Here's our pick of the best bands playing at Dot to Dot 2010, the U.K.'s unrivalled new music festival, taking place in:
In the weeks running up to the festival we'll be adding new bands, as they are announced, giving you the low down on who's playing, and why we think they're worth seeing.
Best of all we're giving you the chance to win tickets to the event.
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First things first... Twisted Wheel are not named after the legendary Northern Soul club of the same name (though they...
Following a self-imposed three year hiatus Sunderland's Field Music are set to return with a new 20 track double...
Chapel Club: Lewis Bowman – vocals. Michael Hibbert – guitar. Liam Arklie – bass. Alex Parry –...
Elena Jane Goulding started out in Herefordshire, writing songs when was 14, primarily making music as a folk...
Producing highly polished gems of fantasy pop from their provincial bedroom studio, Fenech-Soler are unlikely purveyors...
Our round up of the best new music from North America and Europe...
The Sultans of Beat strut in to town to deliver their own unique brand of musical mayhem! It is no wonder that the...
A little clumsy, naively skillful, sweetly lanky, Le prince Miiaou is not a cat, nor a boy; it's not even a group....
Born in 2006, the Parisian band Lipstick std creates a unique indie-experimental rock vibe, flirting with pop, punk and...
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If limitations supposedly live only in our minds, then the new album from Andrew Hung and Benjamin John Power –...
The sensation of the year shoots acoustic bullets and raw philosophy. They are called Arizona Baby, a daring threesome...
You're about to undertake quite a lengthy looking tour schedule. How long is it since you've spent a lot of time together as a band?
We actually spend quite a lot of time together as a band. We formed in 2001 so we've known each other for about ten years. We lived together in Birmingham and in Stafford. We were at university together for two or three years, me and Ed, in...
You’ve probably already seen this very cinematic video of, Klaxons, playing in the sands of the Egyptian desert,...
Liam Bailey could, quite possibly, be just that. Male artists have, arguably, been a little underrepresented in the...
White Mystery is a Chicago-based garage rock duo comprised Alex and Francis White. The former, although still in...
Mining some of the same musical influences as Danish duo The Raveonettes and fellow New Yorkers Crystal Stilts,...
Subculture is Fred Perry's new music initiative bringing you the brightest young talent on the music scene, alongside the cream of British music artists that have a long standing relationship with the brand. Subculture was launched by the legendary Paul Weller at The 100 Club - the oldest independent music venue in Britain - in September 05.
Why is Fred Perry involved with music? Because it is the original sportswear to streetwear brand - initially adopted by Mods in 1959 because "They could wear it all night and still look good in the morning" - it has then featured in almost every British youth subculture since. From Mods, Suedeheads, Ska/Two Tone, Punk, New Wave, Casuals/Perry Boys, Britpop, Electronic/Rave and the latest Indie revival - the laurel has been ever present. Passed from generation to generation as an understated timeless classic.
Since its launch, Subculture has also often been the first to feature the latest underground sounds on a global basis. This includes The Young Knives, The Rakes, The View, Black Lips and The Draytones - many of whom are now reaching global fame. Alongside the definitive British guitar bands, we have also featured The Klaxons, New Young Pony Club, Metronomy and Shy Child - showing the depth of the musical heritage and contemporary relevance of the Fred Perry brand.
Subculture has also been honoured by music legends such as Paul Weller, Graham Coxon (Blur) and Terry Hall (The Specials) playing the unique venue that is The 100 Club.
So, if you want to find who will be the future of music - and learn more about the lineage and heritage of music in general - keep checking back on the site. We will be introducing more and more innovative and interesting elements to Subculture over the coming year.
Click here to view the Fred Perry Icon Book and read more about the unique relationship with British Street culture and music.
