Celebrating 25 Years

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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?

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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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Smart Glasses: Turning your face into a Music Portal

Smart Glasses: Turning your face into a Music Portal

Smart glasses means wearing AI on your head... here's what that means for music fans. (Reading time: 8-10mins)

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Glooooooop: How musicians became 'creators'

Glooooooop: How musicians became 'creators'

These days, if you say you're a musician, you'll be told you're not, you're a creator...

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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?

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Jared Leto allegations + Music News Digest

Jared Leto allegations + Music News Digest

Primavera, Massive Attack, Misogyny, Music Journalism, NPR, Mary Anne Hobbs, Boards of Canada, Talking Heads, and more.

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MPs Launch Fan-Led Music Review + Recommended New Albums

MPs Launch Fan-Led Music Review + Recommended New Albums

Three album of the year contenders and a digest of recent music news.

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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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