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These New Puritans

These New Puritans The Essex brothers on the attack, and just because they admire Benjamin Britten doesn’t mean they like Mozart.


The xx

The xx Crosses To Bear: Having the intense intimacy of their music exposed has already resulted in the loss of a member.


Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley Ancient Lights: We live in dark times, but there’s hope for us yet, according to the Sheffield songwriter.


Mapei

Mapei My Prerogative Socrates: The Swedish/American rapper is destined to put herself on the map in a big way, when’s she ready.


Richard Hell

Richard Hell Alex Denney asks the proto-punk why he ‘repaired’ his Destiny Street album.


Boyhood Streetwear ad

Latest Blogs

17-02-2010 The Stool Pigeon at by:Larm

We’re throwing a party in Oslo, Thursday February 18.

12-02-2010 Fifth anniversary, 25th issue out now

Happy Birthday to us. The latest and greatest Stool Pigeon hits the streets.

03-02-2010 Guardian blog on The Stool Pigeon

Props to us ink freaks…

03-02-2010 Updated stockists list

Click the link on the top bar, why don’t you…

14-01-2010 Jay Reatard dead at 29

“I always feel like I’m racing against time, and losing,” he once told us.

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An apology

In our March 2010 edition we published a mocked up advertisement which some readers may have taken to suggest that the makers of Heinz food products, HJ Heinz Company Limited, are supporters of fascism and the British National Party. However, we accept that this allegation is categorically untrue and that Heinz are not and never have been such supporters. We are happy to correct the position and wish to apologise for any damage caused by making this false allegation.


Giving Static

Giving Static

The members of Factory Floor are as highly charged as the industrial noise they manufacture.


Darkstar shrug off dubstep for skewered shock pop

Everyone loves dubstep, right? From Pitchfork to NME, people are falling over themselves (…)


Girth of the new with The Big Pink

Girth of the new with The Big Pink

When The Jesus And Mary Chain first started recording demos (…)


Night bus to hell inspired King Cannibal’s LP

Night bus to hell inspired King Cannibal’s LP

A night on the tiles. You stumble your way to a bus stop, board and pass out on the top deck.


Joker is dead serious about his purple sound

Joker is dead serious about his purple sound

Joker may only be 20, but already he’s emerging as the most exciting producer to come out of the dubstep boom.


Joe Gideon & The Shark basking in glory thanks to snap of fate’s jaws

If Archie Bronson Outfit had a bigger tour bus, Joe Gideon & The Shark wouldn’t exist. There was once a band called Bikini Atoll – a quartet. The Archies wanted Bikini Atoll as their support band, but only had space for two on their bus, so singing guitarist Joe Gideon and his sister Viva joined the [...]


South Africa’s boundary bending BLK JKS thinking outside the box

South Africa’s boundary bending BLK JKS thinking outside the box

Label them psych rock, or dub metal, or afro punk, but if there’s one thing you can’t call Johannesburg’s BLK JKS, it’s artless. And people need to already move on from thinking their recent Brandon Curtis-produced debut EP, ‘Mystery’, sounds like a South African version of TV On The Radio. They’re also not the ‘next [...]


Latest Reviews

Liars / Sisterworld

When bands release self-titled albums, it can signify numerous things, most of them negative, such as lack of inspiration or effort (…)


Marina & the Diamonds / The Family Jewels

Four years ago, Welsh-Greek warbler Marina Diamandis couldn’t play the piano. Now she’s managed to put together a whole album (…)


The King Khan & BBQ Show / Invisible Girl

Filthy humour, a doo-wop sensibility and garage rock production are bound to make for a novel, if not sloppy cocktail. The third album from (…)


Various Artists / Ghana Special

After Ghana achieved independence from Britain in 1957 it gradually moved into a period of relative affluence. (…)


Mayer Hawthorne / A Strange Arrangement

Back in your boxes you merchants of stern and deep bass-heads, because here’s a man with a deft touch (…)


Peanut Butter Wolf / 45 Live: A Classic Rap Mix

Nas may have been right when he said: “Hip hop is dead.” Having witnessed it sink below the level (…)


Wild Beasts / Hoxton Hall, London

Wild Beasts / Hoxton Hall, London

Far more than Two Dancers at London show


Gossip / Scala, London

Gossip / Scala, London

Gift Of The Gab: No bad mouthing as the Gossip let their music speak volumes