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HotWax: Shock To The System (17th March 2025, Features)
Yard Act: Dream Catchers (19th January 2024, Features)
Bill Ryder-Jones on expansive new album ‘Iechyd Da’: “It isn’t necessarily upbeat, but it’s a version of hope” (12th January 2024, Features)
Class of 2024: Gretel Hänlyn (22nd December 2023, Features)
Class of 2024: Heartworms (21st December 2023, Features)
Class of 2024: Antony Szmierek (20th December 2023, Features)
Class of 2024: Picture Parlour (19th December 2023, Features)
Class of 2024: Katie Gregson-Macleod (17th December 2023, Features)
Class of 2024: hemlocke springs (13th December 2023, Features)
The Great DIY Debate 2023 (1st December 2023, Features)
Focal Point: Jelani Blackman (9th November 2023, Features)
From the beautiful to the bonkers, Iceland Airwaves 2023 is a celebratory showcase of thriving local - and international - talent (8th November 2023, Reviews)
Tapir!: “this project is very much alive” (27th October 2023, Features)
Bambie Thug: “This project is really just no constraints” (16th October 2023, Features)
The 12 best new artists of Reeperbahn 2023, ft English Teacher, Deadletter, Penelope Scott and more (26th September 2023, Reviews)
Angel Olsen, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Wet Leg & more are highlights at another charming edition of End of The Road (7th September 2023, Reviews)
In Photos: End of the Road 2023 (7th September 2023, Features)
Aphex Twin, Kelela, Moderat & more cut through sound issues to stand out at Field Day 2023 (25th August 2023, Reviews)
86TVs: Brothers In Arms (18th August 2023, Features)
The Xcerts: Let it Go (14th August 2023, Features)
Baxter Dury: Judge and Dury (11th July 2023, Features)
Matty Healy addresses recent backlash at The 1975’s long-awaited Finsbury Park headline set (3rd July 2023, Reviews)
Wicked Game: Maisie Peters (28th June 2023, Features)
Queens of the Stone Age bring Glastonbury 2023 to a mighty close (27th June 2023, Reviews)
In Photos: Sunday at Glastonbury 2023 (26th June 2023, Features)
In Photos: Saturday at Glastonbury 2023 (25th June 2023, Features)
Rina Sawayama, Lizzo & Lana Del Rey are the true triumphs of Saturday at Glastonbury 2023 (25th June 2023, Reviews)
In Photos: Friday at Glastonbury 2023 (24th June 2023, Features)
Arctic Monkeys close Friday of Glastonbury 2023 with a near-flawless setlist (24th June 2023, Reviews)
Grand Designs: Squid (30th May 2023, Features)
Heartworms, The Last Dinner Party, Benefits and the 19 best artists from The Great Escape 2023 (16th May 2023, Reviews)
MATT MALTESE: ALONG FOR THE RIDE (2nd May 2023, Features)
Bursting The Bubble: Black Honey (17th March 2023, Features)
NUHA RUBY RA: “IT GIVES ME GENUINE HOPE IN PEOPLE SEEING THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE NORM” (17th March 2023, Features)
The Infamous Five: Shame (20th February 2023, Features)
Redemption Song: The Murder Capital (17th February 2023, Features)
The Circle of Life: Sorry (14th October 2022, Features)
Strange Magic: Jockstrap (15th September 2022, Features)
Welcome To The Underworld: Viagra Boys (22nd July 2022, Features)
The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Dua Lipa come out on top at a stacked second weekend of Primavera Sound 2022 (13th June 2022, Reviews)
Cassyette: “I’ve been on such a journey musically but it always started with rock music” (13th June 2022, Features)
Lola Young: “Everything at the moment that I fucking love is about girl power” (24th February 2022, Features)
Love Letters: Snail Mail (11th October 2021, Features)
End of the Road 2021 is an exemplary slice of true festival magic (9th August 2021, Reviews)
Rachel Chinouriri: “I guess you’ve got to go through the dark times to see the light” (18th May 2021, Features)
A Thing You Call Joy: Sinead O’Brien (2nd July 2020, Features)
LIFE lead the cavalry at DIY’s New Colossus stage in New York (18th March 2020, Reviews)
John Eatherly and The Orielles strip it back at DIY x Fred Perry’s New York in-store shows (14th March 2020, News)
Sorry bring debut LP ‘925’ to a killer first New York show (14th March 2020, News)
In Bloom: Oscar Lang (31st January 2020, Features)
DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019 (20th December 2019, Features)
Shame, John Grant and Hatari wow at Iceland Airwaves 2019 (11th December 2019, Reviews)
Iggy Pop reigns supreme, Bon Iver draws the crowds & Noel Gallagher brings the hits as Mad Cool 2019 kicks off (7th December 2019, Reviews)
Foals bring sweaty chaos as The Great Escape’s returning heroes (5th December 2019, Reviews)
Confidence Man, Another Sky, Fat White Family and more bring The Great Escape 2019 to a varied and excitable close (5th December 2019, Reviews)
