How To Start a Club Night or Community Space When the Pandemic is Over
Rishi Sunak says music industry workers should retrain. Screw that!
So You've Moved in Next to a Noisy Venue. What Now?
Here are some practical solutions that don’t involve grassing to the council and enabling the destruction of the UK’s vulnerable nightlife industry.
Foals, Arlo Parks and More Remember Their Most Pivotal Small Venue Show
Sixteen UK artists talk about their formative experiences in the spaces that helped to launch their careers.
The Pub That Took On Property Developers and Won
In 2012, The Ivy House in south London was sold off to be gutted and turned into flats. Then its regulars found out about the “Asset of Community Value” – a status that could help protect nightclubs too.
Meet the Local Heroes Holding British Music Together
From Portsmouth to Belfast, these individuals represent the commitment, passion and financial stress that really keeps the industry going.
A Memorial to the UK Venues We’ve Loved and Lost
A send-off for just a handful of the local spaces and clubs we've lost in the last few years.
What Summer 2021 Will Actually Look Like, According to the Music Industry
Boris Johnson has outlined a “roadmap” out of lockdown, but what can we expect to happen from the 21st of June?
Fund Our Fun: Why Nightlife Is Worth Fighting For
Music and club culture is the only good thing the UK has going for it. If we don’t value it now, we’ll lose it forever.
Without Music, I Wouldn’t Have Been Able to Navigate My Breakups
During lockdown, when there hasn’t been any other way to work through all of the hurt and confusion, songs about heartbreak have been a lifeline.
Without Improv, I Wouldn't Have Had Any of My Weirdest Experiences
From performing for nudists to escaping an internship, improv was there through it all, writes comedian Sophie Duker.
Without Live Music, I Wouldn’t Have Been Able to Overcome Grief
As all my memories of my dad started to blur, gigs have had the most incredible ways of transporting me back.
Without Independent Cinema, I Wouldn't Have Discovered the Joy Of Learning
Local cinemas and arts centres provide opportunities outside the stuffy confines of academia.