Words and photos by JENZ

“I like to see lady drummers. It’s fucking cool,” says one of the security guards at Popscene as The Whip plow through their soundcheck. The Manchester quartet are in town to open for fellow UK outfit Late of the Pier, but in two short hours the Mancs will blow their contemporaries out of the front door and onto the alleyway outside of the club.
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Whispers were passed around the outside smoking area last night at Popscene, where the discussion between club goers was sparked from an announcement that Does It Offend You, Yeah? had broken up earlier that day.
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Words by JENZ
Photo of La Roux in Brooklyn by Jon Dudding

For a 21 year old being touted by international media as a fresh face of electronic music, La Roux’s Elly Jackson has a pretty good head on her shoulders. The Brixton native, who with band mate Ben Langmaid comprise the duo, carries the interview out more like a conversation between friends than for a publication, and also isn’t afraid to swear.
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