fuck london week
A Look Inside Blackpool’s Burgeoning Grime Scene
It might have more of a reputation for ballroom and donkey rides, but it's the direct and defiant sound of grime that is now thriving in lower class neighborhoods of the Lancashire borough.
How The UK Floods Proved The Importance of DIY Scenes to Local Music Communities
Extreme circumstances in Leeds stirred up an invigorated DIY spirit that has been spreading throughout the UK’s independent music scenes.
No Money, No Space, No Time: How London Has Forced out Musicians
It didn't used to be this bad. What the hell went wrong?
The Ups and Downs of Being a Teenage DIY Promoter in a Quiet Town Outside London
The typical story of a matted haired 17 year-old from Guildford, trying to do anything but read Frankenstein for his A-Levels.
Big Jeff Has Been to Seven Shows a Week for 13 Years
Flying Lotus loves him, Haim want to marry him, and you've probably tasted his hair. But who is this local Bristol legend?
“I Don’t Like Northern People, I Don’t Like Mancunians” – Mark E. Smith’s Guide to Britain
Britain's greatest human on why he's never seen The Fall as a Northern band, what went wrong for Sheffield, and the dangers of Bitcoin.
Police Helicopters and a Shit Load of Ketamine: The Illegal Free Party Scene That Roamed the Home Counties
From the Dartford Tunnel to an airfield in Cornwall, these raves held outside of London were part of an entirely different free party scene.
British Music is Booming Right Now
Communities and subcultures are thriving throughout the UK, not just in London.
Oi Taylor Swift, Let Me Take You Out For The Night Of Your Life In Norwich
Taylor Swift is playing the Radio One's Big Weekend festival so we got our resident Norfolk expert Josh Baines to plan us the date of the century.
This Kid From Birmingham is the Musical Secret Behind Beyonce, Jay Z and Mary J Blige
Knox Brown has become a songwriter and producer for the stars, but his solo work is shit hot too.
Could Birmingham Ever Surpass London as the Home of Grime?
The Midlands has been bubbling for nearly ten years now. We sent a writer to find out if it will ever actually boil.
The Pop Group Are Back and Fighting Against the "Warm Bath of Apathy"
Or so says their founder Mark Stewart. I spent two hours with him and he only told me to fuck off once.