MGMT
The Inside track on this years hottest band

OPPENHEIMER
Belfast duo administer 2nd course of electro-pop therapy

THE HOLD STEADY
Lessons in rock legacies with Brooklyn’s blue-collar heroes

JAPE
Richie Egan’s rites of passage.

HAR MAR SUPERSTAR
Quite lovely, really

MY MORNING JACKET
Are they about to plunge into the big time?

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The New Irish Noise: AU investigates the swell in Irish noiseniks

History Lessons: Dead Kennedys - Raising the stakes and falling hard

Flashback: A cunning plan is hatched, the TV debut of Blackadder

Let’s Get Metaphysical: ‘True’ by Spandau Ballet

A To Z of Tyrants: An alphabetical excursion to bad bastardville

Respect Your Shelf: Batman graphic novels

In The Studio: The inside track on the making of And So I Watch You From Afar’s debut album

Classic Album: Live And Dangerous by Thin Lizzy

Incoming: Lykke Li / We Smoke Fags / Dananananaykroyd

5 To 1: Home haircuts / Celebrity names

The Last Word: Operator Please<

REVIEWS

ALBUMS: My Morning Jacket / Ladytron / The Vinny Club / Vetiver / Halves / Errors / Johnny Foreigner / Oppenheimer / Born Ruffians / Cat Malojian / White Denim / The Zutons / Joan As Police Woman / Fred / Flying Lotus / Gama Bomb / The Chameleons

LIVE: Public Enemy / Frightened Rabbit / The Raconteurs / Caribou / Animal Collective / The Kills / Dinosaur Jr. / Howlin Rain

UNSIGNED: Boathouse / Colenso Parade / The Kinetiks / Cruz<

SUBBACULTCHA
Most Wanted: Gigs, Films, Games, Arts, Comics.
Back Of The Net: The funniest YouTube videos. WeirdWideWeb. Story Of The Video feat. Six Star Hotel. Get Your Clicks: T-shirt websites.
In Pictures: Pics from Broken Social Scene @ Vicar Street, Dublin / Spiritualized @ Mandela Hall, QUBSU, Belfast.

WORD UPS: Mudhoney / Gama Bomb / Evan Dando / The Vinny Club / Bon Iver / Tom McShane / Escape Act / Caribou / Keith Harris / But where for art thou Robbie Williams?

BE YOUR OWN PET

When good pets go bad – How BYOP pissed off the The Man.

NICK CAVE
The bad seeds are back with album14 “Dig!!! Lazarus, Dig!!!”

EELS
E speaks to AU about tackling adversity head first.

THE YOUNG KNIVES
“We’re just trying to enjoy it as much as we can, however fucking difficult they make it for you”

OPERATOR PLEASE
Get connected with the Aussie teenie-boppers.

FIGHTING WITH WIRE
Frontman Cahir gives us the lowdown on recent signing to Atlantic Records.

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Flashback: Beavis And Butt-Head / History Lessons: The Fall / Let’s Get Phrenological: Madonna / A-Z: Superheroes + Supervillians / The Good The Bad And The Weird: Hollywood Remakes / Classic Album: Pixies – Surfer Rosa / Incoming: Hercules And Love Affair, Laura Marling, Youthmovies / 5 to 1: Fake Tans / Crap Animals

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REVIEWS:
MGMT, Foals, Youthmovies, Alkaline Trio, Adam Green, Rocket From The Crypt, We Are Scientists, The Teenagers, Hercules And Love Affair, Be Your Own Pet, Goldfrapp, Operator Please, Jamie Lidell, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.

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SUBBACULTCHA:
Most Wanted: Gigs, Films, Games, Arts, Comics.
Back Of The Net: The funniest YouTube videos. WeirdWideWeb. Story Of The Video feat.Operator Please. Get Your Click feat.The Superficial, Heckler Spray.

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IN PICTURES: Pics from Oppenheimer at the Cellar Bar, Draperstown and Von Bondies, Fight Like Apes at the Village, Dublin.

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WORD UPS: Cross Generational Collaborations, The Answer on Guitar Hero, Hello My Name Is, Goodies And Baddies, Bob Monkhouse, Moby Wan Kenobi, Models, What’s On Your iPod, The Last Word. Oh and apologies, we forgot to hide Mika.

SONS AND DAUGHTERS

Could the feisty Scots be on the brink of something ‘monumental’?

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
Problems? What problems! Troy Van Leeuwen insists everything is ‘amazing’ on the good ship QOTSA.

BIFFY CLYRO
The highs and super duper highs of 2007’s biggest breakthrough band.

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION
Ex-Test Icicle Dev Hynes shakes off the cobwebs and prepares for his debut solo record release.

ROISIN MURPHY
It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye…Moloko frontlady counts her blessings.

