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Research into song lyrics about sexual violence reveals that they both support and empower women Back in 1962, the Crystals released a song called He Hit Me (And it Felt like a Kiss) . "If he didn't care for me," warbled one of...
Plus three-day event showcases Canadian music scene's new talent led the way as Canadian music festival M For Montreal reached its conclusion last night (November 21). Taking to the stage to footage of the band winning the...
By André Paine, Evening Standard 20.11.09 Melancholy master: Richard Hawley The support acts at this charity show, one of Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions, might well have threatened Richard Hawley’s headline status. The...
on stage - the man he claimed he "robbed" of the Mercury Prize in 2006. The Sheffield band, who are in the middle of a stadium tour, dropped in on the intimate concert on their night off to play a surprise support gig to fellow...
The Unthanks and Martin Simpson headline Liverpool’s first Folk and Roots Festival MERCURY Prize nominees The Unthanks will open Liverpool’s inaugural folk and roots festival on Saturday. Organised by local band The Random...
Indie Rock Star, Mercury Prize Nominee, ASCAP Award Winner Natasha Khan is a worldly known indie rock artist with two Mercury Prize nominations, an ASCAP award, and notable fans, including Bjork, Ringo Starr and Thom Yorke....
'My most unappealing habit? I belch quite a lot' Speech Debelle , 26, was born Corynne Elliot, in London. She signed to the Big Dada record label in November 2007 and released her debut album, Speech Therapy, this year. The...
Electro-pop sensation La Roux had her first gig in February and has been flying in the charts ever since. Here 21-year-old Elly Jackson, the girl behind the sculpted quiff, tells Benji Wilson that she's nothing like her stage...
Enough to sustain any fan’s biennial fix of Cwmaman rock. When Stereophonics emerged with their 1997 debut, Word Gets Around, it sounded like narrative songwriting had found a fantastic new voice. Kelly Jones' tales of...
Arctic Monkeys are an English alternative rock band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar,...
