The new Lord Of The Rings series can fix the mistakes of The HobbitAmazon’s new hyper-expensive Lord Of The Rings series has a lot to live up to, but it’s already looking better than the failed Hobbit experiment.
5 UK streetwear brands you need to know right nowWhether you’ve finally worn out your vintage Metallica tee and are looking for new threads, or you’re a wannabe hypebeast looking to cop the next hottest thing, these are the British streetwear brands you need to get involved with.
In pictures: Reading & Leeds Festival 2022From Bring Me The Horizon to WILLOW to Denzel Curry, here are some of the best photos from this weekend’s Reading & Leeds Festival…
The legacy of Sophie Lancaster: “We should be embracing difference, not scared of it”On August 24, 2007, 20-year-old rock fan Sophie Lancaster lost her life after she and her boyfriend were set upon by a gang in a local park.
The Regrettes’ Lydia Night: The 10 songs that changed my lifeWhat’s Lydia Night’s angry song? What one track always makes her cry? The Regrettes’ leader reveals all…
Jason Aalon Butler: “The industry has to see that there’s a new bar that’s being set for BIPOC people in alternative music”While COVID grounded FEVER 333, Jason Aalon Butler took to the streets of LA to demonstrate against the systemic racism that led to the murder of George Floyd. Two years on, he doesn’t think much has changed. But that hasn’t stopped him striving to bring inequality down and create a genuinely better world…
In pictures: The Gaslight Anthem’s glorious Wembley gigOn Thursday night, The Gaslight Anthem hit London for their biggest UK date ever. This is what it looked like…
In pictures: twenty one pilots kick off their epic Icy TourThe Icy Tour kicked off in Minnesota last night – and twenty one pilots pulled out all the stops.
WEIRDO: The zine uniting the South Asian alternative communityWe meet the team behind the South Asian alt. culture zine WEIRDO to find out how they’re creating a space for a severely underrepresented community.
Lauran Hibberd’s track-by-track guide to new album Garageband SuperstarFrom DMing DJ Lethal to dumping someone and buying a PS4, Lauran Hibberd tells the stories behind every song on her debut album, Garageband Superstar.
Bay Watch: Berthold CityIn this week’s Bay Watch, Andrew Kline of Berthold City chats about the rise of hardcore, the motives behind his important Los Angeles label WAR Records, and giving back to the scene he clearly loves so much…
In pictures: Blind Channel’s wild homeland show in FinlandBackstage, onstage and everywhere in-between at Blind Channel’s standalone headline date at Möysän Musaklubi last Friday night.
The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon: “We didn’t want to be a nostalgia band. If there’s something new, then I’m excited”As The Gaslight Anthem gear up to make their highly-anticipated live return to the UK this week, frontman Brian Fallon lifts the lid on the band’s reunion, the tour so far, and new music…
Stand Atlantic’s Bonnie Fraser: The 10 songs that changed my lifeFrom the first song she ever heard to the track she’d like played at her funeral, this is Bonnie Fraser’s life in music.
Holding Absence and Alpha Wolf: “You get these worlds colliding…”Holding Absence and Alpha Wolf have just dropped their excellent split EP, The Lost & The Longing. Lucas Woodland and Lochie Keogh join Kerrang! for an in-depth chat about their new release and the current state of the music scene…
Petrol Girls: Fuel for thoughtPetrol Girls have built their name out of politicised punk. Their latest album Baby deals with abortion, domestic violence, police misogyny and the nature of debate. But, as Ren Aldridge discovered, sometimes the best way to get to hearts and minds is doing it with a smile on your face…
