New issue of DIY out now feat. Charli XCX, Ben Howard, Weezer & more

The new October 2014 issue of DIY is out now, available to read online, with copies available via our usual stockists across the UK.

October’s magazine is all about the world’s best pop star - Charli XCX.

Charli’s cover feature dives straight into the mind of 2014’s biggest pop phenomenon. Gone with the guest spots, she’s now a bonafide celebrity in her own right, and she’s dealing with this new success one greasy onion ring at a time.

Elsewhere in the new DIY, Weezer hit their best form in years. They’re here to explain why they “want it all” and why they’re only aiming higher following ‘Everything Will Be Alright in the End’.

While Weezer continue to live out their rock and roll fantasies, Jessie Ware stops us short and says “Do I seem like and rock and roll person to you” in an interview that covers marriage, settling down and why people cry at her gigs.

Ben Howard’s also the type to prompt a good tear-fest - he says his new record’s going to “test our fanbase”, as he follows the surprise success of his debut.

Lower Than Atlantis are about to break big in a completely different way, and their self-titled new album represents a watershed moment between commercial appeal and uncompromising punk.

There’s also Bondax, the production duo touted to have an incredible 2014, only to have things take a turn for the worse with the aid of a stolen laptop. Now they’re fighting back.

That’s not forgetting interviews with resurgent Danish punks Iceage (showing a softer, stranger side on their new LP), the iconic Slipknot, plus the solo-favouring Johnny Marr and Radiohead drummer Philip Selway.

In Neu, we offer introductions to Palace, Kid Wave and 2014’s go-to producer TALA.

Reviews delivers verdicts on Weezer, Aphex Twin, Kindness, Sivu, Peaking Lights, Caribou, Flying Lotus and loads more.

DIY’s October issue is out now. Read online for free via Issuu or pick up a free physical copy from our usual UK stockists.

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