Currently on tour in support of The Kooks, Brighton fivepiece The Rivers play some exclusive live tracks for hotpress.com

The video for the new single from the forthcoming album VOL IV: Johnny Pyro and the Dance of Evil

LA electropop duo Uh Huh Her talk to hotpress.com ahead of their recent Dublin gig, and explain why they consider themselves 'a baby band'.

Check out StarLittleThing's Scott Altman-directed video for their new single 'This Is My Life'.

The Dirty Epics' debut album is on the way - check out the first single 'The Cure', plus a remix and video!

Check out the latest video from the Eyebrowy crew for the Bright New Sounds competition...

Black Francis' chaotic St. Stephen's Green appearance is quickly becoming the stuff of legend. See what he had to say to Hot Press' Roisin Dwyer and Elaine Hughes beforehand.

Check out the video for Le Bien's 'We Don't Speak French', directed by Kelly Goeller as part of the latest round of Hot Press/NYU Tisch School of Arts music video collaborations.

Check out the trailer for playwright-turned-director Martin McDonagh's debut feature film In Bruges.

The Hot Press drugs issue is on newsstands now and the accompanying hard-hitting TV ad has already caused controversy.

Ronan from Delorentos reflects on a successful 2007 for the band. Plus, another chance to see their interview in the Hot Press Chatroom tent at Electric Picnic '07.

Monaghan sensations The Flaws talk to Hotpress.com about their incredible year. Plus, revisit their live acoustic set in the Hot Press Chatroom at Electric Picnic

Today FM's Alison Curtis talks to hotpress.com's Elaine Hughes about her 2007.

Cathy Davey talks to hotpress.com's Elaine Hughes about her 2007.

Check out the video for industrial rockers Noise Control's single 'Steel', directed by Sarith Demuni as part of the Fall 2007 semester Hot Press/NYU Tisch School of Arts music video project.

Check out the video for Adela Mealy's 'Party For Three', directed by Ann Orrin as part of the Fall 2007 semester Hot Press/NYU Tisch School of Arts music video project.

'Odd Socks' from up-and-coming Dublin four-piece Grand Pocket Orchestra. Directed by Michael Healy as part of the Fall 2007 semester Hot Press/NYU Tisch School of Arts music video project.

Taken from the Bell X1 man's solo album Kill Your Darlings and directed by Andrea Demers as part of the Fall 2007 semester Hot Press/NYU Tisch School Of Arts music video project.

We talk to The Horrors about their 'festival-tastic' summer, the critics' response to their debut album and why they've no time for Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. man Sam Duckworth.

The Blizzards' Niall Breslin goes out and about with Shilpa Ganatra, encourages us to give the sky the finger and hugs some mud-soaked fans along the way.

Paul Walsh and his courageously white trousers venture into the muddy Oxegen campsite to get the lowdown from happy campers and a surprisingly cheery Bean Garda.

Indie rebels The Cribs reflect on Oxegen '06 vs. Oxegen '07, the reaction to their latest album and how they think some bands are just 'all mouth'.

Dance rockers (or should that be rock dancers?) New Young Pony Club talk about their crossover appeal, hitting the big time after years of hard work, the festival experience and their love of The Sopranos.

English starlet Kate Nash chats about her humble beginnings as a waitress in Harrow, her relationship with Lilly Allen, finding her identity as an artist and her love of playing festivals.

Monaghan's The Flaws gave a very special acoustic performance in the Hot Press Chatroom at this year's Electric Picnic - relive it here.

Scottish rockers Sons & Daughters drop in for a chat at Electric Picnic 2007.

The multi-talented and multi-membered Texas act sit down for a chat about their varied career to date.

See what Orbital's Paul Hartnoll had to say for himself at Electric Picnic 2007.

The dreadlocked one drops in to discuss music, the mysteries of life and more.

One of the breakout bands of 2007, Delorentos were good enough to share the story of their past few months with fans in the Hot Press Chatroom.