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Rival Schools announce first shows in nine years
The Walter Schriefels-fronted post-hardcore outfit play London next summer
Mark Grassick
I'm Mark. I'm from Dublin but now live in London. I've been writing about music, film and TV for a long, long time, the result of a youth misspent in record stores and tiny clubs that smell weird. I've a strange obsession with film scenes set to music, like that bit in Magnolia when everyone sings Wise Up by Aimee Mann.
What would your specialist subject on Mastermind be? The life and times of The Replacements, the best (and drunkest) band on the planet
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Watch Beabadoobee cover The Sundays’ ‘Here’s Where The Story Ends’
The acclaimed singer-songwriter covered the 90s classic for SiriusXM's Alt Nation
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Album Review: Dust Star – Open Up That Heart
The Californian duo's debut album is a winning spikey-but-sweet mix of catchy punk and power pop
Interview
Gin Blossoms’ Robin Wilson: “There was so much joy and so much horror, it’s no wonder we called it New Miserable Experience”
On the 30th anniversary of their landmark album, the Gin Blossoms' frontman takes us through his memories of its creation
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Watch Nelly Furtado fly away with Drake in Toronto
Furtado made her first live appearance in five years to sing I'm Like A Bird and Promiscuous
Preview
The 11 best UK festivals in August 2022
Summer peaks with an almighty bang as a jam-packed August rolls around. Here are our picks of some of the best festivals on offer
Review
Album Of The Week: The Sadies – Colder Streams
Our pick of the week's new releases is the Canadian quartet's bittersweet farewell to their late singer Dallas Good
Feature
Born To Run – The greatest Springsteen album of all time
The people have voted and the results are in: Born To Run is your No.1 Springsteen album ever. We look back at why its legacy endures
Review
Album Review: Wylderness – Big Plans For A Blue World
The Welsh sextet's second album is a heady mix of shoegaze and dream pop that is well worth the four-year wait