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Have we reached peak megagig?

Stadium shows and park festivals are enjoying a boom - but how long can it last? And what about the grassroots?

Have we reached peak megagig?

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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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Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future
Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future

…And doesn’t it make you feel better?

Essay

What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦
What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦

Music, Sirens, Resistance, and Compassion at Kyiv's Vegan Weekend.

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What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025
What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

DiS meets Stealing Sheep

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25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025
25 Ideas to Keep Your Music Scene Alive in 2025

A list of ways music fans can support the music we love and the grassroots ecosystem it relies upon.

Albums of the Year

2024's Albums of the Year
2024's Albums of the Year

10 essential, must-hear, obsession-worthy albums from the year twenty-twenty-four.

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Do Local Scenes Benefit From Major Events Like Primavera?
Do Local Scenes Benefit From Major Events Like Primavera?

Primavera Sound did not make Arca or Rosalia. But the festival has helped propel other local acts beyond Spain’s borders.

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What's Next?
What's Next?

Your feedback sought.

Superfan Series

A Swiftie On Superfandom
A Swiftie On Superfandom

The music industry is obsessed with "superfans" but what does that really mean? Meet music blogger Karly from LA...

Superfan Series

8 Ways You Knew I Was An Indie Superfan... In The ’90s
8 Ways You Knew I Was An Indie Superfan... In The ’90s

From the perfect mixtape to vintage tracksuits that smelt like a loft, Anna Doble explores what Superfandom meant back then.

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How It Feels To Release "Art" In A Time of Corporate Robots
How It Feels To Release "Art" In A Time of Corporate Robots

The Anchoress reworks a Depeche Mode anthem with a frame by frame recreation of the original music video

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How musicians are reacting to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza
How musicians are reacting to the humanitarian disaster in Gaza

Why are so many acts dropping out of The Great Escape Festival?

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