Contributor Louise Mason

End of the Road 2021 is an exemplary slice of true festival magic

More than just about the music, the Dorset weekender is a bastion of good vibes and escapist spirit.

September 8, 2021 5:00pm

Rachel Chinouriri: “I guess you’ve got to go through the dark times to see the light”

Breaking through with her brand of open and honest songwriting back in 2019, the Croydon singer is highlighting the darkness and the light even more deftly two years on.

May 18, 2021 4:11pm

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Matilda Mann, Osquello and Sam Dotia!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

January 27, 2021 3:08pm

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Master Peace, Pixey and Rose Gray!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

January 13, 2021 4:05pm

Rewatch our Hello 2021 show with Oscar Lang, Courting and moa moa!

Streamed straight to your living room from the state51 Factory.

January 6, 2021 3:29pm

LIFE lead the cavalry at DIY’s New Colossus stage in New York

Brion Starr, Marble Arch and Honey Cutt also triumphed over adversity at the inner-city festival.

March 18, 2020 5:23pm

Sorry bring debut LP ‘925’ to a killer first New York show

Making their NYC debut, the Londoners are on confident, assured form.

March 14, 2020 7:21pm

John Eatherly and The Orielles strip it back at DIY x Fred Perry’s New York in-store shows

We’ve been pitching up around the city this week, and here’s how it went down.

March 14, 2020 6:04pm

A Thing You Call Joy: Sinead O’Brien

Top tier fashion designer by day, punk poet by night, Limerick’s Sinead O’Brien is a one-woman lesson in the power of dreaming big.

February 7, 2020 12:20pm

In Bloom: Oscar Lang

Slacker-pop wunderkind and the latest export from the Dirty Hit factory.

January 31, 2020 1:48pm

DIY’s Albums of the Year 2019

Team DIY pick out their favourite records from the year.

December 20, 2019 10:00am

Cowboy About Town: Mac DeMarco

Ahead of his biggest gig at London’s Alexandra Palace, Mac DeMarco reflects on early tour life and taking ‘Here Comes The Cowboy’ on the road.

November 13, 2019 4:43pm

Shame, John Grant and Hatari wow at Iceland Airwaves 2019

Highlights also include girl in red, CHAI and Mac DeMarco.

November 12, 2019 6:05pm

Positive Destruction: Pumarosa

Upon the release of their debut album, Pumarosa’s world was turned upside down and not in the way they expected. With follow-up ‘Devastation’, they’re taking that part of their history and owning it.

October 28, 2019 1:35pm