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A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October

Twenty years after Hey There Delilah became one of the defining songs of the 2000s, multi-platinum Chicago pop-rock favourites Plain White T’s are bringing the celebration Down Under, announcing their first Australian headline tour in more than a decade. Set to hit Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide this October, the four-date run marks the band’s […]

After finally crawling into my tent at the end of Friday, it felt like no time at all before I was dragging myself back out again for day two. The slightly earlier arena opening time meant there wasn’t much opportunity for a lie-in, but at least everyone knew what they were dealing with weather-wise. While … Continue reading Download Festival 2026 Review: Saturday 13th June

The great club and R&B futurist Kelela will release her album new avatar next month, and it’s shaping up to be something special. Actually, I have heard it, so I don’t need to say that it’s “shaping up” to be anything. It’s really, really good. You should be excited. But if you’ve been paying attention to the rollout, you probably already knew that.

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Both Isaac Hale and Stephen Harrison co-wrote the track.

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Kenny Beats has been extremely busy as of late. Earlier this year he contributed production to Thundercat’s Distracted and Fcukers’ Ö, as well as forthcoming releases like Weezer’s Gold Album and Show Me The Body’s Alone Together. Now, he’s fronting a new music collective called Fathers.

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Japan-based modern metalcore outfit Prompts have shared their new EP, Parasite Dream, out everywhere now via Greyscale Records. Parasite Dream explores the intrusive thoughts and emotions that bubble below the surface of our minds, even when we try to ignore them. “We chose to express those feelings as a ‘parasite’ living within us,” says Prompts […]

“Final Sin” is the pummeling new single from Denver, Colorado-based metalcore quintet UNDER AUBURN SKIES. The latest harbinger of the band’s impending Diminisher Of Hope EP, the song rips into the public sphere through a new video, premiering today at New Noise Magazine. UNDER AUBURN SKIES is poised for a breakout with their Diminisher Of Hope EP. Showcasing a bleaker sound […]

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“Making money as a stupid little metal band is pretty damn hard, merch sales is basically the only way we make any profit, it’s our bread and butter and what keeps the lights on.”

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An asteroid has been officially named after the late, great Elliott Smith. Orlando Campopiano, an independent filmmaker based in Edinburgh, worked with Smith’s estate to submit a proposal to the International Astronomical Union, and the governing body opted to say yes. Now there’s a big rock out there in the sky bearing Smith’s name. Here’s how Campopiano explains it in a statement to Stereogum:

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