Bastille talk new ‘VS.’ mixtape, working with Haim and Lizzo
Read an excerpt from the November 2014 DIY cover feature.
30th October 2014
From The Magazine
Bastille: DIY’s November cover star revealed!
Out Friday 31st October for free, the new issue also features Superfood, Hookworms & more.
28th October 2014
Bondax: “I thought Bondax was over, I thought we’d fucked it”
Bondax were touted as one of 2014’s inevitable breakthroughs. One stolen laptop later, their situation looked very different. Now they’re fighting back.
28th October 2014
Slipknot: “We needed the time to grieve”
After a protracted break, the band are back with their first record in over half a decade.
20th October 2014
Ben Howard: “It was the right time to start making some different music”
For his debut, he went Top 5, won two BRIT Awards and achieved a Mercury Prize nomination. Where will Ben Howard go next?
17th October 2014
Palace: “We thought we might be the shittest band in the world”
This hyped-up London four-piece live, breathe and record in a musical squat, but their converted space might as well be keys to the kingdom.
14th October 2014
Jessie Ware: “I’m laughing, I’m being self-deprecating, I’m taking the piss out of myself”
Jessie Ware isn’t letting the good life get in the way of her being the UK’s specialist in bittersweet pop songs.
13th October 2014
Hookworms: “We had a real problem after our first album”
Hookworms hadn’t expected the praise nor the fans that came with their debut, ‘Pearl Mystic’. ‘The Hum’ is a worthy successor, explains frontman MJ.
11th October 2014
Shura: “I’m not flowery. The whole mystery thing wouldn’t work for me.”
Honesty’s the best policy for this rising pop star in the making.
9th October 2014
10 years of Transgressive Records
Home to Foals, Dry the River and a new breed of names, Transgressive’s founders are celebrating by looking ahead.
30th September 2014
Charli XCX: DIY’s October cover star revealed!
Fuck you, sucker! DIY’s new, free magazine is out Friday 3rd October in stockists and online.
29th September 2014
Christopher Owens: “If your inbred cousin can do it, anybody can do it”
Christopher Owens’ bunch of misfits are back, with a new album in tow.
25th September 2014
Saint Pepsi: “People thought I was living in this fantasy land where I’m my own superstar”
Dosed up on Twitter feeds, pop, PC Music and everything great the internet’s ever given us, this blog triumph is stepping out into the real world. Take a sip.
25th September 2014
Perfume Genius: “This album is demanding respect and acceptance”
Be afraid, be very afraid, says a newly enraged Mike Hadreas. Perfume Genius has just become fully-charged.
23rd September 2014
King Tuff’s top horror and supernatural TV shows and movies
King Tuff’s new occult-themed album, ‘Black Moon Spell’ is out this week.
21st September 2014
Rae Morris: “This is me, this is who I am”
Rae Morris bares her soul on her debut album. “It’s a depiction of me,” explains.
17th September 2014
JAWS: “You don’t want to be old news”
JAWS are jumping hype band hurdles to release an almighty debut album in ‘Be Slowly’.
15th September 2014
Iceage: “There are hundreds of references here”
Iceage hopped from their native Denmark to Sweden for the recording of their new album.
10th September 2014
Hookworms: “Our new album’s a bit more upbeat, it sounds like us but with the fat trimmed”
The band are already back with the follow up to 2013’s ‘Pearl Mystic’.
9th September 2014
Alt‑J: “We’re not trying to subvert anything”
Alt‑J aren’t reacting to trends, bending to popular demand, or trying to please sniffy blog boys: they’re just doing their own thing.
5th September 2014
The Vines: “If I didn’t have music, I don’t know what I’d do”
Craig Nicholls has had his fair share of ups and downs, but now The Vines are back with a new album.
31st August 2014
Spring King: “We don’t know how to pace ourselves!”
Tarek Musa is getting more prolific by the second, with new EP ‘Demons’ set to be followed swiftly by at least one album.
30th August 2014
Merchandise: “The problem with music is there’s no nerds”
Merchandise have been a hype band, a punk band and everything else under the sun — now they’re giving the finger to “arty” types by entering their “pop” phase with new album ‘After The End’.
29th August 2014
Real Lies: “The London scene has been a disgrace for the past fifteen years”
Champions of the in-between, Real Lies started on the outskirts and they intend to stay there.
26th August 2014