‘It was nuts what we got away with’: remembering the 00s UK indie explosion
As the film Meet Me in the Bathroom relives the glory days of the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fans and musicians recall the sweat, swagger and skinny jeans that made the British scene they inspired even wilder
July 2015
Listen up
Five albums to try this week: Vince Staples, Cradle of Filth and more
Little Boots: Working Girl review – sharp, recherché electropop
Little Boots: Working Girl review – anaemic pastel pop
Album streams
Little Boots – Working Girl: Exclusive album stream
January 2015
The new noise bubble: are critics' choice awards for new artists a blessing or a curse?
Caroline Sullivan: Awards such as the BBC’s Sound Of 2015 can be vital in helping new artists break through and get noticed by fans – but can they actually be bad for some musicians?
November 2014
The playlist
The playlist: pop – Little Boots, Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars, and more
Michael Cragg: Little Boots steps in with a delicious slice of electropop, while Mark Ronson teams up with yelping Bruno Mars for an old-style funk workout
November 2013
Little Boots – review
New music
Tom Aspaul – Pioneer: New music
May 2013
Little Boots – review
Little Boots: Nocturnes – review
April 2013
New music
Little Boots – Broken Record: New music
Four years after she topped the BBC Sound of 2009 poll, Little Boots is back with her own label and a more disco-tinged direction
July 2012
Harangue the DJ
Little Boots Q&A
The electropop diva empties the contents of her psychic record bag
June 2012
What the bleep are the synth-pop class of 2009 going to do next?
Ladyhawke, La Roux and Little Boots made 80s electropop zeitgeisty, but how do you keep nostalgia feeling fresh?
May 2012
The top five modern disco tracks
Scissor Sisters – review
April 2012
New music
New music: Little Boots – Every Night I Say a Prayer (Tensnake Remix)
Little Boots has always been torn between flashy pop and more esoteric dance sounds – this sees her taking the latter path
December 2011
Clubs picks of the week
Shake Till Your Heart Breaks | Jaunt 4th Birthday | Night Of The Earth Men Parts 1&2 | Numbers | Junk Love
January 2011
If you're not on the list: the BBC Sound Of … poll
Each January, the music industry eagerly awaits the BBC Sound Of … poll, and its predictions for the year's hottest pop acts. But has it become a kiss of death, asks Chris Salmon
April 2010
Down the front at Coachella 2010
Some acts may have been stranded thanks to a certain Icelandic volcano, but would that stop the Coachella party? Would it heck!