Sports Team, Anteros, Squid and more lead the British invasion on day one of SXSW 2019 (3rd December 2019, Reviews)
Cowboy About Town: Mac DeMarco (13th November 2019, Features)
Positive Destruction: Pumarosa (28th October 2019, Features)
Surfbort, Crack Cloud, Pottery and more shine bright on Day One of The Great Escape 2019 (5th October 2019, News)
Whenyoung, Body Type, Penelope Isles and more lead the charge for DIY’s takeover at New Colossus Festival (3rd October 2019, Reviews)
Poppies, Ellis, The Ninth Wave and more shine at New York’s inaugural New Colossus Festival (3rd September 2019, News)
The National, Fontaines DC, and Spirtualized bring the magic to Ypsigrock 2019 (14th August 2019, Reviews)
The 1975, Gossip and Parquet Courts bring the fun on the final, high-octane day of Mad Cool 2019 (15th July 2019, Reviews)
The National preach a unifying, communal sermon on Day Two of Mad Cool 2019 (13th July 2019, Reviews)
All Killers, no filler: Brandon and co bring relentless hits, guest stars and Jimmy Carr with a broom to Glastonbury (30th June 2019, Reviews)
Foals stake a claim as future headliners at heaving surprise Glastonbury set (29th June 2019, Reviews)
The best of the rest on Friday of Glastonbury 2019 (29th June 2019, Reviews)
Surprises from The Big Moon and Pale Waves and hard-hitters from techno’s finest christen the first day of Glastonbury 2019 (28th June 2019, Reviews)
IDLES fulfil a lifelong dream and cement their status as stars at Glastonbury 2019 (28th June 2019, Reviews)
Pixx: Mercy Mercy Me (21st June 2019, Features)
Squid, Black Country, New Road and White Denim reign supreme at Visions 2019 (8th June 2019, Reviews)
Show Me The Body: back in the New York groove (17th April 2019, Features)
Meet the weird and wonderful Jockstrap (26th March 2019, Features)
Lizzo, Amyl & the Sniffers, Pottery and more bring SXSW 2019 to a highlight-packed climax (17th March 2019, Reviews)
Fontaines DC continue their SXSW reign, while Viagra Boys, Charly Bliss, Haiku Hands & more highlight Day Three (15th March 2019, Reviews)
Day two of SXSW’s cross-continental highlights, feat Body Type, NOTHING and more (13th March 2019, Reviews)
Kylie delivers pop perfection, plus Miley Cyrus, The Cure and more highlights from Sunday at Glastonbury (7th January 2019, Reviews)
DIY’s albums of the year 2018 (4th January 2019, Features)
Pixies wind back the years at London’s Roundhouse (11th December 2018, Reviews)
Sons Of Raphael bring unrelenting energy to back-to-back shows in London and Paris (25th September 2018, Reviews)
Bringing sexy back: Marika Hackman (21st September 2018, Features)
Shame, The Horrors, Confidence Man and more bring the noise to the idyllic surrounds of Ypsigrock 2018 (14th August 2018, Reviews)
IDLES steal the show at an eclectic and forward-thinking Visions Festival 2018 (8th June 2018, Reviews)
The Great Escape 2018 comes to a thunderous close with help from Demob Happy, Bully, ALASKALASKA and more (20th May 2018, Reviews)
Phoebe Bridgers, Bodega, Gengahr and more shine on a jam-packed second day at The Great Escape 2018 (19th May 2018, Reviews)
Arctic Monkeys return with a bang to close Primavera Sound 2018 (6th April 2018, Reviews)
The National bring emotion and IDLES bring aggression to day two of Primavera Sound 2018 (6th February 2018, Reviews)
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds start Primavera Sound 2018 with a show of crushing genius (6th January 2018, Reviews)
Weaves, LIFE, Yak and more set Amsterdam ablaze at London Calling (31st October 2017, Reviews)
Back from the Dead: Catholic Action (19th October 2017, Features)
Everything Everything, LIFE & Sløtface bring Reeperbahn Festival to a thunderous close (25th September 2017, Reviews)
Pixx, Francobollo and Gold Class lead Day One at Reeperbahn Festival (23rd September 2017, Reviews)
The Flaming Lips, Stormzy and At The Drive In win out at Pukkelpop 2017 (23rd August 2017, Reviews)
Look back in anger: Yonaka (18th August 2017, Features)
Here’s… The Orielles! (16th August 2017, Features)
Deftones & Red Hot Chili Peppers impress at Super Bock Super Rock 2017 (18th July 2017, Reviews)
The best things we saw at The Great Escape 2017, Day Two (20th May 2017, Reviews)
Run The Jewels and Aphex Twin provide different kinds of intensity at Field Day 2017 (6th May 2017, Reviews)
Yak: Salvation for All (21st November 2016, Features)
From Skepta to FIDLAR - eclecticism reigns supreme at Øya 2016 (17th August 2016, Reviews)
Deerhoof: “It’s a tough game, making hipster music…” (11th July 2014, Features)
DIY’s Album Of 2012: Liars: ‘I’m Really Happy With The Result’ (7th December 2012, Features)
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