Joe O'Sullivan

Feature

Celebrating Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf

As Zane Lowe picks the Queens Of The Stone Age album for his ‘Masterpieces’ on Radio 1 tonight, Joe O’Sullivan discusses its brilliance.

3rd December 2012, 6:00pm

Feature

Back Story: And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Lost Songs

Behind every album there’s the story of its inception.

18th October 2012, 9:08am

Live Review

The Twilight Sad, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

One of Britain’s best bands.

8th March 2012, 12:59pm

Baddies - Build

Pop music that with every listen reveals more of itself.

6th March 2012, 11:58am

Polinski - Labyrinths

It’s enveloping, intense, at points claustrophobic, at points joy-inducing but most of all: it’s damn, damn good.

3rd November 2011, 11:32am

Martyn - Ghost People

You owe it to yourself to listen to this.

25th October 2011, 12:29pm

LaFaro - Easy Meat

The album is a good one, not a great one. It’s certainly worth investigating though.

12th October 2011, 8:32am

Interview

Three Trapped Tigers: ‘There’s Very Little Inaccessible About Our Music’

Ideas don’t get ‘reined in’ so much as inevitably altered when they come up against reality.”“

4th August 2011, 11:54am

Foster The People - Torches

The start of the record is so strong, that a dip in quality is sadly apparent.

22nd July 2011, 8:28am

Feature

Atari Teenage Riot: ‘There Was A Lot Of Bad Blood’

DIY chats to Alec Empire about their reformation.

6th July 2011, 9:18am

Brew Records / Dance To The Radio Split

Half is borderline dismal, half good verging on great.

9th June 2011, 2:10pm

Feature

Guillemots: ‘We’re Only Scratching The Surface Of What We Can Do’

Joe O’Sullivan sits down with Fyfe Dangerfield.

19th May 2011, 12:22pm

Feature

Zen Death Squad

Zen Death Squad tell us what makes them tick.

11th April 2011, 9:46am

Maybeshewill - Critical Distance

Instrumental music hasn’t been as creative and in as good health for several years.

25th March 2011, 2:18pm

Live Review

Maps & Atlases, XOYO, London

Overall, a strong performance.

15th February 2011, 3:46pm

Feature

Death From Above 1979: The Hope Of Exorcising The Ghost Of Bad Taste

A band who rocked like bastards.

19th January 2011, 2:35pm

Live Review

Chase & Status, Kentish Town Forum

Unheard new material shows a progression whilst still having the quality of previous work.

16th November 2010, 4:42pm

Feature

Constellations Guide 2010

Showcasing the depth and quality of the Leeds scene.

12th November 2010, 12:23pm

Feature

Magnetic Man: ‘You Can’t Do Right By All Your Fans’

Joe O’Sullivan meets up with Magnetic Man trio Artwork, Skream and Benga.

29th September 2010, 9:35am

Interview

The Count & Sinden: ‘We Don’t Want To Be Snobby About Stuff’

Joe O’Sullivan talks to Graeme Sinden.

7th September 2010, 9:39am

Live Review

Truck Festival, Sunday 25th July 2010

It’s a testament to Pulled Apart By Horses that we’re genuinely worried about how Future Of The Left will follow them…

17th August 2010, 10:27am

Live Review

Truck Festival, Saturday 24th July 2010

In it’s 13th year, Truck proves that superstition is a baseless concept.

13th August 2010, 11:54am

Feature

Global Gathering Guide 2010

The cream of the crop at this year’s Global Gathering.

29th July 2010, 12:27pm

Live Review

Barclaycard Wireless Festival, Sunday 4th July 2010

We make the fateful trip to Hyde Park one last time.

20th July 2010, 3:56pm