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The new age of State Champs: “This album is us saying: ‘Hey, we’ve been doing this for a long time and we’re f*cking good at it’”

In looking ahead to the upcoming 10th anniversary of their brilliant debut The Finer Things, State Champs found themselves questioning their place in the pop-punk scene. Now, on fourth record Kings Of The New Age, not only do they know where they belong – but their confidence has never been higher…

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A tribute to Mark Lanegan, the most distinctive voice of his generation

Celebrating alt.rock pioneer Mark Lanegan’s extraordinary life and impeccable musical legacy…

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NOBRO are the bundle of energy you need in your life

Canadian rock runaways NOBRO survived some tough times before recording latest EP Live Your Truth Shred Some Gnar, but their infectious tunes prove that affirmative energy can reframe any situation in a new light…

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Interview: Why Biffy Clyro’s Cultural Sons Of Scotland film will make you want to be in a band

For 2021’s The Myth Of The Happily Ever After, Biffy Clyro returned home to Ayrshire and embraced their most DIY, hands-on approach in years. Now, in superb new documentary Cultural Sons Of Scotland, the band reveal why doing so was so special after all this time…

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“We’ve wanted to do this forever”: Don Broco talk going orchestral at the Royal Albert Hall

As they gear up to play next month’s Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall gig series, frontman Rob Damiani details Don Broco’s plans to perform a full set with an orchestra for the very first time…

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Pupil Slicer: “We’re trying to make something which gives us the same feeling as all these different bands we love”

Pupil Slicer are one of the fiercest new bands in the country. Here’s how the London noise fiends are taking on depression and oppression with jagged technicality and impossible brutality…

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Simple Plan and Sum 41 talk Ruin My Life, and the “exciting and bizarre” renaissance of pop-punk

Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier and Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley discuss their new collaboration Ruin My Life, and reflect on the impact both bands have had on the current generation of pop-punk artists…

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Bloodywood: “The theme of this band is that it has to be something that adds value to this world”

From starting out with the goal of “destroying pop music”, to now writing songs that “hope for a better world”, Bloodywood have quickly become one of India’s most important metal exports. And with debut album Rakshak, they’ve got what it takes to go all the way…

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The Menzingers’ Greg Barnett: My life in 10 songs

From the glorious punk of The Menzingers to his debut solo album Don’t Go Throwing Roses In My Grave, this is Greg Barnett’s life in music…

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Cassyette: “When you cross genres, you end up with something new and futuristic”

As Cassyette prepares to hit the road on her first-ever headlining run, we meet one of the most exciting new artists on the planet…

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NFTs are more than badly-drawn apes, they could shake up the music industry

There’s more to NFTs than that digital drawings of apes in funny hats. Here we explore why music fans should really be paying attention to this technology…

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5 reasons why you need to check out Heriot

Heriot are one of the heaviest and fastest-rising bands in the British metal underground. Here’s everything you need to get up to speed.

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5 reasons why you need to check out Undeath

Undeath are making old school death metal great again. Here’s everything you need to know about them...

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Lou Sanders: The 10 songs that changed my life

Comedian Lou Sanders breaks down the music that made her who she is today – from Blind Melon to Missy Elliott.

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“This is closer to opera than rock, in quite a fundamental way”: Inside the theatrical world of Alto Arc

Celebrating the release of their self-titled debut EP, Deafheaven frontman George Clarke and world-renowned make-up artist Isamaya Ffrench pull back the curtain on mesmerising experimental collaboration Alto Arc…

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Why Wayne’s World is still the greatest rock movie ever made

Wayne’s World brought rock and metal fandom to the big screen, and is still the absolute gold standard.

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