Articles By: 'Sup Magazine

Dan Black Ticket giveaway

Dan Black Ticket giveaway

What are you doing on Thursday 9th September? Well, if you’re in New York then we’ve got a pair of tickets to see dance-pop maestro, Dan Black’s show at Bowery Ballroom, plus a copy... 

Ikonika

Ikonika

Interview by Sarah-Jayne Boyd Photography by Rob Low Far more petite and delicate in real life than any pictures suggest, Ikonika (a.k.a. Sara Abdel-Hamid) possesses a shyness and awkward manner that... 

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Album News

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool Album News

Ou Est Le Swimming Pool have confirmed that their debut album, The Golden Year will be released, worldwide on 3rd October 2010. After speaking with the late, lead singer Charles Haddon’s family,... 

Hot Panda, <i>How Come I’m Dead</i>

Hot Panda, How Come I’m Dead

Words Lou Wright The introductory salvo of Hot Panda’s How Come I’m Dead? (Mint Records, 2010) – entitled “Membership Fees” – is pretty telling. The first impression is rumbling drone,... 

Bashy

Bashy

Words by Jo Fuertes-Knight Photos by Dan Wilton Bashy is devastatingly charismatic to the point where you just want to run through meadows with him and have him braid your hair. Unfortunately we were... 

Fuck Off I Love You

Fuck Off I Love You

One of ‘SUP‘s most prevalent photographers Dan Wilton, teamed up with filmographer Huse Monfaradi to brave a week long tirade of spit and heartfelt fury to bring you their first collaborative... 

Preview: ‘SUP Issue 22 release party LDN TONIGHT

Preview: ‘SUP Issue 22 release party LDN TONIGHT

OK, so it’s our fourth worldwide release party for issue 22. But after one party in Berlin, two in New York (so good we did it twice) it’s time for the London leg of issue vingt-deux. And... 

Scorcher

Scorcher

Words by Jo Fuertes-Knight Photos by Dan Wilton Nonchalantly waving at the girls gawping and taking pictures on their mobile phones, as he strolled round a west London rooftop for the ‘SUP photo shoot,... 

Camp Bestival

Camp Bestival

Words by Josh Jones Photos by Marco&Angel Camp Bestival went and did it again, sneakily pretending it was a massive kids fest it went and delivered a banger of a weekend. From George Clinton being... 

Preview: ‘SUP MAGAZINE #22 Issue Release Party

Preview: ‘SUP MAGAZINE #22 Issue Release Party

It’s that time again: a brand new issue of ‘SUP MAGAZINE has dropped, and we’re all getting wasted in a bar with some bands to celebrate! This time around, we’ve teamed up with... 

The Hundred in the Hands

The Hundred in the Hands

Interview by Nik Mercer Photography by Milan Zrnic With the NYC rock scene in a bit of a shambles due to severe stylistic stratification – you’re either part of an electronic act or an über indie... 

Vinyl Contest: Hot Club De Paris

Vinyl Contest: Hot Club De Paris

Ah, Paris in the springtime. Even better, a hot club in Paris in springtime. Even better than that, Hot Club De Paris . The Liverpudlian trio have been taking clubs (er, not just in Paris) to boiling... 

Primavera Sound 2010: Day 1

Primavera Sound 2010: Day 1

THURSDAY Words by Laura Martin & Marisa Brickman Photos by Maria Elisa Gomez We came, we saw, we drank your San Miguel. Primavera Sound festival returned to for its 10th year to the eternal city... 

Photos: The Like at the Echo

Photos: The Like at the Echo

Photos by Eisen Nepomuceno The Like recently completed a residency at fabled Los Angeles venue the Echo on Sunset Boulevard and our photographer Eisen was there to capture a glimpse behind the scenes.... 

SXSW Diary: Day Three

SXSW Diary: Day Three

Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Abbey Braden The life lesson you tend to learn at a conference like SXSW is that it’s literally physically impossible to do everything you want to do. Until someone... 

SXSW Diary: Day Two

SXSW Diary: Day Two

Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Abbey Braden By the time day two rolls around, it’s almost like you’re straight up scared of the fun you might have with the upcoming festival. You’re... 

SXSW Diary: Day One

SXSW Diary: Day One

Words by Cameron Cook Photos by Abbey Braden South by South West. Known as “South By” to the thousands of indie kids who descend upon Austin, Texas every year, and “That Week In March... 

