Welcome to Spannered’s music feature and review archive. What’s in here then? Well, since the site was launched in 2006, Spannered has run in-depth interviews with globetrotting tastemakers Kode9, DJ Ripley and Maga Bo, tripped over to Barcelona's Sónar festival, fallen over at the first ever Bloc Weekend, toured New York's global music circuit and gotten tinnitus in Bristol and São Paulo.
 
Spannered's archive stretches all the way back to 2000, however. Have a dig about and you'll unearth interviews and features with Jeff Mills and Photek, write-ups of Cat Power and Caribou gigs, and album reviews spanning Aphex Twin to NoMeansNo.
 
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Blues Sounds
live   
11 March 2008
Blues Sounds
Old and New York [Part 22]
Spannered's Martin Longley sates his appetite for blues with a gig-going spree spanning both sides of the Atlantic.
by Martin Longley
Jazzelectro Sounds:
live   
3 April 2008
Jazzelectro Sounds:
Birmingham (Part 2731)
Electro-acoustic fireworks, headbanging afrobeat, Philippine gongs, New York jazz and a hearty dose of Zappa. Gig addict Martin Longley takes a springtime trek around his home turf.
by Martin Longley
Moderne Sounds:
live   
3 April 2008
Moderne Sounds:
New York (Part 9)
Topical performance art, a new Philip Glass production and some very big lungs greet Spannered's Martin Longley on his return to New York.
by Martin Longley
Jazz Sounds:
live   
13 May 2008
Jazz Sounds:
New York (Part 541)
Martin Longley, Spannered's intrepid NYC correspondent, encounters tasteful bossa, post-bop and performance art jazz scores when he sets out for some sax in the city.
by Martin Longley
Global Sounds
live   
2 July 2008
Global Sounds
New York (Part 51)
Martin Longley catches Paul Simon and David Byrne on stage in NYC, and soaks up sounds from Niger, Morocco, India and China on the city's global music circuit.
by Martin Longley
Jazz Sounds:
live   
27 July 2008
Jazz Sounds:
New York (Part 543)
Caustic blues distortion and gobble'n'quaff foot-tappers? Spannered's man in New York, Martin Longley, gives his latest round-up of jazz-wise action from the Big Apple.
by Martin Longley
Moderne Sounds:
live   
18 August 2008
Moderne Sounds:
New York (Part 37)
Spannered's man in NYC, Martin Longley, takes in Satyagraha, Philip Glass's second opera, along with performances from the Christian Wolff Sextet and Frederic Rzewski.
by Martin Longley
Oddroc Sounds:
live   
20 September 2008
Oddroc Sounds:
New York (Part 4279)
Mystical sounds outta '70s California and a hefty homage to Captain Beefheart are just two of the delights encountered by Martin Longley during a two-night stint at NYC's Knitting Factory.
by Martin Longley
Global Sounds:
live   
14 November 2007
Global Sounds:
New York (Part 46)
NYC's global music circuit may lack the hyperactivity of its jazz scene, but there are plenty of treats to be had, says Martin Longley.
by Martin Longley
Blues Sounds:
live   
13 October 2008
Blues Sounds:
New York (Part 56)
Is Shemekia Copeland the lovechild of James Brown and Tina Turner? And just what's in Bobby Bland's bottle of fruity beverage? Martin Longley gets blasted by blues in the Big Apple.
by Martin Longley
Scuba
artist feature   
7 April 2008
Scuba
A Deeper Understanding
Laurent Fintoni takes a deep breath and dives into the world of bass operator Paul Rose, aka Scuba, the man behind the ever-evolving Hotflush label.
by Laurent Fintoni
Goth Trad
artist interview   
5 September 2007
Goth Trad
Mutation Man
Ready for some Mad Rave? Laurent Fintoni talks in depth to one of Japan's hottest electronic music producers, Takeaki Maruyama.
by Laurent Fintoni
The Return of the Boom Bap
feature   
20 September 2008
The Return of the Boom Bap
New Manoeuvres in Hip Hop
Since the start of the noughties, productions from both sides of the Atlantic have signalled a return to the boom bap beats of hip hop's golden era, says Laurent Fintoni.
by Laurent Fintoni
edIT
artist feature   
24 September 2008
edIT
The Game is Far From Over
Laurent Fintoni talks to LA-based producer Edward Ma, aka edIT, about the influences that have shaped his futuristic take on hip hop.
by Laurent Fintoni
The Glitch Mob
artist feature   
30 September 2008
The Glitch Mob
West Coast Rocks
The Glitch Mob are much more than your regular turntable tagteam. Laurent Fintoni meets the Californian crew who sum up their musical approach in three words: dirty, fucking, bass.
by Laurent Fintoni
LuckyMe
artist feature   
8 October 2008
LuckyMe
Fortune Kooky
Glasgow's LuckyMe family are making the most of this 'beautifully open time in music'. Laurent Fintoni meets the idiosyncratic collective poised for world domination.
by Laurent Fintoni
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