Over half of the UK’s small venues now operate at a loss. At The Great Escape, venue operators made clear that the sector’s survival hinges on collaboration and a levy on large spaces that remains largely unsigned.
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Over half of the UK’s small venues now operate at a loss. At The Great Escape, venue operators made clear that the sector’s survival hinges on collaboration and a levy on large spaces that remains largely unsigned.
The curated radio hour, airing Wednesdays at 7pm Pacific on channel 35, continues a tradition of deep selections under the rule of “only the good shit.”
Lizzo posted a TikTok arguing that non-chronological feeds and biased algorithms are making it hard for fans to know when her new album drops.
The Norwegian duo’s 21st album finds Fenriz returning to blastbeats and the band writing without individual credits, sharpening the blackened heavy metal they’ve built since Arctic Thunder.
BMG releases a half-speed remaster of the 2006 album alongside a full 2007 festival set, with new liner notes that honor the late Phil Campbell.
A planned run across the continent was scrapped after tour organizers pointed to weak advance sales, another instance of the gap between global metal fandom and domestic infrastructure.
The Baltimore rapper links with veteran producer Blockhead for an LP that sounds nothing like either artist’s past work. Lead single “Aldente” is out now.
The guitarist paused his arena run with Bruce Springsteen to address a crowd in New York, calling for an end to an “authoritarian clown show.”
The band’s latest single from Roses features a Rhodes piano that arrived by donkey, and lyrics that examine the quiet persistence of desire.
The Chicago rapper steps outside his mainline sound with a brass-heavy, chant-driven single that still hits hard.
