Maximo Park

Why bands are disappearing: 'Young people aren’t excited by them'

Maroon 5’s Adam Levine was scoffed at for suggesting there ‘aren’t any bands any more’ – but if you look at the numbers, he’s right. Wolf Alice, Maximo Park and industry insiders ask why

Dorian Lynskey

18, Mar, 2021 @2:58 PM

Teesside 'buzzing' that Novavax vaccine will be made there

Area that has suffered industrial decline proud to play key role in fight against coronavirus

Helen Pidd North of England editor

29, Jan, 2021 @12:39 PM

Stage invaders: why indie musicians are rocking up at the Edinburgh fringe

Members of the Hoosiers, Maxïmo Park, Belle & Sebastian and Shed Seven talk about mental health, the pitfalls of the music biz and why they are swapping gigs for theatre audiences

Mark Beaumont

15, Aug, 2019 @10:15 AM

'It was impossible to write about anything else': how musicians have – finally – tackled the refugee crisis

In the 80s, musicians simply released charity singles in response to humanitarian crises. But today’s artists have been relatively quiet about the plight of those in the Mediterranean – until now. From Coldplay to Benjamin Clementine, why has it taken them so long to find their voices?

Dorian Lynskey

15, Sep, 2017 @5:00 AM

Maximo Park: Risk to Exist review – tub-thumping with soul

(Cooking Vinyl)

Emily Mackay

23, Apr, 2017 @7:00 AM

New band of the week: Shields (No 85)

Slick, soaring electropop with a candy coating designed to give you a sugar high

Paul Lester

08, Jan, 2016 @3:33 PM

Paul Smith and the Intimations review – from rip-roaringly funny to oddly touching

The Maximo Park frontman leads an intimate, surreal live-wire event

Dave Simpson

06, Sep, 2015 @4:41 PM

Contradictions by Paul Smith and the Intimations review – vivid imagery

The Maximo Park frontman brings his literary influences to his second solo album but succumbs to diminishing musical returns

Phil Mongredien

23, Aug, 2015 @7:00 AM

6 Music festival brings music buzz to the north-east of England

Local musicians welcome focus on Tyneside as festival kicks off featuring local artists including Maximo Park, as well as Mercury prize winners Young Fathers

Helen Pidd Northern editor

20, Feb, 2015 @8:00 AM

The War on Drugs and the Maccabees confirmed for the BBC's 6 Music festival

Sleater-Kinney, Gaz Coombes and Young Fathers also join the lineup for the alternative music station’s second festival, taking place in Tyneside from 20-22 February

Guardian music

28, Jan, 2015 @9:50 AM

Paul Smith and Peter Brewis: Frozen by Sight review – peculiarly riveting

This intriguing Maxïmo Park/Field Music collaboration weaves the detail of everyday life into a subtle whole, writes Harriet Gibsone

Harriet Gibsone

13, Nov, 2014 @10:10 PM

Paul Smith and Peter Brewis - Barcelona (at Eye Level): premiere

Listen to a track from the collaborative album Frozen By Sight, created by Maximo Park and Field Music members