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For 25 years our publication and podcast has recommended music. We now also spark conversations and create resources to help music fans discover their collective power.

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The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?

The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

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Rock's not dead - it's resilient

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

If you claim rock is dead in 2025, you're going to look very, very silly....

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Writing about DiS' future whilst listening to Vespertine

Writing about DiS' future whilst listening to Vespertine

We turned 25 this week, now it's time to let you in on our plans...

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Misogyny in Music: The Numbers

Misogyny in Music: The Numbers

Following Eliza Hatch's appearance on the podcast this week to discuss misogyny in music, we illustrate the scale of the issue in numbers

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Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music

Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music

Jeremy Corbyn has gone from Leader of the Opposition to a champion of grassroots music - and now, his Peace & Justice project is launching a festival. We ask - how did he come to speak up for a cause few other MPs have?

Essay

A metalhead goes to see Chappell Roan

A metalhead goes to see Chappell Roan

Pop music is not my usual thing - and yet, I love Chappell Roan. I unpack the reasons why after seeing her live for the first time at Reading....

Interview

Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

BICEP: "The squeals and crashes that the ice makes were truly otherworldly"

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The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?

Interview

Reframing Heavy Music: How queer doomgazers Cwfen won the Neptune Prize

Reframing Heavy Music: How queer doomgazers Cwfen won the Neptune Prize

Cwfen’s Sorrows oozes gothic charm and pitch-black melancholia to devastating, beautiful effect.

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Great albums still to come in 2025

Great albums still to come in 2025

Track of the Week! Albums still to come in the rest of 2025! Grassroots news!

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Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson's back in the UK this week - but despite multiple allegations of abuse, how is he still so revered?

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ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

ALT BLK ERA have had a huge 2025 - but it all started with community grassroots youth projects. We spoke to them about the difference those projects made to their lives...

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What if musicians had a living wage?

What if musicians had a living wage?

Ireland's providing musicians with basic income. We ask - what would better workers' rights look like? And why does imagining better matter?

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