Amp’d up
Music
The Cult’s iconic guitarist Billy Duffy on finding a sound that travelled far
Hooked
Björk and Rosalía team up for a new single to help fight fish farming
Poppa Zesque
Josh Caffé charts the influences at the heart of his hedonistic house beat
Forever inspo
flowerovlove: five things that underpin the London musician’s daydream world
Feel it
Film+TV
“Euphoria, trauma, exhaustion, raving and nostalgia” – How to Have Sex composer James Jacob curates a playlist of bangers
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High-flying
A photographic portrait of The Lemon Twigs live in Detroit
Points of reference
John Cooper Clarke to Lucien Freud: Brighton band Egyptian Blue talk us through five inspirations
Tiger Style
Wu-Tang Clan return with first single in six years
Ancora, Ancora, Ancora
Mark Ronson’s viral remix for Gucci’s SS24 show is now on streaming
Ridin’ high
Documenting Ty Segall & the Freedom Band live in Detroit
Exclusive and intimate
HERO SESSIONS: Legss – Hyde Park Coroner
At home with…
HERO SESSIONS: The Paranoyds – Ratboy
shimmer end deep dive
HERO SESSIONS: Perfume – Cold Retreat
Leave it shaking
HERO Sessions: Palm Springsteen – Sister Sister
Tear it up
HERO Sessions: Palm Springsteen covers Alan Vega’s Wipeout Beat
You can do what you want to
HERO Sessions: DIIV covers Elliott Smith – Ballad of Big Nothing
The final throwdown
HERO Sessions: The Garden – We Be Grindin’
A well-tenderised GoPro
HERO Sessions: The Garden – Crystal Clear
An almighty racket
HERO Sessions: The Garden – What We Are
“This album is actually the self”
Jonny Pierce’s incredible new record is one of hurt, joy, love, abuse, trauma, gentleness, isolation, transcendance
Hit the dials
Fender’s Tone Master Pro is a one-stop guitar pedal for fuzz, buzz and wah-wahs
Flying Wig
How an Issey Miyake dress and a flying wig allowed Devendra Banhart to embrace the darkness
Zuma 85
“We kind of just let it spill out” – Allah Las’ latest album sets an experimental new tempo
Plug in, turn it up
Fender revive classic models with a series of major musician collaborations
We Are Your Friends
Art
This new zine documents the freewheeling joy of the 00s Indie scene
Burning Castles
“There’s a really deep sense of home attached to these songs” – Lucia & the Best Boys’ debut was forged in the Upper Hebrides
Kamehameha
Balming Tiger are K-pop’s underground collective – we premiere their surreal new video
Troye Sivan
HERO 30 cover story: Troye Sivan in conversation with Jonathan Anderson photographed by Ryan McGinley
Free gig alert!
Fender are reviving London’s iconic Marquee Club for one night only