Matthew Francey
obituary
Keith Flint Showed 90s Kids We Could Be Fearless and Raw
The frontman, who died at the age of 49, will inspire a generation with his wild legacy in electronic music.
Matthew Francey
3.5.19
Interviews
Art & Soul Of The Party: How Artwork Became The UK's Most Beloved DJ
A few days before his Art's House festival, we meet up in a London charity shop to speak about his story and buy some kitsch tat.
Matthew Francey
8.9.18
Op-Eds
DJ Koze’s ‘Knock Knock’ Is a Love Letter to the After-Party
Usually, dance music is for the club or the comedown. But with his latest album the German producer has gifted a soundtrack to the sesh.
Matthew Francey
5.23.18
Deep Ass Questions
An Interview with Actual Galway Girls About *That* Ed Sheeran Song
Pouring one out for the ladies of Galway, subject of some of music's worst songs.
Matthew Francey
3.17.17
thump's guide to freshers' week
A Love Letter To Fallowfield, Manchester’s Lost Student Paradise
To some, maybe even you, the bad old days of Fallowfield might sound like Saló by way of Salford.
Matthew Francey
9.21.16
Stuff
Looking Back on the Unsolved Case of Northern Ireland's Springhill Massacre
Exactly 44 years ago, five people were killed – three of them children – on a west Belfast estate, in what's become known as the area's "forgotten massacre".
Matthew Francey
7.9.16
Words
Fleetmac Wood Turn Your Parents Rock Classics Into House & Disco Anthems
Stevie Nicks never sounded so good in the rave...
Matthew Francey
10.1.14
Words
Trying to Explain Tomorrowland to People That Have Only Watched Their YouTube Channel
I went to Belgium to find out if the festival actually exists.
Matthew Francey
8.1.14
News
An Interview with One of Greenpeace's Freed Arctic 30
Frank Hewetson has been released, but is still facing charges and seven years in a Russian jail after protesting deep-sea drilling in the Arctic Sea.
Matthew Francey
12.6.13
Reviews
I Stepped into the Unknown at Unknown Festival
We went to Croatia's newest festival and saw real life hedgehogs, restored our faith in electronic music and almost died on a rave boat.
Matthew Francey
10.23.13
News
The Colorado Town Promising to Shoot Down Obama's Surveillance Drones
No one likes drones. But it's not just killer war drones making us uncomfortable. This year has seen vast advances in the domestic use of surveillance drones. The people of Deer Trail, Colorado, have decided to do something about it. They are trying to...
Matthew Francey
9.9.13
News
Londoners Demonstrated For and Against Military Intervention in Syria Yesterday
I went down to Whitehall to see what they had to say.
Matthew Francey
8.29.13
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