Festivals
DJs, Swords, Goblin People: Everything We Saw at Greece’s Narthex Festival
Founded by two Berlin-based DJs and held at the base of an active volcano, Narthex is where medieval fantasy and hard-style Sugababes edits unite.
Photographing the Young Goths of Yorkshire
Last weekend, devotees from all corners of the North made the pilgrimage to Leeds for the UK's first goth festival since pre-pandemic times.
'The New South Asian Underground' – Dialled In Festival Is a Historic Moment
"The only time I’ve ever seen this many brown people is either in India or at the temple.”
Subcultures Aren’t Dead, They Were All at Alt LDN 2021
Impeccably dressed emo girls and pissed lads from Ipswich down to see Smokepurpp unite at the UK's first alternative hip-hop and metal festival.
How to Survive a Music Festival Now You’re Old
Festivals are back. Good luck to anyone who feels like they've aged a million years during the pandemic.
The Crushing Disappointment of 'Hot Vax Summer'
An ode to the season that never managed to get off the ground.
Mud, Music and Madheads: Photos from Green Man 2021
A lot of adults wearing furry tails for some reason. A lot of them.
Overheard at Green Man Festival 2021
“My phone said ‘face not recognised’ because I look like a fucking haunted doll.”
Does Canceling DaBaby's Shows Actually Help Hip-Hop's Homophobia Issue?
We’re going to have to ask more of musicians, and the businesses that hire them, if things are going to get better.
Please, Help Me Justify My Millennial Nostalgia
Now that it’s a booming business, can anything good come of dredging up the 2000s and early 2010s? It’s complicated.