CHROMEO
“You gotta turn off the adult filter to get the really nasty stuff”

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REVIEWS
FEATURING: Fighting With Wire, British Sea Power, Sufjan Stevens, Clone Quartet, Hot Hot Heat, Kate Nash, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tracer AMC & AU’s top 20 albums of 2007

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SUBBACULTCHA
INCLUDING:
Sly Stallone, Franz Ferdinand, Oppenheimer, Transformers, Radiohead, Enter Shikari, Heroes, Mario Kart, Hack/Slash, Hadouken and more.
BACK OF THE NET: Will Jesus wink at you?

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Futureheads Bounce Back

Damn Shames

Marilyn Manson Licks A Man

My Bloody Valentine

Board Games & Puzzles

Songs From Adverts

Eels Slip Out A Retrospective

The Maple State

Asiwyfa

Star Wars Fever, ’77-Style

Hooray For Humans – Yay For Tunes!

Johnny Foreigner

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WORD UPS: Noel Edmonds, stupid hair, Flower pot men, beef hats, the secret of eternal life, butts, wrinkly old geezers, chocolate monkeys, bog boaking, fear, fairy men, Amy Winehouse ‘avin it well large and the usual raft of brilliant beards and hardcore pun action.

“Take the pieces and…you know what to do.”

BEARD SCIENCE

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

The Trials And Tribulations Of James Murphy
Reflecting on a banner year in his musical life, the trials and tribulations that led up to his newfound success and revealing how and why he manages to keep the creative plates spinning so expertly

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LES SAVY FAV
Jetplane Landing’s Andrew Ferris meets Tim Harrington to see if the beard is still rocking

DEFINITELY MAPLE
Stuart Bailie travels to Toronto to examine the Canadian music renaissance

INTERPOL
Carlos D ushers in the return of indie-rock’s dark knights

SOULWAX
Floor-filling crossover kings talk rock clubs, remixes and ass-shaking anthems

BRAND-NEW FASHION SPREAD BOUTIQUE
“I would go out tonight, but I haven’t got a stitch to wear…”

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Republic Of Loose, Arcade Fire, Robert Pollard, The Color Fred, Ed Harcourt, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Chiodos, Saves The Day, Oasis and a whoppingly tight demo round-up

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SUBBACULTCHA
Our super sassy anything-goes culture section

INCLUDING: The latest movies, games, comics, arts and ‘net news

MOST WANTED: Essential dates and puns for your diary in November

BACK OF THE NET: Boys kissing boys and whatnot. Yes, really.

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GAY FOR JOHNNY DEPP

BLOOD BROTHERS DIVIDE OR MULITPLY?

LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION

LONG BLONDES HAVE SOME FUN

BIKINI KILL

TOM CRUISE GETS DIAGNOSED

RADIOHEAD

CHARLIE SHEEN GOES INTO HIDING

LAND OF TALK

JAPE

A TO Z Of WRESTLING

RED HOUSE PAINTERS

THE RUMBLE STRIPS

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA

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WORD UPS: Slippers, Gay dogs, Foy Vance’s massive face, beards, beard and more beards, Gentlemen’s accoutrements, Dave Mustaine dispenses wisdom, Scarlett Johansson’s wisdom tooth, Timmy Mallett, Nadia from BB, Angry monkeys

“Dumbest Day Of My Life”

YOUR TOWN IS NEXT

THE HOT 40 - IRELAND’S MUST SEE ACTS

We polled the country’s industry insiders and experts to bring you the definitive rundown of Ireland’s finest musical hopes.

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THE HIVES
Reveal how their comeback record is twice as good as The Beatles and Metallica combined and why James Bond ain’t even cool enough for their gang.

MAXIMO PARK
Globe-trotting, Justin Timberlake-fixating, indie-rock behemoths stop for breath and show us what life is like at their velocity.

BATTLES
Oompaloompas and millionaire dollar deals – just don’t mention math-rock

THE MISFITS
We toast 25 years of horror-punk mayhem, right in time for Hallowe’en

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Les Savy Fav, Idlewild, Devendra Banhart, Beirut, Ian Brown, The Bled, Hundred Reasons, Two Gallants, Fatboy Slim, Flaming Lips…

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

WE ARE SCIENTISTS

PRINCE

FIGHT LIKE APES

THOSE DANCING DAYS

JACK PEÑATE

STARS

UNTITLED MUSICAL PROJECT

VAMPIRE WEEKEND

GUILLEMOTS

JAKOBINARINA

MUHAMMAD ALI

NAOMI KLEIN

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WORD UPS: Compo, a loaf of bread, rats, Rambo, Barry Scott, Beyonce, massive burgers, masks, Rick Astley, baaaa sheep, punishment, hairy chests, sideburns, bare breasts…

I HOPE YOU LIKE PAIN

KATE NASH

The LDN superstar panics and wonders “Have I just ruined my life?”

