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It’s been a long time since Linkin Park have been at Download, and it’s almost as if the universe itself knew they were coming. The sky above hangs in hues of dusty lilac and pink, mimicking the swirling colours found in the cover art of their 2024 album, From Zero. It was 2014 when they were last here, and a short teaser trailer for their forthcoming film Unshatter plays out before they arrive, with Mike Shinoda confessing within it, “the hardest part of ending is starting up again.” Their comeback single The Emptiness Machine is the only fitting way to…
The Kid LAROI has released a new version of his 2024 single GIRLS, now featuring Kehlani. The update lands straight after the North American leg of his A PERFECT WORLD TOUR, where GIRLS has been a live fixture and has picked up fresh streaming traction. The track is now pulling more than 1 million worldwide streams a day, helped by renewed online movement rather than a clean campaign reset.That momentum started after GIRLS appeared in an episode of Off Campus, with lead actor Belmont Cameli dancing to the track. The sync moment pushed the song back into circulation, then moved…
Southern California-based singer, songwriter, producer, and label owner Betty Moon returns with Hunger Pain, a softer cut from her six-song EP Strangely Beautiful. Led by acoustic guitar and a pulsing alternative-pop undercurrent, the track pulls Moon away from heavier rock and electronic-pop force without removing the bite from her writing. The vocal sits closer, the production leaves more air, and the song turns vulnerability into movement rather than collapse.That balance runs through Strangely Beautiful: nostalgia, reflection, sensuality, and reinvention held inside a project shaped by independence.After emerging from Toronto’s music scene, signing to A&M Records, and later building her own…
Manchester indie trio Bank Holiday introduce themselves with Out Of The Blue, a debut single shaped by 90s alt-rock energy, direct guitar movement, and a self-recorded studio process. Fresh from acoustic dates with Jamie Webster, Bank Holiday keep it direct on Out Of The Blue: bright guitars, punchy drums, grounded bass, and idiom-led writing that turns unpredictability into the hook.Lead singer Mac McCartney explains:‘Out of the Blue‘ came from an idea me and Luke had about trying to fit as many well known sayings and idioms into one song as we could. It started off as a bit of a…
Andy Smith’s “No Way Home” transforms a frustrating real-life travel ordeal into an uplifting and cinematic indie rock anthem. The new song from the Adelaide singer-songwriter is one of those raw and honest efforts that hits you from the off…. aheartfelt indie rock anthem that turns adversity into an uplifting, cinematic, and thoroughly engaging listening experience.It’s all layered with delightful piano tones, crisp percussion, and, of course, his direct and emotive vocals. The chorus, around the one-and-a-half-minute mark, is very cinematic and atmospheric, with some organs joining the proceedings and helping to elevate it further.Towards the latter half of the…
Former Jethro Tull arranger and keyboardist Dee Palmer has died, aged 88, after a period of illness.Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson paid tribute to Palmer, saying, “We learned today of the sad passing of former Tull member Dee Palmer, who died at home in Shropshire, supported by some family members at the bedside.”Dee had not been well during the last couple of years but last time we spoke earlier in the year, was still planning to record with an orchestra the music score of the ballet The Water’s Edge, which Dee, Martin Barre and I had written for performances by the…
Doss Dunkeld Birnham Arts ClubJune 13th 2026TV face, music head and raconteur Phill Jupitus witnessed something so special in Scotland that we had to run his review… ‘The real strength and unity of the Scottish originates not in the blind adherence to a cliched national identity (hey England!) but a long suffering and pragmatic understanding of their frailties as a nation. Nowhere is that made more apparent than in the art that they make. Doss are the latest shinIng example of this. Last night wasn’t just a gig, it was a privilege to witness. (Photo by Phill Jupitus)We need to…
Courting a crowd that by far and away surpasses the average Sunday at 11am turnout, Spitting Glass receive a hero’s applause. The pit yawns open at the snap of a finger, those on the outside are quickly left eating dust as limbs slice the air and the hardcore kids get dancing. They leave a sledgehammer’s impact in their brief 20 minutes, with thundering drums and skullcrushing riff work, and although they haven’t exactly invented any new ways to make chug-chug noises, it punches bloody hard. Crucially, it compels people to move, which is already a hefty task in what is…
Credit: Ирина ЛепнёваLast weekend saw me sail through another birthday unscathed, just about. There was a gathering to celebrate this one calendar year closer to the worm-filled sod, and the photo attached bears witness to my joy at the occasion. And it was joyous. It happens all too rarely these days that a group of friends gets together without falling into the pit of politics or the price of the meal, and just has a good time. And it seems more and more that these occasions must be linked to the passing of time or the celebration of some collective…
Photo by Martijn vDSBack in December 2017, Alela Diane shared on Facebook the official video for a new song, commenting, “I wrote Émigré about the international refugee crisis—no one should have to risk their life or the lives of their children for safety”. The Portland-based singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album, Cusp, from which Émigré was the first single, was released a couple of months later. The songs for Cusp were conceived in early 2016, a few months before her second daughter, during an artist residency at Caldera Arts in Sisters, Oregon. Most of them concern motherhood; Never Easy, Song For Sandy,…
FM PRO TECH NEWSThe National Music Publishers’ Association has agreed an industry-wide AI licensing deal with Udio, marking a major shift in how music publishers are approaching generative AI platforms.Announced by NMPA President and CEO David Israelite at the trade body’s annual meeting in New York, the agreement gives NMPA members the option to join the Udio deal from June 15.The key signal is valuation. Israelite said the agreement is the first industry-wide licensing deal with a major AI music company to value songs and sound recordings equally for AI training. He said:Songs are just as important, if not more,…
“Download festival, it’s time to turn up the heat,” grins Jeremy Michael, earnestly. With a cool breeze beginning to blow through, a little fire is exactly what the Avalanche tent is crying out for, and Nevertel deliver in spades. It’s the dualities of the Tampa crew that thrill the most, though. You have the contrast between violent delights like SYM and offerings as unexpectedly sensual as Everything In My Mind, or how Jem’s melodic vocals break against those of harder-edged co-vocalist Raul Lopez. Despite the early slot on Download’s third stage, the whole set feels remarkably slick, too, with tastefully…