News Summary

• Robert Smith is curator of the Teenage Cancer Trust shows at the Royal Albert Hall.
• His year – 2026 – is perhaps the strongest to date, or at least the most ‘alternative’ Wolf Alice are now the kind of band biopics get made about, their scrappy DIY punk roots seamlessly upscaled for the biggest stages in the world.
• The Manics remind us that “there’s power in the Proles” and “when freedom exists there shall be no state”