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Boygenius dominAtion

Glastonbury announced their headliners to a media storm. After revealing that a major female artist (cough cough, taylor swift) dropped out, Arctic Monkeys, Elton John and Guns And Roses made for a disappointing trio. And if that wasn’t enough for a social media frenzy, a weirdly designed poster not acknowledging Lana Del Rey’s position as a headliner of The Other Stage, got clapback from the singer. We’re team Lana…

sAfe trAvels, steve

Steve MacKey, bassist of Pulp, sadly passed away this month. Not only was Steve instrumental in creating that signature sound that dominated the 90s and endures to this day, his writing and production has given us a long list of modern classics from Florence + The Machine’s debut to tracks of M.I.A, Arcade Fire and more. In a statement, the band said; “We hope to catch up with you one day. All our love xx”

Back and well and truly ready for action, Boygenius are on a spree of announcements. To celebrate their first full album, The Record, they’re gracing a curated selection of festivals, creating some unexpected best lineups. Announcing slots at Connect Festival, Norway’s Oya Festival and their own big day festival at Gunnersbury Park - they’re at the top of our must see list.

Worst opinion of the month

Journalist Lachlan Marckay wins worst take of the month when he slagged off Meg White saying “I’m sorry Meg White was terrible and no band is better for having shitty percussion.” Now on the receiving end of virtual smackdowns from Questlove, Tim Burgess, basically the entirety of Twitter and Jack White himself. Rest assured, no such terrible opinion would ever come from team Gigwise…