WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS The year is 2034. Or at least, that’s where GENER8ION want you to think you’ve arrived when LOVE & TEARS begins. From the opening seconds, there’s a sense that you’ve stepped outside of time entirely - dropped into a parallel world where sound, image, and memory are no longer separate things, but part of the same unfolding experience. It doesn’t behave like a traditional album. It feels closer to a transmission. A film you don’t just watch, but move

PHOTOGRAPHY JASON JUDE - WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Held in London this week, the Fashion District Showcase spotlighted some of the most exciting emerging talent working in fashion today. Among them was Min-Ji Kim, the Korean-born, London-based designer behind MinJiKimStudio, whose emotionally charged collections explore themes of identity, belonging, nostalgia and transformation through textiles, knitwear and storytelling-led design. With a Master's degree from London College

Travel is no longer just about where you go — it's about what you do, what you learn and how the journey makes you feel. Here's why experience-driven travel is defining 2026. Travel in 2026 is being shaped by a clear change in priorities. More people are planning trips around what they want to do, learn, feel, or remember, whether that means joining a local workshop, following a music-related itinerary inspired by artists such as Leo Faulkner, or choosing a place for its cult

Standing on the edge of a new chapter, Charlotte MacInnes opens up about HIGHWATER, creative growth, and emerging from the cocoon with a sound entirely her own. There's something beautifully fitting about Charlotte MacInnes describing herself as being in a cocoon. The Australian-born, London-based singer, songwriter and actress stands on the cusp of a new chapter, preparing to introduce the world to HIGHWATER - a debut EP shaped by years of experiences, emotions and creative

PHOTOGRAPHY JASON JUDE London's fashion scene has long been defined by its ability to nurture bold new voices, and the Fashion District Showcase continues that tradition by providing a platform for the next generation of design talent. Held in London this week, the showcase brought together an exciting group of emerging and independent designers, each offering a distinct perspective on contemporary fashion. Captured by London-based photographer Jason Jude, this gallery celebr

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS With its 20th anniversary edition officially sold out, End Of The Road Festival returns to Larmer Tree Gardens from 3-6 September with another impeccably curated lineup spanning indie icons, underground innovators, and some of the most exciting emerging artists on the planet. Headlined by Pulp, CMAT and Mac DeMarco (alongside a still-to-be-announced Secret Headliner) this year's programme proves once again why End Of The Road remains one of the UK's

RM47 deepen their genre-bending rave universe with ‘CYBER [REBOOT]’, a high-voltage deluxe expansion blending UKG, R&B and electronic release culture into a fully immersive world. There’s a particular pressure building in culture right now - one that feels like overstimulation, fragmentation, and constant digital noise colliding at once. In response, club culture has quietly re-emerged not just as escapism, but as something closer to release therapy. A space to switch off the

Cape Orange draw you into their imaginary nation, a place of escapism and euphoria. Somewhere between post-work pints, HMRC-induced despair and the search for a decent chocolate milkshake in Woolwich, the London trio have carved out ‘The Cape’: an imagined sanctuary soundtracked by sharp hooks, self-aware humour and the kind of emotional honesty that feels increasingly rare. For F Word’s latest Day In The Life, the band hand over the camera roll entirely, documenting the scen

PHOTOGRAPHER HANNAH SOMMER - STYLINNG SSSILK666 - MODEL LIV RENSHAW Inspired by Orlando by Virginia Woolf, F Word’s latest fashion story drifts between masculine and feminine, opulence and decay, fantasy and reality. Set against the backdrop of Kensington Gardens and modelled by Liv Renshaw, the story showcases designs by Sssilk666.

Swedish artist Venus Anon speaks to F Word about pushing genre boundaries, creative evolution, and the emotional weight behind her latest single, gentle. Raised on Sweden’s west coast with influences ranging from Googoosh to Timbaland, Venus Anon pulls from a wide spectrum of sounds, blending elements of alternative R&B, experimental pop, indie, and electronic music into something that feels deeply personal and difficult to categorise. That unpredictability has become central

Toronto R&B artist Haley Smalls returns with sleek new single Don’t Touch, continuing to blend vulnerability, confidence, and emotional honesty into her signature independent sound. Toronto-based R&B artist Haley Smalls returns with her first release of the year, Don’t Touch, a sleek and emotionally charged single that continues to showcase the honesty and confidence that have defined her artistry. Blending smooth production with Haley’s signature vocal style, Don’t Touch fee

New York-based artist Michael Stolar transforms heartbreak, humour, and early-2000s pop-rock nostalgia into a debut album that feels both emotionally chaotic and sharply self-aware. Heartbreak has always been one of pop music’s favourite subjects, but on What’s Life Without a Little Heartbreak?, New York-based artist Michael Stolar approaches it with humour, honesty, and a refreshing lack of self-seriousness. Across his debut album, Stolar captures the emotional highs and low