Festival lineup revealed: three headliners and a surprise reunion
The announcement arrived without warning late on Thursday night: a new single, a short video and a date for the full record.…
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Listen: Velvet Static drop a surprise EP at midnight
Some records announce themselves in the first ten seconds. This is one of them. The opening track starts with a low, patient…
Two drummers, one kit: the rhythm section rewriting the rules
We meet in a quiet cafe two streets from the studio, an hour before soundcheck. The table is covered in setlists with…
Late-night TV’s best live music moments this season
The streaming charts had a new name at the top this week, and it was not the one anyone predicted. The series became a word-of-mouth hit,…
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Band merch is having a fashion moment. Here is why
Stage clothes used to be an afterthought. On this tour they are half the show, with four costume changes and a closing look that took two…
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Artist spotlight: Lumen Grey, the voice behind the viral piano sketches
You may not know the name yet. Give it six months. The artist started out posting one-minute song sketches online, recorded on a phone in a…
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Watch: first trailer for the biopic everyone is already arguing about
Music films are hard to get right. This one does it by focusing on the rehearsal room rather than the stage. The director spent two years…
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