‘He’d offset the intensity by setting his feet on fire’: PJ Harvey, Mogwai and more on Steve Albini
Artists from the Wedding Present to Sunn O))) and Jon Spencer recall a kind yet acerbic genius who was a true champion of artists’ intentions – and a fiend for chocolate Hobnobs
August 2017
Michael Jackson, George Michael, Prince and more: readers share their favourite albums turning 30
To commemorate Michael Jackson’s Bad album turning 30 this week, we asked you for other albums from 1987 that still mean something to you
May 2015
Cult heroes
Cult heroes: if you buy into David Gedge's worldview, the Wedding Present is the greatest gift you'll ever get
For 30 years, David Gedge has been giving gruff voice to those whose love lives tend towards the disastrous. Let the churning melancholy consume you
September 2013
Music blog
Repeat to Fade bands: the Present that keeps on giving
The Wedding Present, Suede, Carter USM … you can't move for old indie heroes repeating their careers on the live circuit. What's more, it's great fun
January 2011
Music blog
Twelve tips for the Flaming Lips
David Gedge: So Wayne Coyne plans to release a song each month this year? My band the Wedding Present have been there before, and we've got a few tips for the Lips ...
May 2008
The Wedding Present, El Rey
(Vibrant)
March 2007
Ukraine in the membrane
No thanks for my Ukrainian effort, says Michael Hann.
