Surfacing Music's Power for Change

For 25 years our publication and podcast has recommended music. We now also spark conversations and create resources to help music fans discover their collective power.

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2025 belonged to...

We're in the last month of 2025 and for certain artists, it'll have been the biggest year of lives. We round up the names who dominated conversation this year...

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The guesswork of gig-going: why don't venues share their stage times?

Estimating what time a gig starts is a dilemma for any music fan. Why is it such a problem? And what are artists doing to help?

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Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson's back in the UK this week - but despite multiple allegations of abuse, how is he still so revered?

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Rock's not dead - it's resilient

If you claim rock is dead in 2025, you're going to look very, very silly....

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Writing about DiS' future whilst listening to Vespertine

We turned 25 this week, now it's time to let you in on our plans...

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Misogyny in Music: The Numbers

Following Eliza Hatch's appearance on the podcast this week to discuss misogyny in music, we illustrate the scale of the issue in numbers

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Jeremy Corbyn on grassroots music

Jeremy Corbyn has gone from Leader of the Opposition to a champion of grassroots music - and now, his Peace & Justice project is launching a festival. We ask - how did he come to speak up for a cause few other MPs have?