Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson has never been one for pleasantries.
Interview: Laura Jane Grace
For the first time in her life, Against Me! musician Laura Jane Grace is starting to feel like herself.
CD review: Kimbra
At 21, Kimbra is young, pretty and peppy, but her music favours jaunty burlesque, cabaret and Bjork-style quirkiness, refreshingly eschewing the pop-tart mould.
Interview: Clare Bowen
If you believe in fate, Nashville star Clare Bowen should be your poster girl.
Interview: Scissor Sisters
From sex and sleaze to relationship needs, Scissor Sisters have a change of heart — and they’re scaling sexy back. Whaaaat?
Interview: Slipknot
Some artists get knickers, soft toys or flowers thrown at them on stage. But for US heavy metal band Slipknot, it’s more likely they’ll be dodging flying prosthetic limbs than a personalised teddy or bunch of homegrown daisies.