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Emma Wilkes

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The joys of the 10pm finish

Gig-goers love a 10pm finish - but should all gigs have one? Sometimes, it's not always practical...

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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?

Interview

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

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

Essay

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?

Interview

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...

Emma Wilkes

The joys of the 10pm finish

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

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

Great albums still to come in 2025

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

ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

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