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Issy is a freelance writer and music editor based in Bristol
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Inside Rerun Streetwear: How It’s Reworking Fashion From Bristol’s DIY Skate Scene - CONE Magazine
Inside Rerun Streetwear: How It’s Reworking Fashion From Bristol’s DIY Skate Scene - CONE Magazine
From DIY skate roots to global reach, Rerun Streetwear turns upcycled fabrics into bold, sustainable fashion—born in Bristol, worn worldwide.
‘It’s now controlled by the actual people here’: the Cornish town that saved its own music festival
‘It’s now controlled by the actual people here’: the Cornish town that saved its own music festival
Promoter after promoter couldn’t make Looe’s annual festival work – so landlords and locals came up with their own. We don some glittery face paint and find out how
Interview with Seigfried Komidashi: the visionary artist who is an amalgation of his past, present, and future - EveryDejaVu
Interview with Seigfried Komidashi: the visionary artist who is an amalgation of his past, present, and future - EveryDejaVu
“My musical identity is a chaotic patchwork of different points of reference… a way of forcing people to question what music is."
Forget Edgar Allen Poe, What About Wilkie Collins? A Tribute to the Forgotten Father of the Detective Novel - Typebar Magazine
Forget Edgar Allen Poe, What About Wilkie Collins? A Tribute to the Forgotten Father of the Detective Novel - Typebar Magazine
With 27 novels, more than 50 short stories and 15 plays, it’s time that Collins started to get the credit he deserved.
Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing is making me hate my favourite bands
Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing is making me hate my favourite bands
My hopes were obliterated when I saw that the price had increased from the already expensive £135 to an eye-watering £355.
Interview with Tlya X An: the musician bringing multidimensional surrealism to pop - EveryDejaVu
Interview with Tlya X An: the musician bringing multidimensional surrealism to pop - EveryDejaVu
My twin sister and I live together, and she recently started outearning me. It's caused a change in our power dynamic.
My twin sister and I live together, and she recently started outearning me. It's caused a change in our power dynamic.
My twin sister started making $20,000 more than I make, and our dynamic shifted. I used to fully support myself and help her out, too.
Review: Massive Attack, The Downs - ‘A pivotal climate-forward event’
Review: Massive Attack, The Downs - ‘A pivotal climate-forward event’
The band's return to Bristol for the first time in five years was a climate-forward social justice extravaganza with a very mixed bill
I'm a Taylor Swift fan - but I'm starting to think she's exploiting us
I'm a Taylor Swift fan - but I'm starting to think she's exploiting us
Review | Alien Chicks - Indulging The Mobs EP - Clunk Magazine
Review | Alien Chicks - Indulging The Mobs EP - Clunk Magazine
Nathan Shepherd on indie music, the power of the BBC and Bristol’s music community
Nathan Shepherd on indie music, the power of the BBC and Bristol’s music community
The BBC Radio 6 Music DJ will be bringing his Indie Club Night to Thekla later this month
Review | Lynks - Abomination - Clunk Magazine
Review | Lynks - Abomination - Clunk Magazine
Nat Oaks: 'Like Aitch with Manchester, Bristol is my city'
Nat Oaks: 'Like Aitch with Manchester, Bristol is my city'
The singer-songwriter will release their sophomore EP on April 5
Review | HONESTY - WHERE R U EP - Clunk Magazine
Review | HONESTY - WHERE R U EP - Clunk Magazine
The Mestrual Cramps: 'If you're offended by what we say then you're probably an asshole'
The Mestrual Cramps: 'If you're offended by what we say then you're probably an asshole'
The Bristol punk band on collective experiences, supporting Kate Nash and death threats
THE SEX EDUCATION IN NETFLIX’S SEX EDUCATION
THE SEX EDUCATION IN NETFLIX’S SEX EDUCATION
Sonotto: 'It's all in the feeling'
Sonotto: 'It's all in the feeling'
From conceptual artist to songwriter, the Stirling born artist is a man of many talents
Grove on sexuality, power and community
Grove on sexuality, power and community
Review: Arctic Monkeys, Ashton Gate - 'As the sun went down, the songs got almost hedonistic'
Review: Arctic Monkeys, Ashton Gate - 'As the sun went down, the songs got almost hedonistic'
The band kicked off their UK tour at the stadium
Review | Bishopskin - Babble - Clunk Magazine
Review | Bishopskin - Babble - Clunk Magazine
'Babble' is the stunning debut album from avant-folk 9-piece Bishopskin, who are as exciting as they are unique
Self Esteem on her love of Bristol, art and politics and being her authentic self
Self Esteem on her love of Bristol, art and politics and being her authentic self
BFI London Film Festival: Review Round-Up
BFI London Film Festival: Review Round-Up
Billy Nomates on new album 'Cacti' and finding inspiration in Bristol
Billy Nomates on new album 'Cacti' and finding inspiration in Bristol
Talking To: Shaun Thomas
Talking To: Shaun Thomas
I Will No Longer Be Ashamed of My Period — The Everyday
I Will No Longer Be Ashamed of My Period — The Everyday
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