The Welsh band that turned down Cerys Matthews and played alongside Nirvana in the 90s The Pooh Sticks are often considered one of Wales' greatest lost bands Wales Online · Sep 17, 2022
Loaded founder James Brown on lads’ mags, lairiness and living to tell the tale: ‘We flew so close to the sun our trainers melted’ The magazine he created became synonymous with bad behaviour in the 90s. Is the enfant terrible of British media now a reformed character? The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022
Mercury Prize 2022: The latest bookies’ odds for the winner of this year’s ceremony Everything you need to know about the odds on who will win this year’s Mercury Prize Evening Standard · Sep 6, 2022
Sam Fender announces huge 2023 stadium show at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park It's the first Geordie band to ever headline at the venue Daily Mirror · Sep 2, 2022
‘Adele gave us hope’: the inside story of the Brit School Vital springboard for the likes of Adele and Amy Winehouse? Or conveyor belt for beige pop? Staff, famous alumni and critics of the Brit performing arts school consider its complicated legacy The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022
Need a better AC? This new design can keep both Earth and humans cool With worsening heat waves, we will increasingly rely on air conditioning, but the chemicals used in AC units are terrible for the environment. Now, researchers have proposed a new type of eco-friendly unit. Inverse · Aug 22, 2022
Reel lives: how I tracked down the class of NME’s C86 album In 1986 the NME’s 22-track cassette defined indie-rock for a new generation. Some bands featured, such as Primal Scream, became stars. But what became of Bogshed, the Mackenzies and the Shrubs? The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022
How Brisbane band george made classic Aussie album Polyserena One of the biggest Aussie albums of 20 years ago came from an unassuming Brisbane art-rock band that almost took over the world. ABC News · Jul 29, 2022
Paper Cuts by Ted Kessler review – ode to the glory days, and slow demise, of the music press This colourful, self-deprecating memoir charts the author’s journey from light-fingered record shop employee to editor of Q magazine until it folded in 2020, with guest appearances from Paul Weller, Mark E Smith et al The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022
Some of the best songs from Merseyside Our picks include tunes from The La's, Lightning Seeds and The Beatles Liverpool Echo · Jul 9, 2022
Access All Areas by Barbara Charone review – my rock’n’roll friends One of the most formidable music PRs in rock, ‘BC’ opens up about her decades of hanging out with the likes of Keith Richards, Mark Ronson and Madonna The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022
‘I accidentally invented trip-hop’ – how we made DJ Shadow’s Endtroducing ‘People said: “Nobody’s going to listen to instrumental trip-hop.” But I was thinking of huge soundscapes, like the ones by Pink Floyd or Beethoven’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2022
Billie Eilish slams Depp-Heard trial obsession amid Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade ‘Women are losing rights for their bodies, so why are we talking about celebrities’ divorce trials?’ The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
The major revelations from Pete Doherty’s tell-all memoir From the real story of how he got together with Kate Moss to those escort rumours, Likely Lad is a riot Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2022
Evening Standard · Jun 9, 2022 Morrissey’s back (again) - the former Smiths frontman announces UK tour and upcoming album The tour will include two nights in London
Daily Record · May 20, 2022 Scots journalist Eve Barlow who has been Amber Heard's 'rock' through Johnny Depp libel trial Eve Barlow, from Glasgow, has been by the actress's side at court throughout the $50 million libel trial and was even chucked out for tweeting in front of the judge.
Daily Mirror · May 20, 2022 Heartstopper season 2: Homophobic brother, school trip to Paris and eating disorder We've all been glued to Netflix's daring coming-of-age drama - but where is it heading next? All we know about the new season of Heartstopper so far - including new plotlines
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2022 ‘I got fed up with my students ending up in prison or dead’: the teacher fighting to end school exclusions Appalled by the damage of zero-tolerance behaviour policies that see ever more pupils thrown out of class, and often education, Zahra Bei founded a campaign focusing on racial justice
Liverpool Echo · Apr 16, 2022 The man-made island and industry hub that hosted the gig to 'define a generation' It was the centre of Britain's chemical industry before it became known for hosting The Stone Roses' 1990 gig
The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2022 Time’s up for Time Out as London print edition of magazine to be axed Final copies of erstwhile listings and entertainment bible to be printed in June after 54-year run in capital
The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2022 David Peace: ‘Publishers should be less risk-averse’ The novelist on being too literary for crime fiction and too ‘crimey’ for literary fiction, and the mysterious death that concludes his Tokyo trilogy
Liverpool Echo · Mar 27, 2022 Remembering Liverpool band Her's on the third anniversary of their death It is three years since the Liverpool band died while on a tour of the USA
The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022 FKA twigs: ‘I don’t have secrets. I’m not ashamed of anything’ After a hellish couple of years, the pop visionary is back. She talks about beating illness, escaping abuse, and the joy of connecting with her Caribbean roots
Chronicle Live · Mar 4, 2022 Low Lights Tavern rejoice as Sam Fender wins two NME awards for second album Seventeen Going Under The prizes are the second and third trophies the North Shields superstar has taken home in the space of a month
Dublin Live · Mar 3, 2022 Dublin band Fontaines D.C crowned 'best band in the world' at NME awards Fontaines D.C's third album, Skinty Fia, is set to release in late April