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Interview

How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently

Acknowledging the unself: Conjurer's Dani Nightingale on metal and autism

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Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)

A shareable resource covering: live music scams, soaring gig prices, ticket monopolies, and the fixes already underway

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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?

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...

Essay

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

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

Essay

Latest stories

How Neurodivergent Musicians Process Music Differently

Why Gig Tickets Are a Mess: Everything You Need To Know (And How Fans Can Fix It)

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

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

ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

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