From tomorrow (25th April), you’ll be able to pick up a copy of the May 2014 issue of DIY, available to read online from 12pm GMT on the same day.
Things might feel a little different. DIY’s now being printed on a fancy print stock, and this is just the first of several exciting happenings taking place over the next month. We’ve got DIY Stages at some of the country’s best festivals. There’s a brand new website. And look out for a very special edition of DIY arriving in time for June. It’s all change on these parts.
In the May 2014 issue, one of the world’s most exciting, forward-thinking bands are on the cover: The Horrors.
Inside you’ll also find features with Tune-Yards, Sam Smith, Sharon Van Etten, Lykke Li, Thumpers, Foxes, Owen Pallett and much more.
Head to diymag.com at 12pm GMT tomorrow to read the new issue online, or pick up the new-feel, new-smell, all new everything edition of DIY from our usual stockists.
Here’s how it looks and feels *ooh* *gasp*:
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