The Seventh Level

The Seventh Level

The Oxford Student talks to Dave Kirk of The Seventh Level about how the band has grown from their Oxford roots.


Music: The Bravery

The Bravery

Rosie Spencer checks out the hype surrounding hotly-tipped newcomers The Bravery

Hype can be a terrible thing, but The Bravery seems to be doing quite well from it. How else could an otherwise fairly unknown New York band play sellout shows before a British release?

Music: Deadly Indulgence

Death From Above 1979, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 You're a Woman, I'm a Machine

Rhythm sections across the globe will be heartened by DFA's assertion that “we don't need guitars, and besides why would we want to put anyone else on the payroll?”


Music: Monade, A Few Steps More

Monade

Hooray! Another record, only released because of the singer's more famous band, and completely devoid of any merit! Monade is the side-project of Stereolab's Laetitia Sadier.

Music: The Tenderfoot, Valc Industrial

The Tenderfoot, Valc Industrial

Ah, British indie music. Practically the only style of music in the world that can sound so un-cool that it gets away with being cool.


Music: Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands

Rosie Spencer reviews the first heat of IMSOC & ZOO's Battle of the Bands