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On The Road: LaFaro

"We are going there to make a filthy, joyful mess of a noise"

The Chatter Of Pop

An essay sprung from Visions of Joanna Newsom, edited by Brad Buchanan

Air

"We are judged always by what we have done, rather than what we are doing.”

Q&A: Fight Like Apes

"Pockets just sat in the cold while we rubbed some warmth into his legs and hoped for the best."

Q&A: Rodrigo y Gabriela

"We built our studio in Mexico twice, ‘cos the first time the acoustics were fuckin’ terrible."

BATS: Part One

“In our heads we wanted to write metal songs, but in our hearts we just wanted to party.”

Q&A: Wallis Bird

"New Boots is far more personal, adult, passionate, experimental."

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

“I don’t have a problem ripping off MBV or Teenage Fanclub, because they’re great.”

Reviews

Established in 2008, Sweden's Dragonfly Festival has grown in small steps from a personable gathering in the woods of Ekehagens Forntidsby to offer a one-off London performance aimed a popularising the event before Dragonfly 2010. Tonight's city showcase presents seven musicians who, due to time constraints, each have a stage time of about 20 minutes. The changeovers are fluid and ...