On Air
  • Under the Influence: Andrew Wyatt
  • The Travelling Band to stream live show tonight on The 405!
  • Kanye West Is The 8th Wonder Of The World
  • The 405 meets The Raveonettes
  • Under the Influence: Andrew Wyatt
  • The Travelling Band to stream live show tonight on The 405!
  • Kanye West Is The 8th Wonder Of The World
  • The 405 meets The Raveonettes
  • Under the Influence: Andrew Wyatt

    by Eden Keane, 21 May 2013

    Miike Snow-frontman Andrew Wyatt recently released his first solo album, Descender - a 32 minute meditation into the darker side of Andrew Wyatt not seen on previous endeavours. The introspection weaves amazingly intricate soundscapes and is explored with the use of Prague's 75-piece Philharmonic Orchestra. Have a look at the albums that he loves the most. [read more]

  • The Travelling Band to stream live show tonight on The 405!

    by Katie Carroll, 20 May 2013

    The Travelling Band will be playing in Manchester on Monday, May 20th. Find out how to win tickets to the show, or watch the live stream exclusively here on the 405! [read more]

  • Kanye West Is The 8th Wonder Of The World

    by Larry Day, 20 May 2013

    Kanye West is perhaps the most polarising musician in the industry. His off-stage antics – calling George W. Bush racist, frequent paparazzi bust-ups and the whole Taylor Swift thing, among countless others – have landed him hot water on many occasions. His onstage rants are described as the fruits of his inflated ego, his super-narcissism verbalised. [read more]

  • The 405 meets The Raveonettes

    by Derek Robertson, 20 May 2013

    Cast your mind back to 2002. Although White Stripes' Elephant and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut LP were still a year away, the so-called New Rock Revolution was well underway. Amidst all this, a little known duo from Copenhagen, The Ravonettes, released a scuzzy, brash EP of garage rock recorded entirely in the key of B-Flat Minor. And yet here they are, still going strong, eleven years and six albums later. [read more]

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