Seamus Murphy Back in the Spring of 2010, when PJ Harvey performed the title track to 'Let England Shake' on the BBC's 'The Andrew Marr Show' in front of the prime minister of the time, Gordon Brown, the pertinence of some of the lyrics made for thrilling, if slightly uncomfortable viewing. "Weighted down with silent dead/England's dancing ...

Owen Richards When it came to the making of the video for Crystal Fighters' new single, 'Follow', they challenged themselves to find a balance between the more "out there" style of their previous promo, 'In the Summer,' while reigning in some of the stop-motion chaos. The band tells Spinner, "The director for 'Follow,' the wonderful Ian Pons ...

Marina popped in before her Leeds performance to talk to us about playing to huge drunk crowds and getting her stars and stripes Wellington boots stolen... if(typeof ...

Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello chatted to us ahead of the band's Leeds 2010 main stage set about the veritable lack of difference between Holland and Belgium among other things... if(typeof ...

Frankie & the Heartstrings played a game of "bands as foods" with us backstage at Leeds Festival 2010. if(typeof ...

Everything Everything talk to us ahead of their Leeds Festival show about touring Japan, the Mercury Prize and their "feud" with Delphic. if(typeof ...

Taylor Hill, FilmMagic As far as headline sets go, on the opening night of the 2010 Reading and Leeds festivals, you couldn't get a bigger contrast. While Axl Rose and co. pitched up an hour late to a muddy, booing Berkshire crowd, Arcade Fire's impeccable performance proved that they've stepped up their game again, as genuinely thrilling ...