Reviews / Live

Foals make an intimate stop off at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire for War Child’s BRITs Week

Ahead of their conquering moment, it’s a riotous warm up for the Oxford lot.

February 21, 2020 3:41pm

Reviews / Live

The Strokes make an incendiary return to London with an all-killer set of
stone cold classics

A 90-minute reminder of exactly why, back at the turn of the musical century, these five men changed everything.

February 21, 2020 1:23pm

Reviews / Live

King Nun bring magnificent chaos to London’s Boston Music Room

This ain’t no warm up: this is the show, and what a show it is.

February 17, 2020 1:48pm

Reviews / Live

“Soulless soulfulness” is the order of the day at Angel Olsen’s Hammersmith Apollo show

An enigma leaving us lukewarm and in limbo with our emotions.

February 13, 2020 11:06am

Reviews / Live

Demob Happy round off the DIY Presents Independent Venue Week tour, in association with Jack Daniel’s, with new tunes and mosh pits

Kicking off 2020 in intimate style, the Brighton trio will surely spend the rest of the year in far spacier surrounds.

February 6, 2020 5:27pm

Reviews / Live

Lynks Afrikka sees off Hello 2020 with a big, bizarre bang

PREGOBLIN, Drug Store Romeos and Ruthie also join the party.

January 31, 2020 12:42pm

Features / Tracks

Tracks: Hayley Williams, Creeper, Happyness and more

The biggest and best tracks of the past week, rounded up and reviewed.

January 24, 2020 4:45pm

Reviews / Live / Neu

Walt Disco, Working Men’s Club & more pack out the Old Blue Last for the hyped third night of Hello 2020

With Tiña and Mealtime in tow, the next 12 months are safe in this lot’s hands.

January 23, 2020 12:02pm

Reviews / Live

Lazarus Kane, PVA and more bring the eclectic underbelly to Hello 2020

Sleep Eaters and Silverbacks also took to the Old Blue Last’s stage for Night Two of the series.

January 17, 2020 5:05pm

Features

Relive the action from our Class of 2020 Launch Party at House of Vans London

Featuring Luna Bay, Walt Disco, Talk Show and Do Nothing!

January 17, 2020 2:02pm

News / Neu

Heavy Lungs, Treeboy & Arc & Roxy Girls get Hello 2020 off to a rowdy start

The first night of our annual new music series at The Old Blue Last was as chaotic as we hoped.

January 10, 2020 10:22am

Reviews / Album

Poppy - I Disagree

Pop’s new princess of darkness.

January 9, 2020 7:58am

Features

The ultimate A - Z of 2019’s best bits

Can’t quite remember everything that made 2019 quite such a massive year for music? No worries, mate - we’ve got you covered!

December 31, 2019 2:30pm

Features / Interviews

A Christmas Round Table, featuring the Class of 2020!

We got our Class of 2020 stars Talk Show, Walt Disco and Do Nothing round for a mince pie and a chat.

December 23, 2019 10:00am

Reviews / Live

Harry Styles gives ‘Fine Line’ a full outing at London’s Electric Ballroom

He also brings Stormzy out too, just because he can.

December 20, 2019 6:00pm

Features / Interviews

Class of 2020: Alfie Templeman

You’d have to be pretty steely to not fall for the boundless enthusiasm of this Bedfordshire teenager, whose fervour bursts out in indie songs equally informed by R&B and bedroom pop.

December 20, 2019 10:03am

Features

DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019

Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.

December 20, 2019 10:00am

Reviews / Live

IDLES bring unbridled joy, unity and timely anger to Alexandra Palace

Sweaty, celebratory and utterly triumphant.

December 11, 2019 12:00am

Reviews / Album

Harry Styles - Fine Line

A compelling document of an artist coming to life.

December 6, 2019 11:59am

Reviews / Live

Do Nothing set their claim as Great Escape 2020 future highlight at DIY’s First Fifty show

The Cool Greenhouse and Girls In Synthesis also bring the bangers to The Old Blue Last.

November 20, 2019 4:19pm