Ben Tipple

DIY Magazine • 16th October 2020

Feature: Into The Stratosphere - Omar Apollo

“I do, but technically it’s not”, he laughs over Zoom from New York City when asked if he sees ‘Apolonio’ as his first official album. “I was going to put out a full-length, but because of COVID I just started calling it a project.”

DIY Magazine • 21st September 2020

Feature: A brief look into… Lanterns on the Lake's ‘Spook The Herd'

Whether speaking to a lover or to the world, it’s a reassuring notion that things can still be saved.

DIY Magazine • 14th August 2020

Feature: Eades - "I wanted to make it clear on our EP that we aren’t a one trick pony"

"We’re not the youngest band in the world,” vocalist Harry Jordan states, looking back on the various groups Eades’ five members have been part of over the years. “We’re not Arctic Monkeys being 19 when they released their debut album. We’ve made...

DIY Magazine • 18th June 2020

Feature: Muzz - A Beautiful Fraternity

Interpol’s Paul Banks and life-long pal Josh Kaufman have joined forces with The Walkmen’s Matt Barrick for the oldest new union on the block. Making a great new supergroup? It’s child’s play.

Ticketmaster UK • 16th June 2020

Feature: 15 must-hear songs about fathers and fatherhood

For centuries, fathers and their children alike have utilised the art of music to put across both the overwhelming awe and the newfound uncertainty of nurturing a young ‘un. Here are fifteen of the best.

Ticketmaster UK • 12th June 2020

Feature: Looking towards the return of live entertainment

“We can hold public events without limitations,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern rejoiced earlier this week, announcing the current eradication of the coronavirus in her country. For her people, at least, live entertainment is well and truly back.

Ticketmaster UK • 11th June 2020

Feature: Introducing Ondara

With Folk n’ Roll Vol 1: Tales Of Isolation, Minneapolis-based Ondara reinterprets these emotive, socially charged anthems for a modern era. Tales of vast injustice are intertwined in his exploration of both the inward and outward impact of the global...

Ticketmaster UK • 4th June 2020

Feature: Introducing Lido Pimienta

“I hope that the Aryan specimen who told me to go back to my own country two weeks after I arrived in London, Ontario, Canada is watching this,” she powerfully scathed, bringing further to light the reality that people of colour face in predominately...

Ticketmaster UK • 14th May 2020

Feature: Introducing Sinead O'Brien

As bleak as it is playful, it carries the same anger and frustrations displayed by more overtly irate contemporaries, yet presents it with an unparalleled eloquence.

Ticketmaster B2B • 7th May 2020

Feature: Our guide to hosting the best live stream event

As many turn to streaming to directly engage with fans, we’ve pulled together some quick and simply tips on how to make the most of your online event.

Ticketmaster UK • 30th April 2020

Feature: Things you may not know about these 12 UK attractions

From a staring competition with the Hulk at London’s Madame Tussauds (warning: you’ll lose) to the mystical energy of Stonehenge, the UK offers a massive variety of entertainment through its many attractions.

Ticketmaster UK • 20th February 2020

Feature: Introducing Baby Rose

At her core, Rose boasts an impressive musical integrity that perfectly understands and interprets the power of those that have come before, and one that stands firmly on its own.

Ticketmaster UK • 14th February 2020

Feature: Celebrating the best James Bond themes

As Billie Eilish reveals the latest Bond theme, relive some of the series' highlights.

Ticketmaster UK • 23rd April 2019

Interview: Jon Ronson ahead of his brand new live show

The creator of hit podcasts The Butterfly Effect and Last Days Of August prepares to hit the road.

DIY Magazine • 27th March 2019

Feature: La Dispute - The Art of Loss

Yet with ‘Panorama’, La Dispute adopt the universal inevitability of loss to create intricate beauty. Jordan isolates the otherwise unexplainable peculiarities of grief and presents them without judgement, using his ability to internalise human...

DIY Magazine • 13th March 2019

Feature: SASAMI - Under The Skin

Sasami celebrates empowerment, community and openness through her deeply personal songs. The result effortlessly blends raw emotion with her boundless understanding of the power of sound. And there’s plenty more to come.

DIY Magazine • 11th February 2019

Feature: FIDLAR - California dreaming

"The reason why we make music is to feel good. It's what we do and know how to do," Zac offers enthusiastically before laughing: "We don't know how to do anything else..."

DIY Magazine • 11th October 2018

Feature: Basement - A double-edged sword

“It causes problems and it also solves them,” he concludes of his life in Basement. “It’s a double-edged sword, but one at the moment I‘m enjoying trying to cope with.”

DIY Magazine • 4th September 2018

Feature: Spring King - Painting Pictures

“It’s four painters painting different parts,” Tarek muses, getting all fine art about it. Their different strokes create a coherent image and foster different musical experimentation.

DIY Magazine • 9th August 2018

Feature: Foxing - On the brink

It’s a message that runs throughout the record; an unshakeable feeling that Foxing have returned from the edge, from their own apocalypse. “It does feel like somebody wants us and that people care,” he says thoughtfully. “I feel like there’s been some...