Category: Features


  • 13 Mad Cool Artists to catch at Mad Cool Festival

    George Seabrook apologises for the article’s title, but these artists are actually pretty good.

  • “I think local music is so important to support” – An Interview with Jerry Williams

    Carly-May Kavanagh chats to rising star Jerry Williams ahead of the exciting festival season.

  • My Top 5 The Wombats Songs

    Ahead of Community Festival, Imogen Arthur looks at her 5 favourite songs from The Wombats.

  • “Well You Did Ask”: A Defence of Reviews and Reviewers

    Josh Harris responds to the recent controversies regarding the ‘proper’ way to write critical reviews.

  • “Maybe we should have more vegetables on the rider” – An interview with Gus Unger-Hamilton of alt-J

    We chat all things RELAXER, bassoon, and 19th-century Welsh mining with Alt-J’s keyboardist.

  • Festival Survival Guide

    Live editor Carly-May Kavanagh compiles her festival season survival guide.

  • “Everything had to be ready by day 1 of shooting – I had 5 months” – An Interview with Mayes Rubeo

    Carly-May Kavanagh interviews Mayes Rubeo for The Great Wall, for which she was the costume designer.

  • Why the day festival is better than the weekend festival

    Imogen Arthur on why you should consider a day festival over a weekend one.

  • 5 must-see acts at Citadel Festival 2017

    Benj Cullen on who to see at Citadel Festival.

  • How SEGA have revived Sonic the Hedgehog – by going back to the start

    Damian Meaden applauds SEGA for their forward thinking celebration of their flagship mascot upon the announcement of ‘Sonic Mania’.

  • Acts to look forward to at Glastonbury 2017

    An overview of some of the most anticipated artists performing at this year’s Glastonbury.

  • ‘Vote Saxon’: AKA Why we should be grateful that Theresa May is not The Master

    After nearly a decade, the original campaign speech of Harold Saxon, AKA The Master has been made available. Ellis Murrell checks it out.

  • A Short History of Long Journeys in Culture

    Jonny Rogers looks at the appeal of journey narratives throughout history.

  • Quotes to Live By: Marilyn Monroe

    Bruno Russell tells us what Marilyn Monroe’s quotes can teach us about happiness, individuality and the fickle world of fame