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Albums of the year 2012 / reader poll
Another year-end, another batch of itm? writers choose their favourite long players. But we feel it’s only fair that you, dear reader, should get the opportunity of right to reply. So, we give you the...
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Paul Banks
There’s definitely something socially inept, bordering on super-fan-stalker-dom, about meeting the person you’re interviewing before you actually interview them. I’m supposed to meet Interpol frontman...
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Stanley Odd
Following much success last year, 2013 is set to be even busier for Edinburgh based hip hop sensations Stanley Odd. Having recently performed alongside the 12-piece Electric String Orchestra at this...
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itm?’s Album of 2012
The votes have been counted and, finally, we have the results of the itm? Readers’ Poll. From the original poll, which started late last year, The Grand Gestures topped the chart with an impressive 26%...
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Can you feel it…
From October 1969 to September 1970, five callow youngsters managed to score four #1 hits on the U.S. chart, beginning with the immortal ‘I Want You Back’. In 1976 the Jackson 5 broke from their...
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The Creeping Ivies
It’s been a heady few months for Dundee duo The Creeping Ivies … Since playing their debut gig in the summer of 2011 they have released two fine EPs in ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Party’ and ‘Ghost Train’,...
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Sound of the Underground
Last night saw the first of three nights on all-girl group Girls Aloud’s farewell tour after ten years at the top of pop music. Winners of ITV reality TV programme Popstars: The Rivals, they have long...
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All about ME
Straight from the heart of Australia’s art and culture capital, Melbourne’s latest musical export ME take rock, pop, indie, classical and theatre, mash them together and throw on a tie (because bowties...
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The Joy Formidable
From featuring on Twilight soundtracks to touring with some of the biggest names in modern rock, this small but mighty Welsh trio are proving, gig by gig, that with a sound as huge as theirs, size...
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Vukovi
Vukovi sit in an empty Nice’n'Sleazy today, laughing, joking, and enjoying the current success surrounding the band. Janine, frontwoman of the band, nurses a coffee and jokes with the other three...
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Pirate Sons
A quickie with a Dirty Dirty Rascal; finding time to pin this man down is a killer, but I have my ways of making Pirate Sons’ front man, Ceallaigh Corbishley talk. 1. Your new EP ’233U’ – where does...
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Adam Stafford
Adam Stafford has come a long way. Not geographically, not really (the Falkirk-raised musician and filmmaker is now based in Glasgow’s west end) but in ‘artistic’ terms, his new solo album Imaginary...
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Culann
On the coast of the Firth of Clyde sits the Ayrshire town of Irvine. A New Town with a long history, Robert Burns lived there for a time, it’s the largest settlement in North Ayrshire and the...
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The Mirror Trap
The Mirror Trap describe themselves as ‘bound together by a love of music, ideas and romanticism’. As ‘fully inducted members of the new forgotten generation, for whom there are no jobs, no dreams and...
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The June Brides
The June Brides initially existed for such a very short period between 1983 and 1986 but achieved a great deal in that initial burst of activity. They released five singles, an album, There Are Eight...
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was this music?
We’re always pleased to celebrate the successes of our writing alumni, whether it’s in other bigger and better writing jobs, getting their novels published, or reading the news on the BBC. So imagine...
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is this music? top albums
The votes of over 30 is this music? writers have been cast, and without further ado, we bring you the collated ‘best’ albums of 2013. 1. Chvrches – The Bones Of What You Believe On paper either a...
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Casual Sex
Despite their cheeky moniker, Glasgow’s Casual Sex boast a huge sense of charm and intrigue. With a mutual love for 80s post-punk mystique (think Roxy Music, Talking Heads, etc) and creative approach...
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Vladimir
Mark Twain is often misquoted as saying, “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” Although he never uttered these words, he would have been no stranger to the sentiment and the fear of failing...
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In the Studio with Culann
On an anonymous South Lanarkshire industrial estate sits Chem 19 Studios, birthplace of many a masterpiece from feted Glasgow label Chemikal Underground alongside others. Run by producer and ex Delgado...
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