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HOT HOT HEAT
The pursuit of happiness

CHROMEO
The shape of punk to come

LIARS
The return of the drone rangers

JESUS LIZARD
David Yow talks about the legendary noise rockers

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REVIEWS
Brand spanking new reviews section

FEATURING: Rilo Kiley, Jacknife Lee, Jose Gonzalez, Animal Collective, Tiny Masters Of Today, M.I.A., Richard Hawley, Super Furry Animals, Latitude Festival and a super tight demo round-up

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SUBBACULTCHA

Our brand new anything-goes culture section

INCLUDING: The latest movies, games, arts and ‘net news

MOST WANTED: Essential dates for your diary in September

BACK OF THE NET: Mentalists attacking inanimate objects and more!

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OPERATOR PLEASE

ON THE ROAD WITH CLONE QUARTET

LOS CAMPESINOS!

ART BRUT TRY TO PUNCH THE INTERNET

THE FLAWS

FUTURE OF THE LEFT GET SEXUAL

CAJUN DANCE PARTY

VOMITTING FUN WITH BE YOUR OWN PET

FUGAZI

DUDLEY CORPORATION REVEAL SOMETHING ‘TWISTED INSIDE’

ELVIS COSTELLO

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WORD UPS: Hairy chests, Vital Fest, Universe swallowing monkeys, Old Punks, Pato Banton, Glasgowbury, Heroin diaries, Scarlett Johansson, Neck warmers, all the Jacksons, cultchies, cross-dressing, ginger gerry, futures, incredibly stupid utterances, baby pandas, baby cats and baby babies

COMPRENDO?

BIFFY CLYRO

JOY. DISCOVERY. REINVENTION.
Simon Neil and James Johnston discuss the band’s incredible new album ‘Puzzle’ and the circumstances of its creation, as the band ready themselves for an assault on the mainstream. Scotland’s finest prepare for “interesting times ahead”

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ASH
Tales from the darkside
Tim Wheeler gets intimate about the band’s illustrious history

REALITY TV
Who blows? We decide…

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
Matt Davies on the Welsh emo kings’ steady rise to the top

CLONE QUARTET
The dance-rock foursome unleashing madness, obsession and merry hell

SMASHING PUMPKINS
We celebrate the return of Corgan and co. with a retrospective look back on the Pumpkins career

YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!
The band who fight together, er, stay together – the inner turmoil of Canada’s fiesty punkers.

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Interpol, Tomahawk, Anticon, Tiny Dancers, New Pornographers, Gogol Bordello, Art Brut, Ted Leo…

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OPPENHEIMER

THE GO! TEAM

THE HOLD STEADY

REPUBLIC OF LOOSE

THE ANSWER

SONIC YOUTH

CHROME HOOF

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI

PIXIE SAYTAR

THE THRILLS

MOTHER AND THE ADDICTS

THE BLACK TOKENS

FLYKKILLER

JOHNNY BORRELL

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WORD UPS: Gordon T. Gopher, Crazy About Swayze, Axl, Lamb love, lists, Giant mechanical armadillos and the usual inimitable mix of bad puns and borderline insanity…

”Interpreter please”

WHENCEFORTH

THE GOSSIP

“I FEEL LIKE I’VE SOLD MY SOUL TO THE DEVIL”
Beth Ditto confronts her demons in her frankest interview yet. She talks selling out, wanting to quit, and conspiracy theories.

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JETPLANE LANDING
The new renegades of funk return

ACCEPTABLE IN THE 80s?
The essential guide to the decade taste forgot

EDITORS
Indie-rocks dark men in happy-go-lucky shocker!

JUSTICE
The dance-opera duo destroying clubs everywhere

BJORK
A musical map of Iceland’s pixie peacock

GALLOWS
Young punks barking and biting their way across the UK

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Biffy Clyro, Pepe Deluxe, Chemical Brothers, Tiger Army, Delorentos, Alloy Mental, The Hold Steady and more

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SIX STAR HOTEL

SEAN NA NA

WILLY MASON

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

HOT CLUB DE PARIS

FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE

JOHNNY BOY

THE FILMS

BAT FOR LASHES

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR

VATICAN DC

FIGHT LIKE APES

THE FOOLS

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD: MUSIC VIDEOS

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WORD UPS: Dinosaur Walking, Buddy movies, Finger-picking, Internet strops, Hot dogs and horses, Diddy doggystyle. Beat The Meat, Screaming at grannies, Seksu Results, Big Puns, We Are Going To Die, Suicidal Dog Eater, Beijing Biking

