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.

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: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a palpable feeling of both anticipation (possibly from everyone desperately seeking a scrap of shade on the hottest day of the year) and relief (from those lucky enough to have found it) when ...

Having recently confirmed details of her anticipated new album ‘I’m Only Fucking Myself’ (out on 19th September via Island/Day One) rapidly-rising pop sensation Lola Young has now also revealed that ...

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 ...

There’s a new kid on the block in New York - well, sort of. Merging hardcore, thrash-punk, and indie-rock, five-piece NODEGA have announced that their debut album, ‘Rot In Helvetica’, will arrive on ...

Having recently made a roaring return with ‘Cutthroat’ - the title track of their upcoming fourth album, due out on 5th September via Dead Oceans - Shame have now offered up the record’s second single ...