Jonathan Boulet is a young musician from Sydney’s northwest suburbs, who released his self-titled debut album in 2009 via trendy Aussie label Modular. He recently resurfaced from the wilderness after a long pause to work on his second album, scheduled for release this year. While we wait for this new record, let’s rediscover the video …
Coastal Cities are a brand new indie-dance band comprised of five 17 year olds (yes, 17!) from High Wycombe, west of London. Declan Cullen (guitar/vocals), Sean Semmens (guitar) and Lewis Slade (drums) met in the Summer of 2009 and after recruiting Dan Hardy (bass) and William Clark (keys) Coastal Cities was formed. Inspired by The …
Sistra, or more correctly систра, is an indie band born in Khabarovsk (second largest city in the Russian Far East) but now based in Moscow. The four-piece started out just like most other bands, posting songs and videos on the internet to spread their music, with one main difference though: their sound! Unlike many other indie …
In 2008, The Ting Tings took the world by storm with their eccentric pop sound and they ended up scoring a #1 album in the UK and shipping over 2 million copies worldwide. After months of non-stop touring, Katie White and Jules De Martino ended up in Berlin, where they set up a studio in …
Formed in April 2007, On-The-Go is an indie rock five-piece from the Russian industrial town of Tolyatti but now based in Moscow. The band consists of Yura Makarychev on vocals, Maxim Makarychev on guitar and vocals, Zhenya Merkushev on keys, Sasha Guba on bass and Grisha Dobrynin on drums. While their first release was mostly …
X-Wife is João Vieira (vocals and lead guitar), Fernando Sousa (bass) and Rui Maia (synths and keys). Formed in 2002 in Porto, the band is built on the post-punk inheritance of bands such as Suicide or Gang of Four. They have released four full-length albums and played over 250 shows across Europe and North America. …
American indie rock band The Rapture formed in 1998 in San Francisco, with at its helm drummer Vito Roccoforte and guitarist/vocalist Luke Jenner. After relocating to New York, the original bassist left and was replaced by Matt Safer. Described by many as forerunners of the post-punk revival of the early 2000s, The Rapture released their …
Formed in 2006, The Whip is an electronic rock band from Manchester, composed of Fiona “Lil Fee” Daniel on drums, Nathan Sudders on bass and Bruce Carter on vocals and guitar. The band’s debut album, X Marks Destination, was released on Southern Fried Records three years ago, in March 2008. The Whip – Divebomb (Futurecop! …
