Crayola Lectern

Q&A: Crayola Lectern

by Sam Shepherd

It could be argued that Crayola Lectern’s debut album is the result of a lifetime spent listening to, and absorbing music. But what makes it…



Interview: The National

by David Meller

Judging from the promo images, The National’s Scott Devendorf – with his orange aviator sunglasses and broad smile - is the most content member of the...

2013 Festivals Guide: UK City Festivals

by Helen Clarke

Gone are the days when festivals meant camping out in a rainy field with cows and portaloos for company. Along with the traditional tent events,...

Q&A: Lewis Watson

by Kate Bennett

In the summer of 2010, Lewis Watson began uploading videos of himself covering other artists on his acoustic guitar, filmed in his bedroom in Oxford....

Q&A: The Boy Least Likely To

by David Meller

The Boy Least Likely To – instrumentalist Pete Hobbs and lyricist Jof Owen – recently returned with The Great Perhaps, their first official album in...

Interview: Kit Downes

by Edward Randell

Kit Downes crosses his legs beneath him on the futon in a sage-like attitude. It’s a posture that suits the pianist and sometime poster boy...

Spotlight: Record Store Day 2013 – What&#...

by Helen Clarke

Ahead of Record Store Day 2013 on 20 April, musicOMH’s live editor Helen Clarke takes a look at some of the special appearances scheduled for...

Spotlight: Record Store Day 2013 – Releases

by Helen Clarke

Record Store Day, which this year falls on 20 April, gets bigger and bigger every year. This year it seems like just about everyone’s getting...

Preview: Sounds From The Other City 2013

by David Meller

Salford’s Sounds From The Other City, known for enticing tUnE-yArDs to play down a phone line and breaking the likes of Marina And The Diamonds, The Ting...

Interview: Bastille

by Andy Baber

The rise of Bastille over the past few months has been one of the biggest music success stories of 2013 so far. The first two...

Q&A: City Reign

by David Meller

They’re an unpretentious yet archetypical, going for broke, indie story. Manchester-based foursome City Reign have decided to do things their own way – and it...

Q&A: The 1975

by Laurence Green

Whilst the likes of fellow debutants Palma Violets and Peace have been garnering effusive praise wherever they go, Manchester outfit The 1975 have been carefully picking...

Interview: Kate Nash

by Helen Clarke

If anyone knows about the ups and downs of the music industry, it’s Kate Nash. Back in 2007, at the age of 19, her single...

Q&A: Echotape

by Laurence Green

It’s not every up and coming guitar act that gets Killing Joke’s legendary Youth on board to produce their material. But then, Brit five-piece Echotape...

Interview: Nerina Pallot

by Laurence Green

The music industry could do with more people like Nerina Pallot. Actually, scratch that – the world could do with more people like Nerina Pallot....

Interview: Tegan and Sara

by Jack Dutton

With their much-anticipated seventh studio effort Heartthrob out in the shops this week, we thought it only right we catch up with Tegan Quinn –...

Q&A: Autoheart

by Laurence Green

Up and coming East London outfit Autoheart remain wonderfully difficult to pigeon-hole. Their debut single The Sailor Song was a trembling, tender piece of string-soaked...