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State College 1996 - Photo by Elissa Zurbuchen In the early 1990s, long before streaming platforms or digital recording made independent music widely accessible, Should emerged from a small circle of home studios and tape machines. Formed in Austin, Texas by songwriter and producer Marc Ostermeier, alongside vocalist Tanya Maus and guitarist Eric Ostermeier, the project began as an experiment in sound rather than a conventional band. Originally recording under the name shiFt,

Photo by Sadie Martin For more than three decades, Starflyer 59 has built one of the most enduring catalogues in American alternative music. Founded in Riverside, California by singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Jason Martin, the project began in the early 1990s as a hazy outgrowth of the shoegaze movement before gradually transforming into something far broader and harder to categorise. The band’s beginnings came almost by chance. In 1993, Martin handed a demo to

Photo by Page Swanson Led by Vermont based composer, multi instrumentalist, and recording engineer Henry Birdsey, Old Saw operates less like a traditional band and more like a quietly shifting collective. Described as a ‘network of New England string pluckers, organ drivers and bell ringers,’ the project brings together Bob Driftwood on banjo, Ira Dorset on fiddle, Rev. Clarence Lewis on pipe organ, Harper Reed on resonator and nylon string guitars, Ann Rowlis on orchestral b

Photo by Ian Maxwell in Edmonton’s Whitemud Ravine Morning Coyote is an Edmonton-based collective fronted by singer-songwriter Sawyer Begg, weaving mercurial arrangements that draw from classic folk-jazz traditions while firmly existing in a modern indie space. Fluid and improvisational by design, the project shifts shape from show to show, balancing intimacy with unpredictability. Begg first began releasing music in 2019 under the name Bedroom Drum, a project that found an a

Portrait of Tracey Emin Tate Modern 2026. (c) Tate Sonal Bakrania A Second Life is a landmark exhibition at Tate Modern, bringing together forty years of work by Dame Tracey Emin. Spanning fourteen rooms and created in partnership with Gucci, the exhibition moves across painting, video, textiles, neon, writing, sculpture and photography to explore the female body in its most exposed and vulnerable states. It is often said that Emin’s work is unapologetically herself. Yet apo

Writer Lara Walsh reviews Of Monsters and Men's latest concert from their 2026 tour titled The Mouse Parade

"My personal grief is my secret", whispers director Céline Sciamma, as she presents her short film This is How A Child Becomes a Poet on a rainy Wednesday evening in a lecture theatre at the London School of Economics.

Photo by Becca Morgan Designed for mess and made to last, Becca Morgan’s bags sit at the intersection of function and play. Reimagining classic outdoor gear through a city lens, her handmade designs prioritise practicality without sacrificing colour, character, or craft. From waterproof, spill-proof interiors to joyful, unexpected palettes, each piece is built for people who do a bit of everything – commuting, freelancing, wandering, and forgetting where they left their keys.

Writer Hannah Breen reviews Only The Poets' £1 sold-out concert at the O2 Academy Brixton while also discussing the importance of keeping music accessible to audiences and musicians.

Writer Tamara Wanja shares her narrative review documenting her experience at The Others for the Champion Trees headline performance.