Two of Poland’s most forward-thinking underground musicians discuss running independent venues and fostering diverse crowds, decentralising the Polish cultural landscape, the state of their home country’s independent music scene, and how their art contains far more than just political activism
Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut is one of the most essential American indie rock records of the early 80s, but it’s not the only album by the band you must have in your collection, argues Cal Cashin, as he re-examines its unfairly overlooked follow-up Hallowed Ground 40 years on