Ten love songs that aren’t just about heartbreak
Featured image: James Kelly It seems we’re all unanimous in saying that love is one of those mystifying,…
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“What separates us from traditional clubs is us”: Is nightlife dying or just evolving?
Featured image: Maurício Mascaro With the UK losing 67 clubs in 2024 and Gen Z being too…
5 albums to get rid of those January blues
By James Hyland Featured image: Georgina Hurdsfield / Festival Republic Ah, January. The weather is miserable, you’re miserable as…
Malcom, Little Strange and Daisychain @ Deaf Institute review – exhuming noughties indie
Featured image: Rohan Walsh On a rainy December evening, headliners Malcom play their second sell-out headline show…
Warehouse Project Presents: The Prodigy @ Depot Mayfield review – a night of war cries and warrior dances from rave electronica pioneers
Featured image and gallery: Kaitlyn Brockley The rumble of trains passing through Piccadilly station, the hollers of…
Eyehategod, Goatwhore, After The Abduction @ Rebellion review – an evening with satan, sludge and straight up anarchy
Featured image and gallery: Adrianos Falkonakis Eyehategod, New Orleans sludge metal band rocks Rebellion, composed of lead…
Jacob Collier @ AO Arena gallery – unparalleled genre-blending compositions
Featured image and gallery: Gracie Hall Five-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier brings his Djesse Vol 4 tour…
The Chats, The Prize, Rifle @ O2 Victoria Warehouse gallery – Aussie rock and roll
Featured image and gallery: Tom Holloway Australian punk rock outfit The Chats have been on the scene…
Kate Nash @ New Century Hall review – A night of nostalgia and storytelling
Featured image: Alice Baxley Kate Nash delivers an epic performance at New Century Hall on the fourth…
Six of the Best: Album covers
Featured image: Mick Haupt via Pexels American Recordings – Johnny Cash (1994) The first in his iconic…
Laura Jane Grace and the Trauma Tropes @ Band on the Wall – a performance of ferocity, spirit and humour
Featured image and gallery: Sophie Robinson Punk rock legend Laura Jane Grace, formerly of Against Me!, visits…
Kate Nash on the state of the industry and her “Butts 4 Tour Buses” OnlyFans
Featured image: Alice Baxley Kate Nash is a name we all know and love – her breakout…
21 classic indie-rock songs you *almost definitely* haven’t heard before
Featured image: Mexican Pets, Nobody’s Working Title – Blunt Records Pinning down a genre as sprawling as…
Punk Rock Factory, The Hara, Bronnie @ Manchester Academy gallery – silly rock and punk sausages
Punk Rock Factory have gained a growing following over the years for their punky covers of well-known…
Khruangbin @ O2 Apollo review – Transcendental pilgrimage through a lava-lamp microcosm
Featured image: Jackie Lee Young / Shorefire Media Houston trio, Khruangbin, headed to the Apollo on Monday…