Elsewhere in our bumper July / August 2025 issue, we dive into Shame ’s vital fourth outing; set the world to rights with Black Honey ’s Izzy B Phillips; catch up with blue sky thinker Indigo De Souza ...

Heavy metal legend and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after performing at his beloved Villa Park, Birmingham, for a historic farewell gig.

Having recently dropped their one-of-a-kind concert film Alive In The Catacombs, Queens Of The Stone Age have now confirmed that they’ll be bringing elements of the striking concept to venues around ...

Daisy Carter on DIY.BIG SPECIAL: “ The identities of most cities up and down the UK are seeping away, being replaced by the capital’s standard” The Black Country pair tell us more about the “strangely ...

There’s something utterly vital and captivating about ‘Self Titled’ that feels new - even moreso considering it comes from an artist whose back catalogue is already in an enviable state. Easily Kae ...

Label: Domino Cupid’s arrow has made its way to the Isle of Wight and hit their foremost indie band right in the forehead: “I’m in love, and you’re to blame!” goes the final chorus of ‘CPR’, the ...

Barry Can’t Swim: Dancing In The Dark After rapidly rising through the ranks thanks to his 2023 debut ‘When Will We Land?’, Scottish producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim is on the verge of his biggest ...

Brother-sister duo PUNCHBAG boast an ultra-metamodern worldview (in very succinct terms, referring to a blend of optimism and nihilism) that’s surmised by their debut EP’s ecstatic opener ‘Fuck It’: ...

Jade Bird on DIY.Perfume Genius, Creeper, Best Coast & more to perform on new Twitch livestream channel There is Light The series — a partnership between live agency Wasserman Music and Twitch — will ...

Label: Brace Yourself This self-titled album from Welsh punks Panic Shack can only really be described as a fun time. It’s a record that has very much chosen its lane and stays in it - but it’s a lane ...

Katie Gregson-MacLeod has been stumbling through a fog of uncertainty since parting ways with her major label last year, following the success of early viral singles ‘complex’ and ‘Teenage Love’. Here ...

Noughties alternative is back in vogue. Dubbed ‘Indie sleaze’, faithful followers too young to remember the era pore over Topshop chic, sweaty club gigs and guitar bands of the age; relics often ...