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"All the shows were so big, you know? Fifty thousand up, you know, festivals, people banging stuff, girls throwing bikinis on stage."

“We all knew each other from as far back as the late ‘90s and we thought why not do a project for fun – and Vigilante was born. It was pretty simple, really.”

"I grew up listening to lyricists, so I always thought the lyrics were important and something I really tried to focus on. I really don’t want to sell people short when it comes to the lyrics.”

"When terrible things happen it takes you to a place where you wouldn’t usually go to. If someone sticks a knife in your back and says ‘die bitch’ – as an artist you’re going to write about it."

“I can’t afford no sample clearances, I’m still living with my momma and I’m poor."

“What you hear on an Eluveitie record is what you get on at an Eluveitie show."

"It’s the first record we’d ever made in our home space, and the first album we’d ever made by ourselves with no outside engineer or producer, so it felt really good."

"It's music to break shit and fuck on the floor too," said Savages guitarist Gemma Thompson in a recent interview, attempting to describe the band's sound.

We caught up with Davey Lane of You Am I to talk about the band's 20th anniversary and how they're celebrating!

We also walk past a pair of discarded, inside-out black stockings - gusset facing up and complete with skiddies - in a grassy square near the library.

The Decline boys hit France and their show blows all their previous gigs outta the water.