Múm

Chantelle Houghton wants to be a 'brilliant' mum

TV Gossip

20 Dec 2011

Chantelle Houghton and Alex Reid's New Year's resolutions are to be "brilliant parents". The couple are expecting their first child in 2012 and Chantelle - who struggled with fertility issues - has revealed she cannot wait to become a…

Harry's mum to join TOWIE cast

TV Gossip

23 Sep 2011

Harry Derbridge's mum is to join the cast of 'The Only Way Is Essex'. With the 17-year-old star's cousin Amy Childs having left the ITV2 reality show to appear in 'Celebrity Big Brother', producers are hoping introducing Harry's mum Karen - who is…

Lucien Laviscount's mum approves of Kerry

TV Gossip

6 Sep 2011

Lucien Laviscount's mother believes he and Kerry Katona would be "perfect together". The 19-year-old actor has been flirting with reality TV stars Kerry and Amy Childs in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house, but his mother would prefer him to spark a…

Hannah Waterman becomes a mum

TV Gossip

1 Aug 2011

Hannah Waterman has become a mother for the first time. The former 'EastEnders' actress - who played Laura Beale in the BBC One soap for four years - recently gave birth to a baby boy and while both mother and son are doing well, no further details…

Mice Parade - What It Means To Be Left-Handed

15 Sep 2010

(FatCat) Attention, fellow anagram fanatics: did you realise that Mice Parade is a reconfiguration of Adam Pierce? You did? Then we’re the last to know. Pierce, of course, is the New York multi-instrumentalist who founded Mice Parade – a loose…

Múm - Icelandic collective a family affair

Doug Johnstone meets Icelandic otherworld music collective, Múm

6 Aug 2009

Getting the members of Icelandic folktronica collective Múm in the same place at the same time sounds like something of a cat-herding operation. With nine band members appearing on the band’s forthcoming fifth album, the beautifully titled Sing Along to…

Top 5 things to do this week

6 Aug 2009

We go behind the scenes of the first collaborative exhibition by Baldvin Ringsted and Hrafnhildur Halldórsdóttir and explore the theme of improvisation versus skill that informs their work. Intermedia Gallery, CCA, Glasgow, Tue 18 Aug–Sun 6 Sep.

Best of the Rest

Highlights of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

13 Jul 2009

Among the very best acts appearing this year are Laura Solon, The Red Room, Múm, Party, The Event, Tap Kids and The Streets.

Exposure: Múm

25 Jun 2009

Múm are an icelandic band whose brooding, yet beautifully delicate electronica have been greatly revered far beyond their homeland over the years. Adopting arguably more accessible structures and melodies this time round, Múm return with their fifth…

David Byrne, The Streets and The Stranglers set for Edge Festival 2009

10 Jun 2009

David Byrne, The Streets, The Stranglers are amongst the highlights of the Edge Festival 2009 in Edinburgh. Other headliners include Múm, Enter Shikari, Mumford & Sons, Bluetones, Amanda Palmer, Andrew Bird, Emiliana Torrini and Foy Vance. Acts from…

Múm

13 Dec 2007

'Wait a moment, I have to spit,’ mumbles Örvar Póreyjarson Smárason down the phone, followed by a watery sound. ‘Sorry, I was brushing my teeth.’ It seems that no matter how strange and other-worldly your music sounds, there are always mundane…