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How The UK Floods Proved The Importance of DIY Scenes to Local Music Communities
Extreme circumstances in Leeds stirred up an invigorated DIY spirit that has been spreading throughout the UK’s independent music scenes.
“I don’t like Northern people, I don’t like Mancunians” – Mark E. Smith’s Guide To Britain
Britain's greatest human on why he's never seen The Fall as a Northern band, what went wrong for Sheffield, and the dangers of Bitcoin.
British Music is Booming Right Now
Communities and subcultures are thriving throughout the UK, not just in London.
This Kid From Birmingham is the Musical Secret Behind Beyonce, Jay Z and Mary J Blige
Knox Brown has become a songwriter and producer for the stars, but his solo work is shit hot too.
Could Birmingham Ever Surpass London as the Home of Grime?
The Midlands has been bubbling for nearly ten years now. We sent a writer to find out if it will ever actually boil.
Fans Of The Pop Group Have Been Virally Brainwashed For 35 Years
Or so says their founder Mark Stewart. I spent two hours with him and he only told me to fuck off once.
For 20 Years Richey Edwards Has Been Painted As A Tortured Artist, But That’s Bullshit
Living in Wales in the 80s was shit. Unemployment shot up, spirits were down and in the wasteland that fell between came the Manic Street Preachers.
Months Before He Died, I Spent One Drunk Night Interviewing Tony Wilson
It was all going so well until he got mugged, my shoe filled with blood and I threw up on him
Notting Hill's Got Nothing On Huddersfield
The Sound System Culture project dives into the colourful underbelly of Huddersfield - Britain's forgotten soundsystem capital.
Lefty Veggies Gone Bonkers, Giving Massages to Morrissey: The Untold Story of James
Some bands just aren't cool. But did they really deserve the backlash?