From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Scene That Celebrates Itself was identified by Steve Sutherland in the pages of his august organ, Melody Maker (b. 1926). TSTCI wasn't a genre, as such. The 'scene' bit was rather more accurate, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reunited Ride at Coachella in 2015. (Photo: Karl Walter/Getty Images for Coachella) The subgenre classification “shoegazer” ...

Flipping through a journal-like “book” of lost love, personal experiences, and a varied span of relationships, Jeremy Jay started piecing together his eighth album. Composing each story around a ...

At the start of summer 2007 a supple, shimmery thread started darning itself through a long line of euphoric-sounding albums. From Maps to Blonde Redhead, Mahogany to Deerhunter, Asobi Seksu to Ulrich ...

We can’t tell you that shoegazing legends Lush are definitely reforming, but they’re sure up to something and signs point to a reunion. The band have launched a brand new website (www.lushofficial.com ...

Shoegazing was the rather dismissive term given by the music press to Britain's indie scene, circa 1989-94. The music was characterised by a six-string drone, quiet harmonies and an introspective take ...