Mystery men, stage fright and Jewish party music: an interview with Black Country, New Road
The south London seven piece speak to THE FACE ahead of their anxiously excellent debut album.
Pop-Punk
Hinds are back, just in time
With new album The Prettiest Curse, the effervescent Madrid band gift us a much-needed indie-rock holiday. They had no choice: “We’re Spaniards – we love the summer and we love the heat.”
“Technically speaking, it is a boyband.”
Badgirl$ emerged from a 5am chat at a warehouse rave. During an intense creative period, they created a moody brew of trap production and grunge. Now they’re having a laugh with it.
How blink-182 made pop-punk embrace the mainstream
20 years ago, blink-182 broke through with Enema of the State and starred in American Pie, ditching traditional punk principles and defining late ’90s teen culture.