Features 20 years of By The Way: The album that changed the Chili Peppers How Los Angeles legends Red Hot Chili Peppers fought to fly from their funk nest to release one of the 21st century’s most iconic records…
Screen For Me 5 movies and TV shows to watch while considering entering politics From hammer-wielding Nordic deities to murderous infants, here’s what you need to be watching this weekend…
Features “We want people to be confident in themselves – don’t give a f*ck and just do it”: Meet the Running Punks If you decided that outdoor exercise and punk didn’t mix, then think again. The Running Punks initiative brings together runners of all abilities together under the umbrella of punk independence and individualism, creating a strong, healthy community that’s about so much more than Strava stats…
Features Bay Watch: Glean When guitarist Dorian Boucher’s dad Muggs discovered hardcore, that was it. Now, Glean – completed by guitarist-vocalist Andris Barkley and drummer Brady Schiller – are spreading their music through San Diego’s hardcore scene and beyond…
Features Remembering Live Earth: When the biggest artists on the planet united to urge action on the climate crisis In an epic 24-hours of live music, the likes of Linkin Park, Metallica and The Beastie Boys supported a stark message on global warming at the monumental Live Earth gathering. We look back on the stadium-straddling environmental event 15 years later...
Culture News From Nowhere: Inside Liverpool’s iconic radical bookshop We travel to Liverpool to meet the women behind the city’s renowned radical and community bookshop and find out how it’s become such a vital hub for cultural change and education…
Features Who the hell is Siiickbrain? Say hello to Siiickbrain: the screamo-electro artist putting self-expression and authenticity first…
The Cover Story Parkway Drive: “This feels like rising from the ashes… it’s a new beginning for us” From fractured relationships to the world crumbling around them, Parkway Drive were pushed to breaking point on new album Darker Still. Now, having conquered their issues head-on, the Byron Bay metal heroes are once again ready to take over…
Features How the French metalcore scene became a force to be reckoned with For years, French metal seemed to lack that certain je ne sais quoi. Inspired by the world-beating conquests of heroes such as Gojira, however, a new generation of Gallic revolutionaries including LANDMVRKS and Ten56 are spearheading a metalcore movement par excellence…
Features Sick Joy’s track-by-track guide to WE’RE ALL GONNA F***ING DIE Vocalist / guitarist Mykl Barton lifts the lid on every song on Sick Joy’s debut album, WE’RE ALL GONNA F***ING DIE.
Features Sophie K on the new music you have to hear now From the death metal madness of Vomit Forth, to Alissic’s poppy power, K! Radio host Sophie K has new music recommendations for everyone…
Features How Stranger Things’ Vecna is an allegory for mental health The latest series of Stranger Things is another brilliant blend of horror, sci-fi fantasy and drama. But new villain Vecna is a reflection of something very real: post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and grief.
Features Momma: “The rock star doesn’t exist anymore in the traditional sense” On ace third album Household Name, New York-via-LA alt.rock duo Momma examine how the likes of Nirvana’s Nevermind changed culture forever. And in doing so, they’ve pushed the limits of their own songs…
Features “It was a heavy burden keeping my mouth shut about Stranger Things”: 13 Questions with Jamie Campbell Bower London actor and musician Jamie Campbell Bower – the fantastic antagonist in Stranger Things 4 – talks haunted music studios, bizarre rumours, and annoying snack habits in the latest instalment of our 13 Questions series…
Culture The Midas Touch: Everything Emmy Raver-Lampman touches turns to gold From Hamilton to The Umbrella Academy and beyond, Emmy Raver-Lampman has become the secret ingredient to success. We sit down with the rising star to discuss everything from inhabiting Poison Ivy to low-budget horror laughs…
Features MOTHICA: How trauma and addiction shaped rock’s inspiring new voice McKenzie Ellis hasn’t had things easy. The musician behind the dark alt.pop of MOTHICA shares how her recovery and love of rock’s great innovators informed her excellent new album, Nocturnal…
