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Escapism is like Fight Club. You don’t remind people that it’s happening. That drifting to a happier, safer place is involuntary, but vital. In the right way, and in the right quantities, it keeps us sane. It’s not fluffy, it’s important. But, even though it might not seem it, escapism and real-world engagement don’t have to be a binary.
This isn’t how Metallic...
I was dreading the rumour coming true that Marilyn Manson would be opening for Slipknot at their first ever UK stadium show next year. I could see the black mark forming against the name of a band I’ve loved for years, who I’ve seen live several times, who I’ve taken with me as I transitioned from a teenager to an adult. What I didn’t expect was just how many people shared my...
Today marks 26 years since we flicked our website on and published a test review of a record by Ween.
Our publication and community has changed a little since then, and evolved into what it is today. Here are a few things I’ve learnt over the years:
26 - Building a community is about getting out of people’s way but acting like a pub landlord when you need to.
...Being a 365 touring girl is not the way Charli xcx wants to live her life. Upon confirming the dates for the UK and US legs of the tour supporting her new album Music, Fashion, Film, fans in the comments lined up to express – with differing levels of politeness – the disappointment they felt that she wasn’t playing nearer for them. In the UK and Europe, she’s only pl...
Eight days before Deftones came to London, I could have been found crying in a pub in Vauxhall. What had started as a cute Valentines week date in the Tate Britain devolved into a post-mortem of a relationship that hadn’t yet expired but was deteriorating at a breathless pace. I thought briefly I was going to get dumped in a bus stop, where we were standing and talking to esc...