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“The government must act now to protect grassroots music venues”: An open letter from Jeremy Corbyn

For Independent Venue Week, former Labour leader and founder of Peace & Justice Project, Jeremy Corbyn, exclusively explains why it’s so vital to support our grassroots venues...

Good For Her: Are we finally realising the power of female rage?

Women are furious – on screen, on the page, in music, in real life – and rightfully so. The 2020s have so far felt like a tipping point, and it seems people are finally paying attention to women’s collective anger.

Turnstile announce limited-edition collab with Converse

Turnstile and Converse are teaming up for two limited-edition sneakers – the One Star Pro and the iconic Chuck 70 – dropping this Friday.

From punk knitwear to nu-metal nostalgia: The best in alternative style this month

Improve your wardrobe 666 per cent with this month’s hottest collabs and trends – from Twin Temple’s new collection with KILLSTAR to Blondie knitwear to the return of a nu-metal staple…

Drop Dead are unveiling a “morgue-inspired” immersive showroom

“Drop Dead invites you to step into a realm where fashion meets the avant-garde…” says Oli Sykes of the immersive new D-2 showroom, which is set to open later this week.

Twin Temple’s spellbinding collab with KILLSTAR is “a match made in hell”

Check out the first-ever limited-edition clothing collection from Twin Temple and KILLSTAR. (Spoiler: it’s everything you’d want it to be.)

Jack Black confirms he’ll be in the new Minecraft movie

Tenacious D legend Jack Black is joining Jason Momoa in the Minecraft adaptation, which will begin filming soon…

The 10 best TV shows of 2023

Media empires, stressful kitchens, post-apocalyptic nightmares… our TVs have been jam-packed with incredible storytelling this year. Here are our picks of what you need to binge this Christmas to catch up.

The 10 best movies of 2023

From sinister dismembered hands to teenage summer benders to psychotic killer robots, it’s been quite the year on the big screen. Here, we look at the 10 best flicks of 2023.

Svalbard’s Serena Cherry picks her favourite video games of 2023

Serena Cherry – Svalbard’s resident game obsessive – runs down the best stuff game-world has thrown up this year…

Kathleen Hanna is going on a book tour in support of Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk

Bikini Kill icon Kathleen Hanna has announced a 2024 U.S. tour for her upcoming memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life As A Feminist Punk.

Jack Black performed his viral Bowser song at a Jonas Brothers show

For some brilliantly bizarre reason, Jack Black – dressed as Bowser – turned up at the Jonas Brothers’ Five Albums. One Night. tour and performed Peaches during an intermission…

Grand Theft Auto VI’s first trailer has officially broken several Guinness World Records already

Soundtracked by Tom Petty’s 1989 song Love Is A Long Road – which has seen a massive hike in streams – GTA VI’s long-awaited first trailer is an online phenomenon…

Film review: Wonka

What a Wonka! Timothée Chalamet’s chocolate origin story is a funny, sweet, wondrous treat…

Weezer appear in Netflix’s new Christmas film, Family Switch

All four members of Weezer – Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Scott Shriner and Brian Bell – make a surprise cameo in Family Switch, which is streaming on Netflix now!

Ozzy says “never in a million years” to another series of The Osbournes

In the brand-new episode of The Osbournes Podcast, the family reflect on their iconic ’00s reality show and the negative impact on their mental health, with Ozzy saying another season “won’t happen”.

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