Sean Griffiths

This is the story of how grime grew from an east London subculture to become the voice of contemporary Britain

Adopted by the Welsh football hardcore, bucket hats in the national colours are now as much a symbol of Wales as the leek, daffodil or rugby shirt

The British house music label has managed to connect with bigger audiences than ever during a dire year for dance music

The “Queen of Palestinian techno” tells us why she thinks festivals can help change the world and how hyped she is to get to grips with Exit Festival’s iconic Dance Arena this summer.

‘Seeing rich DJs playing big raves during a pandemic is absolutely disgusting’

A group of men are raiding the rails of the discount retailer up and down the country to find sought-after brands to impress each other with on Instagram.

'We lack humour. Everyone is so self conscious about maintaining their image’

Last September, the Home Office controversially moved asylum seekers into two disused army barracks in England and Wales: the Penally Barracks in Pembrokeshire, and the Napier Barracks in Kent.

Photographer and filmmaker Simon Worley happened to live directly next door to the Penally Barracks, and began to document the situation. We spoke to him to find out what it’s like to live next door to an asylum seekers’ camp

Tyler, The Creator's towering charisma crowns first weekend

Does 2000s acoustic indie deserve another chance?

In the four decades since it began in the West Midlands, Two-Tone's irresistible combination of ska rhythms and punk energy, sartorial sharpness and message of unity has spread throughout the world

Sean Griffiths learns about the history, development, and fearless genre exploration behind Erol Alkan’s celebrated Phantasy Sound imprint.

How dance music got emotional in 2020

How Romy Madley Croft swapped brooding introspection for barely contained elation and made the euphoric escapist anthem of 2020

It's a rocky time but the future of festivals is in good hands