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“The only way to go was big, horrid and chaotic”: Inside Shelf Lives’ new album hypernormaL

Shelf Lives duo – Toronto vocalist Sabrina Di Giulio and UK guitarist/producer Jonny Hillyard – take us to a hypernormaL place with their debut album…

Don Broco: “Life can feel a nightmare. Sometimes it’s good to accept that, rather than pretending you have some sort of answer”

Existential crises. Paralysis demons. Nickelback. As Don Broco launch their trenchcoat-covered new era, Rob Damiani exclusively lifts the lid on their sensational fifth record Nightmare Tripping. Reckoning with ideas of inner turmoil and global disorder, this isn’t your usual assortment of bombastic Bedfordshire bangers, but as the brilliantly-quaffed frontman explains, ultimately, hope will always win…

NOTHING: “I want to be remembered as someone who got put through the grinder, but didn’t let it affect how he felt on the inside”

This Friday, NOTHING will release their most remarkable album yet. Unpacking everything that’s gone into a short history of decay, we join frontman Domenic ‘Nicky’ Palermo for a typically deep and candid chat about his search to find peace, tackling new topics lyrically, and why his life story will never define him…

“It’s about being themselves – obsession is what got them to where they are”: Inside twenty one pilots’ dazzling new concert movie

As twenty one pilots bring their breath-taking show to IMAX and cinemas via new concert movie More Than We Ever Imagined, director Mark C. Eshleman talks the importance of nerves, staying true to a vision, and why it’s perfectly acceptable to “let loose” during this week’s screenings…

“It’s full-circle. I needed to tell this story”: How Liam Cromby fell back in love with music

Almost a decade on from We Are The Ocean’s split, Liam Cromby is holding nothing back – celebrating his past while looking ahead to a wide-open future. Announcing second solo album Whole Damn Life, the singer-songwriter tells K! about reconnecting with fans, finally feeling content, and the value of doing things that scare you…

The story of Fall Out Boy’s From Under The Cork Tree: “There was outsized ambition that we didn’t even understand we had”

K! joins Fall Out Boy vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump for a wholesome trip down memory lane – from the band’s iconic emo looks of their From Under The Cork Tree era, to getting experimental in the studio, to achieving a level of success that they could never have imagined…

“I’ve been retired since I was 18!” How Less Than Jake got ska’d for life

Back in the day, Less Than Jake gigs had “blood in the pit”. Not so much now. But throughout, the Florida punk legends have brought the party. As they return to the UK, singer/guitarist Chris DeMakes looks back at the last 34 years. “In my 20s, I would have made fun of me!”

YUNGBLUD: “It’s so funny when people don’t understand me”

Surprise! YUNGBLUD is about to drop Idols II. We joined Britain’s newest icon in LA, where he told us about “writing a funeral song for myself”, arguing with Billy Corgan about the best Bowie album, and the artistic search for “that humane, simple sh*t that allows you to feel lucky to be alive…”

Who are Deftones’ fans?

In the midst of Deftones’ biggest UK tour to date, we hit Manchester’s Co-op Live to meet their still-growing fanbase and find out what they love so much about the band – as well as trying to settle the nu-metal debate…

“Sometimes you just need to tell everyone to f*ck off!” Inside Story Of The Year’s new album A.R.S.O.N.

Story Of The Year vocalist Dan Marsala on the power of embracing your fears, the ups and downs of love, and why every once in a while you need to just burn it all down…

“This is the strongest version of us”: How Heriot are continuing to level up

Tearing through UK festivals then going on tour across America with Trivium, it was a barnburner of a year for Heriot. But as the British metal heroes unleash ferocious new single Master Of Deceit and the deluxe edition of their titanic debut Devoured By The Mouth Of Hell, in 2026 they’re ready to soar even higher…

Avatar: “It’s exciting to still be reaching new things. There’s nothing this band can’t do”

Skulls. Facepaint. Outlandish outfits. A touch of magic and macabre. Mexico’s Día de Muertos feels like the spiritual home of Avatar, who’ve spent a quarter of a century bringing their carnival of delights to life. To find out how these colourful worlds intertwine, we head south of the border to meet a band ready to take their next leap into the great unknown...

After learning in public, VILLANELLE are ready to seize the future

Hurled into an arena tour by Gene Gallagher’s father Liam, it was all or nothing for VILLANELLE from the very beginning, while the world watched and passed judgement. Nearly two years on, the London trio are readying their grungy debut EP, as they tell K! about the allure of “heavy-as-fuck guitars”, and why the pressure comes largely from within…

Mariachi El Bronx: “This band completed my life in a lot of ways… It’s a unique kind of world that we’ve built”

Returning with their first new album in 12 years, Matt Caughthran is once again enjoying true creative fulfilment with his beloved Mariachi El Bronx. Even more than that, though, it’s about continuing to honour and uplift the community that’s been such a source of inspiration…

“I’ve always wanted it to be, quite literally, cyberpunk music”: Why cult heroes Machine Girl are in constant evolution

Over the past 14 years, Machine Girl have forged a reputation for creating some of the most brash and erratic electronic music on the planet. We meet bandleader Matt Stephenson to dissect the human behind the operation, why AI will never replace the “spiritual, therapeutic experience” of making art, and the need to storm the castle like the peasants in Medieval England…

New Found Glory: “I either tell people ‘I’m dying’ or ‘I’m doing good’. But I don’t take this pain and waste it. I turn it into joy”

Five years ago, Chad Gilbert was diagnosed with cancer. As he, Jordan Pundik and the rest of New Found Glory made their new album, Listen Up!, what they wanted was to find life’s moments of greatness in it all. Because, as he says, “At any time, something way scarier than you can ever predict can happen…”

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