Nottingham in 20 Songs

"I've often got the impression that people aren't aware that Nottingham (and more specifically my home town of Beeston) can claim…

Shoplifting with Blondshell

"This Yves Tumor album is a new one that came out this year. Zero skips. I think that with their albums, it's all…

Shoplifting With The Natural Lines

Matt Pond and co. stopped by the shop for an energetic Shoplifting session! Sometimes, a change of view can transform a person’s world. On ‘Don’…

On The Rise: Anjimile

True craft. Authentic and vital song making from an expanding creative spirit. What don’t kill you almost killed you What don’t fill you Pains…

On The Rise: Mandy, Indiana

Recorded in caves, crypts, and shopping centers, Mandy, Indiana's debut album i've seen a way is everywhere at once. Theirs is music…

Rough Trade Essential: Electronic

“…it might rely heavily on electronics, tapes. I can kind of envision one person with a lot of machines, tapes and electronics set up singing or…

Shoplifting with Softee

Softee's Nina Grollmen joins us for a sugar-coated session and chats about her favorite pop influences. Grollman’s moniker, Softee, isn’t just a…

Album of the Month - May 2023

Overmono - Good Lies XL The well-regarded brotherly duo dig deep into their library of sounds to present their much-awaited, fully realised full- length debut, an…

Ranked: Radiohead's Greatest Albums

"Although we share a love for this band, he was there when OK Computer came out and everyone’s tiny little 90s minds were blown,…

Queens of the Stone Age's 20 Greatest Songs

"While tidying the CD racks I came across a CD I had never seen before. Queens Of The Stone Age. The Kozik-style cover took me…

Wide Awake Festival: Grassroots, Growth and Positive Governance

"When you're struggling financially it can be impossible to even conceive the idea that a career in music is even a possibility for…

On The Rise: June McDoom

June McDoom's approach to music holds in it a deep connection to home while pushing the folk genre to its limits, incorporating experimentation as…

Label Focus: Fire Records

"As with the artists themselves, our sound is just a representation of our time in this universe, and we are not, and have never been,…

Shoplifting with Los Bitchos

While finishing up a whirlwind North American tour, Los Bitchos stopped by for a very special Shoplifting session! Los Bitchos is four powerhouse ladies based out…

Shoplifting with Durand Jones

"I consider Dr. John to be like my godfather. I see him everywhere and I get signs and messages from him all over the place.…