Celebrating 25 Years
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Live Nation's legal woes, Nova Twins, Wolf Alice, The Darkness, AI, Radiohead, misogyny, and more.

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Inside Bicep's Arctic Masterpiece

BICEP: "The squeals and crashes that the ice makes were truly otherworldly"
Nine Inch Nails still sound like the future

…And doesn’t it make you feel better?
What Music Festivals Look Like During Wartime 🇺🇦

Music, Sirens, Resistance, and Compassion at Kyiv's Vegan Weekend.
What it's really like to be an art-pop band in 2025

DiS meets Stealing Sheep
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.
2024's Albums of the Year

10 essential, must-hear, obsession-worthy albums from the year twenty-twenty-four.
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Transform Your Playlist: From Love's End Credits to Anthems of Fury

Your monthly dose of music recommendations.
Is Music's Future Overcooked?

Did piracy inspire the current boom in music, and where is music's Anthony Bourdain?
Why don’t the BRITs value songwriters

Guest post by the President of the European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA).
5 Bandcamp Friday Picks
It's happening... again. It's that first Friday of the month when Bandcamp doesn't take any commission. To celebrate we have a little discount at the end of this email. This little bonus newsletter of music recommendations is partly to help those of you who
Yellow Squares 🟨🎵

"Music has always been my refuge, a place where I can truly express myself." That line is something I think all musicians and crowd members can relate to. It reminded me of when I came up with the name for Drowned in Sound, and I was trying to
Why we need to talk about speaking out
Speaking out, reasonably and responsibly, must be made safer. Until then, it needs to be done carefully.