware
Electronically yours
podcasting with the Heaven 17 founder
Martyn Ware apologies for being late for our call. “I’ve just got off the phone to Howard Jones,” he says, “interviewing him for the podcast”. more… “Martyn Ware”
Dot Allison
The wanderer returns
ten questions
It would be fair to say Dot Allison has undergone something of a rebirth. more… “Dot Allison”
Chris Connelly
Cause for celebration
ten questions
Music and poetry often go hand-in-hand, but it’s safe to say that a Booker prize-nominated Orcadian and a member of a US-based industrial rock supergroup are unlikely to feature together on many album credits. more… “Chris Connelly”
Monica Queen
Playing the part
ten questions
Hear the name Monica Queen and you may think of her work firstly with Thrum, or more recently Tenement and Temple more… “Monica Queen”