“I was seven years old and I wanted to try and write these books to rival Harry Potter. I wanted to write my own version. I was [always] more into making up stories myself. So this definitely feels like an outlet for all that.”
Shunning the chance of becoming the next JK Rowling, Chlöe Howl became a popstar instead. Read Jamie Milton’s Neu interview with the 17-year-old here.
Photo: Emma Swann
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March 2 2013
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Another of Emma Swann’s recent backstage snaps of Bastille at London’s Brixton Academy.
Check out the full gallery here.
2:13 pm /
March 1 2013
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MS MR’s ‘Fantasy’ gained the remix all our wildest dreams were made of - from Kele Okereke.
DIY had the exclusive first play.
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March 1 2013
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“An album recorded in secret, announced with minimal information. The only hype generated from our own thirst for information, and a supporting cast, producer Tony Visconti and guitarist Earl Slick, finally legally allowed to talk about it. Few artists could get away with this. Bowie can.”
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Read Simone Scott Warren’s review of David Bowie’s ‘The Next Day’.

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March 1 2013
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The new issue of DIY is available digitally and in the shops from today. Now. Right this second.
Inside, as well as a massive feature with Dan Smith aka. Bastille, up above, we travel across the Atlantic to visit Palma Violets, Wavves tells us about his new album’s…Catholic influence and we find out what’s been going on in Kate Nash’s world.
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March 1 2013
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Backstage at London’s Brixton Academy with Bastille.
Read the full feature online, with a man breaking all the rules.
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March 1 2013
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