What’s the solution to the new and “improved” NME? Dump it—that’s what

Now a free music publication dished out on the streets, Dominic Bennett looks back at NME’s history of landfill indie to Justin Bieber and feels no mourning

Pressure on Viet Cong to change their name has been successful. Less successful has been attempts to debate censorship in art, says Jacob Bernard-Banton

Is this apathy or ecstasy? Who can tell. Either way, it’s pure melody. Henry Scanlan reports on Alex G, live at Night & Day

Jacob Bernard-Banton looks back on MGMT’s indie smash-hit debut and reflects that it’s all just tie-dye headbands and glitter

Hey Rosetta!’s massive sound can’t and shouldn’t be held within the confines of Sound Control

This band are destined to be bombarded with comparisons, but no one in the room seemed to be taking this as a negative

Quite in-keeping with the album’s title, Jacob Bernard-Banton has mixed feelings about Good Bad Happy Sad

What did Connor McBride think of Cuphead when he played it at this year’s Gamescom? Find out in our hands-on preview with the Xbox One exclusive

Matthew Staite speaks to Izzy Manfredi and Jack Moffitt of The Preatures about their debut album, touring, and supporting The Rolling Stones.

“We tend to see ourselves as better than most other bands” claim the Nightingales, while Tom Learmouth sees just how truthful they really are…

Warpaint’s magical live show is a bubbling cauldron of 2 parts Joy Division, 1 part Foals and a sprinkling of chemical XX…

Drenge’s new album graduates from their debut’s frenzy without falling flat or fading into the background

Samuel Ward caught Manchester’s own “fucked up disco band” ahead of their EP launch at the Deaf Institute last Friday.

Tommy Wright, lead vocalist of the band, spoke afterwards about the theme of ‘celebration’ that has gone into the writing of his band’s songs, but an element of that was definitely missing.

Emmanuel Demuren discusses the streetwear style that has captivated youth culture in Britain.

Gareth Hillston reviews the unique Cortex Command

Eurogamer and Rock Paper Shotgun show off the best of indie games at Rezzed.

I’ll always have infinitely more respect for Lou Reed collaborating with Metallica than any indie clone band.