Maddy Howell's recent posts
Looking Back
Everything Everything talk 10 years of Get To Heaven
The art rock shapeshifters reflect on the enduring impact of their third album as they gear up to celebrate with a full UK tour
Plus One
The 11 best My Chemical Romance songs
With Wembley shows announced for 2026, the Long Live... The Black Parade tour is finally headed to the UK. Here's what we want to hear on it...
Interview
Stage Times: New Found Glory
New Found Glory vocalist Jordan Pundik talks us through his gig memories, from dive-bar concussions to crowd-surfing on 70,000 heads
Review
Download 2025: the highlights
The best of the fest, from Sleep Token’s history-making headline set to mysterious masked newcomer President’s inaugural rally
Review
Korn make history with their long-awaited debut as Download Festival headliners
It was a hard-hitting, career-sweeping set as the nu metal stalwarts topped the bill for the first time
Sleep Token lead Download Festival in worship
It's a masked mass at the Apex Stage as Sleep Token prove themselves much more than just the fastest rising headliners in Download history
Green Day cement their legacy at Download Festival
Green Day draw one of the biggest headline crowds in Download history as they light up Friday night
Review
McFly take on Download Festival and win
Taking the baton from Busted at last year's festival, McFly bring pop back to a packed tent at Download
Plus One
The 11 best Sleep Token songs
Unmasking the best Sleep Token tracks ahead of their landmark Saturday night headline slot at Download Festival 2025
Interview
Karen Dió: “I want to show women and the queer community that punk rock is a space for us too”
The Brazilian-born punk provocateur on building community, embracing vulnerability, and why fun and fury go hand in hand