Andrew Future meets White Lies the day before they fly off to Russia. They talk about their Fear of Flying (well, actually that was the name of their old band) and how to write an album in two months. Oh, and they really aren’t that miserable all the time. But don’t take our word for it…read up.

COVER SHOT BY MICHAEL ROBERT WILLIAMS

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We go shopping and pull together two looks: New Grunge – sloppy jumpers, stone wash denim…yes, Grunge is back and it’s pure Nirvana; but if you prefer a bit more sparkle in your life check out Berlin Beats – acid wash denim, neon brights, but forget Nu Rave; club kitsch just got the Berlin treatment.

FIVE UNSIGNED

Exclusive interviews with our second five unsigned: Rogues, Bleech, Anna Calvi, Gold Teeth and The Delanies. All feature two tracks on our FREE CD and have been shot exclusively by Michael Robert Williams around The Elbow Room in Shoreditch.

PICTURED BELOW: ROGUES BY MICHAEL ROBERT WILLIAMS

FREE CD AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY WITH ISSUE 2
FIVE UNSIGNED VOL 2

1. ROGUES >> Not So Pretty FEED ME Remix
2. ROGUES >> Carnival
3. THE DELANIES >> Doldrums
4. THE DELANIES >> White City Blues
5. ANNA CALVI >> (Feat. Dave Okumu) No More Words
6. ANNA CALVI >> I’ll Be Your Man
7. BLEECH >> Control
8. BLEECH >> Livin It Up
9. GOLD TEETH >> Roll It Over

BONUS TRACKS
10. HYMNS >> Streets Alone
11. ACTION PAINTERS >> Supermarket
12. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS >> Half Asleep
13. THE DEPRECIATION GUILD >> Sky Ghosts
14. KRISTIAN MARR >> So Strange
15. SHA LA LAS >> ‘Till Love Do Us Part (I Want To Sha Sha In Your La La)

<<< THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT

Fresh from setting America alight, the post-apocalyptic pop of The Airborne Toxic Event is now set to infect Britain. Mikel Jollett, of the band who take their name from Don Delillo’s novel - White Noise, tells how he ditched his own novel in favour of a new musical obsession.

PICTURED LEFT: PHOTO BY ANDREW FUTURE

BAND THREADS >>>

New York photographer Eric Guillemain shoots fashion on musical talent in the Big Apple. The series of portraits includes both signed and unsigned artists such as Hymns, Action Painters, School of Seven Bells and The Depreciation Guild. The four mentioned also feature bonus tracks on our FREE CD.

PICTURED RIGHT: JAMIE BURKE OF BLOODY SOCIAL

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As London Fashion Week rolls into town for another season, Jodie Ball catches up with four of the hottest newbies on the schedule. Check out womenswear designers, Mary Katrantzou and Charles Anastase; plus menswear from JW Andersen and Carolyn Massey.

PICTURED LEFT: MARY KATRANTZOU BY PANOS DAVIOS

<<< POSTCARD FROM COPENHAGEN

We catch up with Sha La Las as Lasse Storm, lead singer and guitarist, pens his experience of gigging and binging in the Danish capital. Drinks, kicks, beatings...damn, we almost gave it all away. But then you also get treated to a track that has stirred up proper riots...happy ones, mind.

PICTURED LEFT: PHOTO BY TANIA A.

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