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Recommended Reads: From Deftones to Bad Bunny

Grab yourself a cuppa and treat yourself to these recent essays...

Recommended Reads: From Deftones to Bad Bunny

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Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?

Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?

How do you solve a problem like Live Nation? The concert giant faced an antitrust lawsuit this week which it has since settled - but how did we get here?

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Predictably, the right-wing culture war is wrong about the BRITs

Predictably, the right-wing culture war is wrong about the BRITs

DiS crunches the data to see whether the pROteCt OuR gURLs brigade had anything to worry about.

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Deftones is for the girls

Deftones is for the girls

To get into arenas, heavy acts have to get women on their side. And who does that better than Chino and co?

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When Boycotts Work

Gazelle Twin with her hobby horse, wearing a red body suit and sports wear

A new pod, a skull-crushing track of the week, mental health, and a massive trans solidarity event.

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“Seguimos Aquí”: Thank you Bad Bunny for making me cry

“Seguimos Aquí”: Thank you Bad Bunny for making me cry

ICE, America and a Halftime show that refused to be silent

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Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation

Music Venue Trust Calls Out Live Nation

The state of grassroots music in the spotlight + track of the week + news Aphex news

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Recommended Reads: From Deftones to Bad Bunny

Recommended Reads: From Deftones to Bad Bunny

Grab yourself a cuppa and treat yourself to these recent essays...

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CHOOSE PRINT

CHOOSE PRINT

The Face has closed its doors (again), so Emma Wilkes celebrates print media via the medium of Trainspotting... plus new Lambrini Girls. Ye's return, and saved venues

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Do we really need new arenas in the UK?

Do we really need new arenas in the UK?

Several major new venues are in the pipeline - do we even need them?

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Gene Simmons & The Last Gasp of an Old Order

Gene Simmons & The Last Gasp of an Old Order

An old world is dying, a new world is waiting to be born. What we see in politics, we sometimes see in music too…

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£125,000 for Musicians

£125,000 for Musicians

Not a musician? In the words of Karen O... WAIT!

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Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?

Can we fix ticketing by fixing one company?

How do you solve a problem like Live Nation? The concert giant faced an antitrust lawsuit this week which it has since settled - but how did we get here?

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