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Remembering the riotous heyday of Asbury Lanes

Lightning in a Bottle — In a rundown seaside town, the bowling alley turned punk and rock destination helped transform the fortunes of its surroundings. A new retrospective book and exhibition from Mike McLaughlin revisits its grit and glory of its ’00s peak.

  • Music
  • Jon Coen
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Memories of Seattle’s ’90s & ’00s musical underground

MAKiNG iT — In the wake of the grunge explosion, a new scene began to bubble in the Pacific Northwest, as indie, emo and alt-rock blossomed. Bootsy Holler was one of its key documentarians, photographing the likes of Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and Fleet Foxes on the ascent, and her debut photobook is a nostalgic trip to the past. 

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk
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The rave exploring New York and New Jersey’s hidden crevices

Nocturnal Creatures Society — Founded in the wake of the pandemic, the underground party uses the Tri-state Area’s dense urban forest as a playground for its community. We spoke to photographer Matteo Cassina, who has been documenting it since its early editions.

  • Huck 82: The Music Issue
  • Josh Jones
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The British intimacy of ‘the afters’

Not Going Home — In 1998, photographer Mischa Haller travelled to nightclubs just as their doors were shutting and dancers streamed out onto the streets, capturing the country’s partying youth in the early morning haze.

  • Culture
  • Ella Glossop
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In the dressing room with the 20th century’s greatest musicians

Backstage 1977-2000 — As a photographer for NME, David Corio spent two decades lounging behind the scenes with the world’s biggest music stars. A new photobook revisits his archive of candid portraits.

  • Music
  • Miss Rosen

Three decades behind the scenes of the music industry

Eddie Otchere’s ‘Spirit Behind the Lens’ is a story of music and culture that crosses and transcends borders.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

Up close and personal with Cardiff’s new music heroes

A scene within a scene — For the past year, Welsh photographer Elijah Thomas has been documenting the lives of Cardiff’s up-and-coming bands, capturing a DIY scene united in its tight-knit camaraderie.

  • Music
  • Niall Flynn

Shooting the most radical and influential subcultures in music

New wave, post-punk — Ahead of the release of his new book, Pop, photographer Brian Griffin talks about his incredible career shooting some of the biggest musicians of the 20th century.

  • Photography
  • Niall Flynn

'I shot Tupac and chilled with Thom Yorke'

Epic encounters — Danny Clinch has captured some of music's most iconic moments, from downtime with the Beastie Boys to cataloguing Bruce Springsteen's never-ending ride. These are the stories behind his favourite stills.

  • Culture
  • Jon Coen

Meet the characters keeping music alive across the UK

Don't Be A Dick — A new exhibition and limited-edition zine celebrates the WeGotTickets Indie50, a group of unseen characters dedicated to championing independent sound.

  • Music
  • Gabriela Helfet

The photographer documenting exclusive UK music subcultures since the 90s

Part of a scene — A natural affinity for music and clobber gave northern soul boy Ewen Spencer access to the most exclusive of British subcultures.

  • Photography
  • Ewen Spencer

Legendary NYC photographer Ricky Powell looks back on three decades of hustling

"Thirty years of pro photos on a hangout tip" — A walk-and-talk with photographer Ricky Powell, the New York City busboy who took over the downtown scene.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

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