Glastonbury 2024 is officially over. And whilst we may have packed up our tents for this year’s scintillating occasion – and headed for a very long sleep indeed – it’s fair to say many moments will live long in the memory. Here’s nine of our favourite aspects of this year’s Worthy Farm get-together.
From ‘Every Last Detail’ to ‘Home’, singer-songwriter Mackenzy Mackay shares a track-by-track breakdown of his latest EP, ‘Life, Love & Upsets’.
With Kate Bush at the helm, Record Store Day 2024 is set to dazzle vinyl enthusiasts with limited editions from legendary artists on April 20th.
With an ever-shifting landscape for artists to be heard, one service has quietly set the standard for promoting them at every stage. We speak to Vevo’s UK Head of Music and Talent, Carl Young, to hear about the platform’s main aims, spotlighting new talent and how they grew their DSCVR Series from their office kitchen.
We take a look into the world of NPC music, a term increasingly used to describe the soulless, ubiquitous tunes of our digital era.
Despite Led Zeppelin’s musical magnificence, singer Robert Plant hasn’t been able to shake the consistent association with Tolkien’s literature.
We've made a list and checked it twice.
To mark his collaboration with Fender on the launch of their new Highway Series, we caught up with singer-songwriter Hak Baker to discuss learning guitar in prison, the reception to his debut album World’s End FM, and his plans for a well-earned break in Colombia.
Last month, UK Music released its annual report on the strength of the UK music industry. Whilst there are many healthy figures, these contravene other statistics that suggest a challenging landscape for British musicians post-Brexit. We examine the data and speak to UK Music Chief Executive Tom Kiehl to find out more.
His death was lamentably preventable, and a cautionary tale for understanding mental health issues.
For once, a politician has put people over profit....
Nostalgia sells, and reunion tours are cashing in. We examine the complex interplay between nostalgia, escapism, and the desire to recapture our past, all set to a familiar soundtrack.
Once cultural icons, boy bands have now become antiquated artifacts. Once the epitome of '90s cool, they are now a symbol of a past generation's naivety. We explore the rise and fall of a genre we thought would last forever.
The perfect antidote to the end of summer slump, it’s the perfect time to get to know Life Aquatic Band. We sat down with Ben for the low-down…
We speak to emerging rapper TS Lagga about education, how to define success and why he decided to open his GCSE results on stage at Reading and Leeds Festival.
What's in a name? When it comes to 'seagulls' and 'umbrellas,' the stories behind these monikers are far more convoluted than you'd imagine. Join Susie Dent as she steps into the fascinating realm of misnaming.
This week, Susie Dent explores how cartoons from Calvin and Hobbes to Popeye have 'embiggened' our vocabulary with lively expressions now part of the English language.
It’s been 30 years since Trainspotting and Irvine Welsh is the subject of a new documentary, 'Choose Irvine Welsh'. Should you?
In this week's Top Tens, Susie Dent embraces the joy of 'staycationing', from the German 'fernweh' to the delightful 'coddiwomple'.
This week’s New Music Friday features tunes from Stormzy, Giggs, Caity Baser, Jacob Slater and more.
Who are Generation Alpha? In this probing analysis, we take a deep dive into the characteristics, challenges, and cultural shifts faced by the first generation fully immersed in the digital age.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is officially underway - here's our guide to making the most of the festival, including reviews, interviews, and what not to wear on your feet.
With edition two of ‘The Mick Jagger Series’ of custom-made harmonicas out now, in collaboration with whynow Music, we explore the journey of this humble instrument.
Following the death of Sinéad O’Connor, aged 56, we look back at the key moments that shaped and defined the Irish singer’s life.
This week’s New Music Friday features the likes of Stormzy and Raye, Blur, Miss Tiny, Beabadoobee and Hozier. With such illustrious names, yes, you guessed it, there’s some real gems.
Beyond 'beautiful' and 'ugly', our dictionaries hold countless curiosities. Here's Susie Dent serving up ten unusual terms to describe our physical appearance.
Beyond 'beautiful' and 'ugly', our dictionaries hold countless curiosities. Here's Susie Dent serving up ten unusual terms to describe our physical appearance.
One gig-goer tells a tale of two shows, almost twenty years apart, from the plucky New Jersey band Screaming Females, and asks: what keeps a band persevering after all these years?
Honouring 1986’s Somewhere in Time and 2021’s Senjutsu in equal measure, the British metal masters are still finding new ways to integrate decades-old music into a must-see live show.
Glastonbury might be over, but that hasn’t stopped the good tunes from raining down on us – nor the big summertime shows from the likes of Jamie T and Blur. Joining them on this week’s New Music Friday are Stormzy, Grian Chatten, Olivia Dean, James Blake, Do Nothing and more.
