Music News
Oasis promoter secures Knebworth licence amid 2027 tour rumours
The band are rumoured to be continuing their reunion with massive gigs next summer
Music News
Legendary Blue Note jazz club to open first UK location in London
Blue Note London will open its doors next month, with upcoming performances from Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Nubya Garcia and more
Music Features
‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
Music
Music News
The Greene King Untapped Award is coming to the ZYN Rolling Stone UK Awards 2026
A huge opportunity awaits!
Music News
Oasis promoter secures Knebworth licence amid 2027 tour rumours
The band are rumoured to be continuing their reunion with massive gigs next summer
Music News
Legendary Blue Note jazz club to open first UK location in London
Blue Note London will open its doors next month, with upcoming performances from Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper, Nubya Garcia and more
Music News
Watch Bono and Eddie Vedder perform at Glen Hansard’s funeral
Mourners including Bono, Vedder, Hozier, The Edge, Imelda May and many others gathered in Dublin to honour the late singer-songwriter
Music Album Reviews
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ review: an ambitious return that dissects love and loss with superb precision
The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect
Music Features
‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
Features
‘They make the laws to chain us well’: Folk music fights for its rights
As of March 2026, Scottish folk pioneer Dick Gaughan has served notice to record label Celtic Music to reclaim the rights to his music. Here, music historian Colin Harper, along with artists The Mary Wallopers, Barbara Dickson, Allan Taylor and Martin Simpson, discuss the impact of Gaughan’s fight for other elderly artists, and the protest at the heart of folk music’s continued legacy
Overmono: ‘We’re absolute animals in the studio’
Recording on 1930s train announcement speakers. Breaking pedals on purpose. Cooking cymbals in the oven. The dance duo’s second album, ‘Pure Devotion’, sees the high-flying Welsh brothers go delightfully analogue
Meet Birmingham punks Flesh Creep, ‘friendly people that make unfriendly music’
With new EP ‘Glimmer’ out now, the hardcore band discuss putting positivity in the world, band practices becoming therapy sessions, and starting a heavy band in the “home of metal”
Nia Archives breaks free
For years, being Nia Archives came with a mission: champion jungle. Now, the poster girl for the genre’s renaissance is spreading her musical wings and being unapologetically herself
Film
Jared Leto Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct by Four Women in BBC Documentary
The allegations were made in Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, which premiered Wednesday
Irish singer-songwriter and ‘Once’ star Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
The singer passed away this morning (July 29) after a collision in Dublin.
Sacha Baron Cohen’s New Ali G Movie Locks in Title and Release Date
Ali G: Who Iz I? arrives in cinemas on October 23 as the actor’s directorial debut
Travis Scott Says He Was ‘Nervous as F’ to Act in ‘The Odyssey’
The rapper explained how he got the role of the Greek bard in Christopher Nolan’s latest epic during an interview on The Tonight Show
Thor Battles Doctor Doom, Reunites With Steve Rogers in New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer
“We’re going to need a miracle,” Chris Hemsworth proclaims in the new clip for the highly anticipated superhero flick
‘My Left Foot’ and ‘Home Alone 2’ star Brenda Fricker has died at the age of 81
The actress passed away at her home in Dublin.
Phoebe Bridgers ‘Lost Weekend’ review: an ambitious return that dissects love and loss with superb precision
The beloved singer and songwriter reemerges into the spotlight with an ambitious album that finds her exploring new ground to exhilarating effect
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live in Brighton: Rock’s wild god triumphs at huge homecoming
Nick Cave returns to his adoptive hometown, bringing along Kylie Minogue, to deliver a joyful sermon with a mammoth career-spanning set
The Cribs live in London: Indie royalty offer up a glorious celebration in epic surroundings
On a sweltering evening in London, The Cribs prove right at home in the picturesque setting of Somerset House
David Byrne live in Halifax: a life-affirming tonic
Talking Heads classics and exuberant solo material make this a night filled with desperately needed optimism, in the stunning surroundings of the Piece Hall
Reviews
TV
Wildlife presenter and comedy legend Bill Oddie has died at the age of 85
Oddie’s agent hailed him as “Britain’s best-loved birder”.
Playlist Picks: Ania Magliano
The ‘SNL UK’ star’s picks see her discuss her renewed love for the radio and why The Dare is the ideal role model for modern masculinity
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: 12 must-see comedy shows
Ahead of the world’s biggest arts festival, here’s our must-see comedy shows at this year’s Fringe.
12 rising stars of comedy to see at Edinburgh Fringe 2026
With the Edinburgh Fringe upon us, here are our tips for the next big things to catch before they’re famous
Alice Oseman on ‘Heartstopper Volume 6’: ‘Hope, happiness and happy endings are possible’
After a decade of adoration for her graphic novel series-turned-TV show ‘Heartstopper’, Alice Oseman speaks to Rolling Stone UK about the emotional ending to Nick and Charlie’s ending
Larry David Calls Trump’s UFC Fight ‘a Travesty’: ‘I Was Embarrassed to be an American’
The Curb Your Enthusiasm creator debuts his new series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness, on June 26