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Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones: The 10 songs that changed my life

Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones casts her eye over her life in music – from Destiny’s Child to Lamb Of God…

Album review: Slipknot – The End, So Far

Slipknot step it up a gear for their seventh album, expanding their musical arsenal and proving they’re still at the top of their game…

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FEVER 333’s Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

FEVER 333’s guitarist and drummer have quit the band.

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All Time Low announce one-off Wembley show with Pale Waves

All Time Low, Pale Waves “and more” are set to play London’s OVO Arena Wembley in 2023.

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NHL 23 unveil “most unapologetically rock soundtrack in video game history”

A whopping 42-song soundtrack for EA’s new NHL game features the likes of Turnstile, Ghost, YUNGBLUD, Nova Twins, Panic! At The Disco, De’Wayne and many more.

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While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

Onstage at Alexandra Palace last night, While She Sleeps announced they are returning to headline next year

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WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD’s The Funeral in the Live Lounge

Watch WILLOW’s stripped-back performance of YUNGBLUD’s The Funeral.

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Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: “He was one of the true musical geniuses I’d ever met, he was just complicated”

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has reflected on his friendship with Joey Jordison…

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Listen to Paramore’s new single This Is Why

Paramore have dropped their first new music in five years – listen to This Is Why now!

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In pictures: The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles

Relive last night's tribute to Taylor Hawkins with this gallery featuring Foo Fighters, Rush, Miley Cyrus and more

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Måneskin announce new single The Loneliest

Måneskin's new single The Loneliest will hit streaming services next week

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The Pretty Reckless release video for acoustic version of Harley Darling

Listen to The Pretty Reckless' new acoustic version of Harley Darling, taken from their upcoming Other Worlds record.

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Stray From The Path: "The pandemic made people aware of their position in the machine... Everyone is weaponised now"

Bad times call for good music. After a pandemic spent watching the planet descend into the abyss, Stray From The Path are back with Euthanasia, raging against corporations, corruption and cops... and that's just for starters.

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Wakanda find their new foe in the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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10 vital non-fiction books to get you into feminism

Petrol Girls’ Ren Aldridge guides us through her current top 10 must-read feminist books – whether you’re just starting out, or you’re learning where to take the fight from here…

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Film review: Don’t Worry Darling

Don’t worry: behind the headlines, Florence Pugh and Harry Styles’ 1950s thriller Don’t Worry Darling is actually really good…

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Watch the new teaser trailer for The Mandalorian season 3

Season 3 of The Mandalorian is set to arrive via Disney+ next year – watch the first teaser trailer to get an idea of what Mando, Grogu and more will be getting up to…

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House Of The Dragon is Sky’s biggest-ever U.S. drama launch

Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon has broken Sky records and become the biggest U.S. drama launch yet.

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“As the temperature rises, we’ve seen the erosion of democracy and human rights across the globe”

While the ongoing heatwave continues to bring the UK to its knees, Nervus vocalist Em considers why we have to take direction ourselves and that climate justice is migrant justice.

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Hot Strike Summer: You’re supposed to hate strikes – and that’s why you should support them

Janey Starling, co-director of gender justice group Level Up and hellraiser extraordinaire, unpacks why it’s vital we all support industrial strike action – even if it delays your commute to work.

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“There’s an active resistance against the way things have been”: How Cambridge students are championing its hidden queer scene

From community-driven mic nights to an Ali Smith-funded LGBTQ+ zine, we get to know the students rewriting the University of Cambridge’s traditional history.

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15 years on, did The Simpsons Movie mark the beginning of the end?

A decade and a half ago, The Simpsons Movie finally brought the yellow inhabitants of Springfield to the big screen. A watershed moment for sure, but it also signalled a sea-change for fans of all things cromulent and arguably marked the beginning of the end...

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Ms. Marvel is reclaiming alternative Muslim representation

From Ms. Marvel to We Are Lady Parts to Mr. Robot, now is the time to debunk Muslim stereotypes and champion the fearless, alternative outsiders.

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Punks For Autism: Meet the punk veterans changing perceptions and raising money for charity

We meet Steve Lombardo, founder of Punks For Autism, to find out how his punked-up merch is raising funds for children with autism, as well as changing people’s conceptions of the condition.

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“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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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“Abortion bans are an all-out war on women and anyone with a uterus”

Petrol Girls vocalist Ren Aldridge weighs in on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and why the world needs to address its abortion laws.

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Magnolia Park confirm debut album Baku’s Revenge, drop new single

Watch the video for Magnolia Park’s new single Misfits (featuring Taylor Acorn), taken from their highly-anticipated debut album Baku’s Revenge.

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Jamie Lenman announces “mellowed-out indie rock” album, The Atheist

Jamie Lenman previews his “bittersweet” fifth album with brand-new single Lena Don’t Leave Me – watch the video now.