‘SUP Magazine 21 Release Party NYC

‘SUP Magazine 21 Release Party NYC

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Hello: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

Hello: An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

From: London, UK Website: myspace.com/anexperimentonabirdintheairpump C-Bird: Look but don’t touch unless prompted. Don’t think me vain because you’ve caught me reapplying my lipstick.... 

Hello: COF COF

Hello: COF COF

From: Valencia, Spain Website: myspace.com/cuadralogica Alberto: Hey! Diego: Hey! How long my friend! Diego: Yeah, I’ve been fucked up these days. Alberto: Why? Are you okay? Diego:... 

Hello: Dajjal

Hello: Dajjal

From: Tomball, TX, USA Website: myspace.com/dajjalmetal Metal is our life’s passion and a way to relieve hatred and boredom in our everyday lives. We live in Tomball, TX, which is... 

Hello: LISSY TRULLIE

Hello: LISSY TRULLIE

From: New York, NY, USA Website: myspace.com/lissytrullie Lissy began playing guitar and writing songs at a very early age in an attempt to amuse her captors. After escaping,... 

Hello: THE SAND BAND

Hello: THE SAND BAND

From: Liverpool, UK Website: myspace.com/thesandband The Sand Band is a new band, so it’s good that nobody knows us yet. We’ve got everything to prove and nothing to lose. The few... 

<i>Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010</i> Compilation

Casual Victim Pile: Austin 2010 Compilation

Words by Lou Wright New York City. Christmas, 2009. Recession-proof canned food roasting on an open fire…half-frozen bums nipping at your nose. A dead, unfriendly landscape. But meanwhile, in what I... 

Apollo, <i>Past, Present, Future</i>

Apollo, Past, Present, Future

Words by Aaron Coultate Belgium is a funny little place. Look at it, over there between Holland, France and Germany. All waffles, chocolate and Tintin I hear you giggle? Well no, obviously not. For such... 

The Big Pink

The Big Pink

Mercury Lounge New York City Words & Photos by Abbey Braden We’ve heard rumblings from our UK side about the brilliance of the Big Pink for ages. However it wasn’t til we were tempted... 

MP3: The Drums

MP3: The Drums

Big time band crush alert! The Drums made their smashing debut this month at New York City Popfest to much acclaim. Simultaneously dipping into the sounds of ’50s surf culture and Factory Records... 

Black Lips

Black Lips

Words by Marek Steven Photos by Dan Wilton Some of the most fun I’ve had at gigs in the last few years has involved Black Lips. These four guys from Atlanta are one of those bands that somehow give... 

Ceri Levy

Ceri Levy

Interview by Abbey Braden If the great D.A. Pennebaker pioneered the ‘fly-on-the-wall’ perspective in rockumentary filmmaking, then Ceri Levy has certainly mastered a new oeuvre for the 21st... 

MSTRKRFT, <i>Fist of God</i>

MSTRKRFT, Fist of God

Words by Ashley Hampson Thank God for MSTRKRFT. Can I just start by saying that? The Toronto duo of Jesse F. Keeler and Alex Puodziukas, better known as JFK and Al-P, and collectively comprising MSTRKRFT,... 

Tame Impala

Tame Impala

Words by Christel Escosa Photos by Richard Kelly Tame Impala are charmingly unaffected when I meet them after climbing about ten flights of stairs (the elevator was going all broke-down on my ass so I... 

Findlay Brown, “That’s Right”

Findlay Brown, “That’s Right”

‘SUP’s been a fan of London-based Findlay Brown for a long time now. His first album Separated By The Sea was an album of love songs written to win back his girlfriend, who was living in Copenhagen... 

M. Ward

M. Ward

Borderline, London Words by Hannah Lanfear Photos by Amadeep Chana Borderline is pretty stuffed; the gig was a fast sell out. You feel sorry for the hardy fans waiting outside, mewing for spare tickets,... 

Tahiti Boy and the Palm Tree Family, <i>1973</i> EP

Tahiti Boy and the Palm Tree Family, 1973 EP

Words by Connie Tsang It’s been a while since my imagination has run rampant on beaches, soaking in sunlight. Listening to Tahiti Boy & The Palm Tree Family‘s 1973 EP was hard, but I managed... 

The Grates Give It Away For Free (an EP that is)

The Grates Give It Away For Free (an EP that is)

Get your rhythmic dancing ribbons ready because the Grates are back in business. Patience, John and Alana are proffering up a free EP (with their new fave single Burning Bridges and 2 b-sides) as an ‘I’m...