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“A domineering and interactive fuzz and natural overdrive with a dark side”: IDLES' Lee Kiernan encourages EarthQuaker Devices to revive its Gray Channel overdrive and fuzz pedal for his signature stompbox, Gary

The two-sided pedal brings back a stompbox loved by many, and ensures it comes back with an evil streak

Guitar World

“With proper playing dynamics, this creates a very cool effect that can sound like an exploding amp coming in and out of life”: EarthQuaker Devices and Lee Kiernan of IDLES introduce Gary, a drive/fuzz wildcard for maverick tone-seekers

There are two sides to Gary's personality, one is a wide-ranging drive. The other?Well, it's an "Automatic Pulse Width Modulation Fuzz" and it's not for the faint-hearted

MusicRadar

Glastonbury 2024 lineup: Dua Lipa, Sza and Coldplay revealed to headline

Reactions as Dua Lipa, Coldplay, SZA and Shania Twain announced for top spots on the Pyramid Stage

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Rock For People 2025 announces first bands: Slipknot and Linkin Park to headline, Fontaines D.C., Idles, Spiritbox, In Flames and more also confirmed

Czechia's coolest rock and metal festival has just unveiled its first lineup announcement for 2025

Metal Hammer

Think punk is just power chords and rubbish technique? Think again – here are 10 lessons you can learn from the last 50 years of punk

Punk's not dead. Punk's never been more alive, and in the hands of Fontaines D.C., Idles, and ever-popular stadium-rockers Green Day, it's evolving all the time. This tab and audio lesson mines the genre's history to show you just how stylistically diverse it has become

Guitar World

One to watch: Lambrini Girls

The Brighton duo spear their targets to a thrilling punk soundtrack as they prepare for their debut album and Idles support dates

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best punk albums of the last decade

Never mind the bollocks - here's the greatest punk albums that have raged against austerity, Trump and so much more

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"If you died in your house, within hours most dogs would start eating your face": An interview with Idles about music, politics, dancing and dogs

Dialling back on the aggressive approach that has helped bring Idles this far, and putting swing to the stomp, Idles' latest album is intended to make you shake a leg rather than a fist

Louder

‘Morrissey’s lyrics are untouchable, but I don’t want to think about him’: Lauren Mayberry’s honest playlist

The Chvrches singer grew up on the Spice Girls and has a complicated relationship with the Smiths. But how come she knows so much about 90s country?

The Guardian - UK

“If you want ‘epic’, we’ll give you epic!” Cult Of Luna share monumental cover of punk legends Refused’s Tannhäuser/Derive

The track is the lead single of The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated, which reimagines the classic Refused album with covers by Idles, Brutus, Gel, Ho99o9 and more

Metal Hammer

The autumn gig guide: everything to watch in London

The nights are drawing in? Fend off the chill with some of the capital’s hottest gigs

Evening Standard

H2O Audio Tri 2 Pro review: Extreme comfort at the expense of sound quality

The H2O Audio Tri 2 Pro bone conduction headphones are IPX8-rated and comfortable for long swimming sessions but they disappoint on a few fronts.

Tom’s Guide

“Heavy music with a message and aesthetic that transcend the genre.” Idles, Quicksand, Cult Of Luna, Touche Amore and more to honour departing hardcore legends Refused with The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated tribute album

The Shape Of Punk To Come Obliterated will be released as part of a special 25th anniversary edition of Refused's 1998 album

Metal Hammer

Enter Shikari, Fontaines D.C., IDLES and more sign Love Music Hate Racism statement condemning recent far-right riots in England

A string of artists including Enter Shikari and Fontaines D.C. have lent their support to Love Music Hate Racism statement

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Guitar World

“I keep blowing things up. I need things that are very dependable and findable”: IDLES’ agents of chaos Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan unleashed sonic anarchy on their new record – and coined the indie-rock equivalent of 'djent' in the process

Tankg is a another tour de force of electric guitar provocations with Idles' dynamic duo finding wilder ways to take their sound to the edge of disaster then hold it there, just for kicks

Louder

How to rewatch Glastonbury 2024: Relive the best moments of the weekend - no matter where you are

This year's Glastonbury festival is a wrap, but if you missed any of the action over the weekend, don't worry, as the BBC have a huge amount of archived sets available to watch at your leisure

The Guardian - UK

Home secretary says Banksy’s Glastonbury migrant boat ‘celebrated loss of life’

Artwork holding dummies of migrants interpreted by some as commentary on continuing loss of life in Channel

The Independent UK

Cleverly accuses Glastonbury festival-goers of ‘celebrating loss of life’ after Banksy small boats stunt

The home secretary attacked the artist and revellers at the festival for ‘joking about and celebrating’ small boat migration

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The Independent UK

Pop, politics and Pyramid Stage record-breakers come to the fore at Glastonbury 2024

Worthy Farm festival saw political statements ring out from main stages as Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA headlined

The Guardian - UK

‘The Tories don’t care about you!’ The 2024 election – as seen from Glastonbury

At the festival there’s a background hum of grimness and a deep commitment to unconditional love. Will hope or hopelessness win out?

Evening Standard

Banksy let loose inflatable boat with dummy migrants at Glastonbury Idles set

Infamous street artist Banksy is reportedly behind a controversial stunt at Glastonbury Festival, where a boat carrying dummy migrants was launched into the crowd during a performance by rock band Idles.

The Independent UK

Idles lead Glastonbury crowd in anti-King chant as new Banksy work appears in crowd

‘Historic’ set’s been branded ‘best’ Glastonbury performance ‘ever seen’

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Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard hails the "shamanistic" brilliance of IDLES

As Pearl Jam shorten sets for their own longevity, guitarist Stone Gossard recommends the frantic energy of IDLES

MusicRadar

"I would almost rather train for a marathon than tech for them one night": Idles and their producer on unleashing the unpredictable rig of effects and processors they built known as the Crawler Machine

"It jumps left, right… our monitor engineer cries every night"

Louder

"My coping mechanisms for a long time were alcohol and drugs." Placebo announce new documentary This Search For Meaning, featuring interviews with Robbie Williams, Garbage's Shirley Manson, Idles, Yungblud and more

"This Search for Meaning glimpses the band in a way that I do not believe they have been seen before" says director

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