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WILLOW: “I would love to sing with Chino Moreno from Deftones. He’s so amazing”

WILLOW has collaborated with everyone from Avril Lavigne to Machine Gun Kelly – and she’s got plenty more artists she’d love to work with, including Deftones’ Chino Moreno.

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Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones: The 10 songs that changed my life

Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones casts her eye over her life in music – from Destiny’s Child to Lamb Of God…

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12-year-old Nandi Bushell drops meaningful debut single, The Shadows

Young rock star Nandi Bushell unveils her powerful debut single The Shadows, which was written for her dad after he “fell into a depression as his autoimmune disease worsened”.

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NHL 23 unveil “most unapologetically rock soundtrack in video game history”

A whopping 42-song soundtrack for EA’s new NHL game features the likes of Turnstile, Ghost, YUNGBLUD, Nova Twins, Panic! At The Disco, De’Wayne and many more.

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Corey Taylor picks his personal favourite Slipknot mask

Which Slipknot mask is Corey Taylor’s favourite? The frontman picks the best one, as well as his favourite out of the rest of the band.

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Album review: A.A. Williams – As The Moon Rests

London singer-songwriter A.A. Williams serves up a second dose of noir genius on spellbinding second album…

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All Time Low announce one-off Wembley show with Pale Waves

All Time Low, Pale Waves “and more” are set to play London’s OVO Arena Wembley in 2023.

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FEVER 333’s Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

FEVER 333’s guitarist and drummer have quit the band.

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Here’s Paramore’s setlist from their first show in four years

This Is Why, Ain’t It Fun, Decode, Misery Business… Paramore didn’t come to mess around at their first show back.

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Wakanda find their new foe in the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

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From Dahmer to Bundy: 12 gruesome songs about serial killers

From Jeffrey Dahmer to Richard Ramirez, some of history’s most notorious serial killers have been immortalised in rock and metal songs…

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Bad pillows, rap festivals and a ‘sh*t-shelf’: Life on the road with Robb Flynn

Machine Head mainman Robb Flynn reflects on a life of touring and grinding – from the all-time worst toilets to gigs in line-dancing bars…

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L.S. Dunes announce UK tour

Emo and punk collective L.S. Dunes will make their way to the UK early next year

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While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

Onstage at Alexandra Palace last night, While She Sleeps announced they are returning to headline next year

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Album review: Slipknot – The End, So Far

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FEVER 333’s Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

All Time Low announce one-off Wembley show with Pale Waves

NHL 23 unveil “most unapologetically rock soundtrack in video game history”

While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

WILLOW covers YUNGBLUD’s The Funeral in the Live Lounge

Corey Taylor on Joey Jordison: “He was one of the true musical geniuses I’d ever met, he was just complicated”

Listen to Paramore’s new single This Is Why

In pictures: The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in Los Angeles

Måneskin announce new single The Loneliest

The Pretty Reckless release video for acoustic version of Harley Darling

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Stray From The Path: "The pandemic made people aware of their position in the machine... Everyone is weaponised now"

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Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

10 vital non-fiction books to get you into feminism

Film review: Don’t Worry Darling

Watch the new teaser trailer for The Mandalorian season 3

House Of The Dragon is Sky’s biggest-ever U.S. drama launch

“As the temperature rises, we’ve seen the erosion of democracy and human rights across the globe”

Hot Strike Summer: You’re supposed to hate strikes – and that’s why you should support them

“There’s an active resistance against the way things have been”: How Cambridge students are championing its hidden queer scene

15 years on, did The Simpsons Movie mark the beginning of the end?

Ms. Marvel is reclaiming alternative Muslim representation

Punks For Autism: Meet the punk veterans changing perceptions and raising money for charity

“We want people to be confident in themselves – don’t give a f*ck and just do it”: Meet the Running Punks

News From Nowhere: Inside Liverpool’s iconic radical bookshop

How Stranger Things’ Vecna is an allegory for mental health

The Midas Touch: Everything Emmy Raver-Lampman touches turns to gold

“Abortion bans are an all-out war on women and anyone with a uterus”

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Magnolia Park confirm debut album Baku’s Revenge, drop new single

Jamie Lenman announces “mellowed-out indie rock” album, The Atheist

WILLOW: “I would love to sing with Chino Moreno from Deftones. He’s so amazing”

Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones: The 10 songs that changed my life

12-year-old Nandi Bushell drops meaningful debut single, The Shadows

NHL 23 unveil “most unapologetically rock soundtrack in video game history”

Corey Taylor picks his personal favourite Slipknot mask

Album review: A.A. Williams – As The Moon Rests

All Time Low announce one-off Wembley show with Pale Waves

FEVER 333’s Aric Improta and Stephen Harrison have left the band

Here’s Paramore’s setlist from their first show in four years

Watch the new trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

From Dahmer to Bundy: 12 gruesome songs about serial killers

Bad pillows, rap festivals and a ‘sh*t-shelf’: Life on the road with Robb Flynn

L.S. Dunes announce UK tour

While She Sleeps are headlining Alexandra Palace next year

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