FULL WHACK

THE CRIBS

“MUSIC NEEDS US RIGHT NOW”
BROTHERS IN ARMS: The Jarman boys return with fists clenched and revolution in mind, taking on the hordes of “shit bands and shit records” and ask you to believe in them

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BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
LSD AND GUITARS: Blackened, beaten and brave, Peter Hayes reveals how LA’s finest made it here in one piece

ALBUM COVER ART
The Don of album cover art, Storm Thorgerson gives us exclusive insight into his work

ENTER SHIKARI
Who needs major labels? Meet the band making their own rules and causing a dance-rock storm

HELP SHE CAN’T SWIM
The best thing to come out of Southampton since Matt Le Tissier

JEFF BUCKLEY
AU salutes one of the greatest voices of our generation

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Arctic Monkeys, Ash, Manic Street Preachers, Dungen, Dry County, Vatican DC, XBXRX, Mumm-Ra, Mark Ronson, Love Of Diagrams, The Stills, Patti Smith, The Electric Soft Parade, Travis, City And Colour, The Fall OF Troy, The Macabees

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BATTLES

CAT MALOJIAN

THE YOUNG PLAYTHINGS

THE WHITE STRIPES

THE HORRORS

[THE] REMAINS OF YOUTH

THE NATIONAL

SKIBUNNY

DINOSAUR JR.

THE A TO Z: RULES OF ROCK

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD: DUETS

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WORD UPS: Electrelane, Scarlett Johansson, Cold War Kids, Who Let The Rod Out?, Alanis’ Humps, Rainbow Puke, Jetplane Landing, Tom Jones Look-alikes, 1990s, Fred Durst’s Corner Of Mirth, Melt Banana, Underground Railroad, Tom Cruise, Rogue Nipple, Mini Batman, Geek Rock

PRETTY SERIOUS

BRIGHT EYES

From bedroom bard to rabble-rousing radical, the boy Oberst’s all grown up and now we need him more than ever…

The Wonder Years: How Conor Oberst Grew Up

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ARCADE FIRE
SO HOT RIGHT NOW: The meteoric rise of Canada’s best

PATRICK WOLF
Staying ahead of the pack

THE SHINS
Getting to grips with the US’ finest psychedelics

!!!
The war against stupidity starts here

BEASTIE BOYS
The definitive guide to NYC’s coolest hip-hoppers

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REVIEWS

FEATURING: Forget Cassettes, Maximo Park, Blonde Redhead, Howling Bells, Yourcodenameis: Milo, Amy Winehouse, Good Shoes, Polytechnic, Electralane, Mando Diao, Mastodon

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SNOW PATROL

LCD SOUNDSYSTEM

WE ARE KNIVES

KHARMA 45

UFFIE

RADIAL NERVE

FIELDS

PULL TIGER TAIL

SHITDISCO

THE A TO Z OF MORRISSEY

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE WEIRD: COVER VERSIONS

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WORD UPS: Call Me Lightning, Help! She Can’t Swim, The Rakes, The Winding Stair, Axl Rose, Suede, Goth Punk, Apples In Stereo, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Geoff Hill, The Flesh, Metallica

BANTEROUS

CSS

The hottest thing to come out of Brazil since those, er, ’special haircuts’…

Vocalist Lovefoxxx on everything from spurious solo record rumours to Britney Spears’ alleged lesbianism.

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…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD
Conrad Keely talks about music as religion, critical backlashes and audacious future plans.

DEERHOOF
After 13 years of sonic insanity, we catch up with The `Hoof as they stand on the brink of commercial crossover.

IDLEWILD
Roddy Woomble bemoans the feisty Scots’ cursed timing on the eve of their new record’s return to noisier roots.

TED LEO
Punk’s premier poet laureate reveals how he overcame writer’s block to continue fighting the good fight.

BEN FOLDS
The essential guide to the ivory-tickling songsmith.

THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE WEIRD
Comebacks – there’s been a buttload recently: some welcome, some not so much and some just straight up nutty.

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THE ANSWER

THE HORRORS

THE LOCUST

AND SO I WATCH YOU FROM AFAR

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH

THE KAISER CHEIFS

ENTER SHIKARI

BEEHOOVER

GRINDERMAN

REVIEWS

FEATURING: Patrick Wolf, Bat For Lashes, Willy Mason, Frank Turner, The Apples In Stereo, The Stooges, Air, The Rakes, Glen Hansard, Explosions In The Sky, Shiny Toy Guns, Fall Out Boy, Jesse Malin, RJD2

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WORD UPS: Forget Cassettes, The Blood Arm, Colin Bateman, Ostinato, Clone Quartet, The View, The Sounds, The Aliens, Bonde Do Role, Comic Book Adaptations, mclusky