Satomi

Barry Hogan's intimate gathering has become a cult indie institution. Read More

Messrs Lukowski and Bloomfield offer up their final reflections on the last day of the last ATP festival the last ten years. Read More

Listening to Deerhoof's studio albums at home, one can easily imagine drummer Greg Saunier, who formed the band when the Californian outfit came to life some 15 years ago, as the manic drummer from "The Muppet Show," sitting behind a huge drum-kit, playing with all four limbs like an octopus. Read More

A decade after the All Tomorrow's Parties music festival was first formulated by Scots indie outfit Belle & Sebastian as the Bowlie Weekender, it hasn't become any easier to explain to people. Read More

I was sitting with a group of international arts journalists last year in Los Angeles when a New York Times music columnist started shuffling tunes in his iPod looking for a particular selection. said as the sounds of Deerhoof filled the room - the pop music mixed with guitar squalls, the child-like vocals of Japanese singer Satomi Matsuzaki and the manic drumming of Greg Saunier. Read More