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DIYis aUnited Kingdom-basedmusic publication,in print and online. Its free print edition is released monthly with a physical circulation of 40,000 in UK venues, clubs and shops.[1]
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| Editor | Sarah Jamieson |
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| Former editors | Stephen Ackroyd |
| Categories | Music magazine |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | DIY Music Limited |
| First issue | April 2011 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | diymag |
DIY Magazine
editDIYwas launched in 2002 by then-editor Stephen Ackroyd & Emma Swann as an online-only publication called This Is Fake DIY, named aftera songby Scottishindie popbandBisand staffed largely by a freelance writing team from around the globe. The website features news, reviews and features.
In September 2007, DIY was nominated for Best Music Magazine at the annualBT Digital Music Awards,where it was described as "a great mix of humour and pop culture that has become the envy of the internet."[2]
In April 2011,DIYstarted a free monthlymusic magazine.Cover acts have includedParamore,Mumford and Sons,Biffy Clyro,Jamie xx,Years & Years,Wolf Alice,LCD Soundsystem,Fall Out Boy,andBastille(full list below).
On 11 March 2013,DIYstarted a weekly magazine in addition to the print title, published viatablet computerandiPhone- this was later pulled in favour of limited edition, one-off titles.[3]SuperfoodandMETZhave both released limited edition 'zines' in collaboration with DIY as part of this.
In June 2014, DIY rebranded, dropping the "This Is Fake" and launching its new URL - diymag.com.
DIY Presents
editDIYalso host live shows across the UK under the name DIY Presents.
Every year, they host a run of shows under the Hello moniker, previewing new acts at London'sThe Old Blue Last.Previous acts to play at DIY's Hello shows includeWolf Alice,Girl BandandSpring King.
October 2014 saw DIY team up withPledgeMusicfor the first UK-wide DIY Presents tour,[4]culminating in an all-dayer held at London venue The Laundry on 1 November. The tour was opened by local acts, as picked via fan-vote, and headlined byShy NatureandFlyte.The all-dayer was headlined byJAWS,and featuredMenace Beach,Spring King,Hindsand many more.[5]
In the autumn of 2015, DIY's new music arm Neu hosted the DIY Presents Neu Tour 2015, which sawVANT,The Big MoonandInheaventour the country, culmating in a London date at Camden'sDingwalls.
This Is Fake DIY Records
editIn 2007DIYstarted arecord label.Its roster includedDuels,Heads We Dance,Manda Rin,Model Horror,Love Ends Disaster!,Popular Workshop,The Research,The Victorian English Gentlemens Club,We Are The PhysicsandYou Animals.
References
edit- ^"DIY | Stockists".June 2014.Retrieved2 November2015.
- ^"BT Digital Music Awards 07".BT Digital Music Awards. 2007-09-01. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-15.Retrieved2007-10-11.
- ^Ackroyd, Stephen."Hello".Retrieved2 November2015.
- ^"DIY PRESENTS GOES ON THE ROAD WITH PLEDGEMUSIC FOR A UK TOUR AND LONDON ALL-DAYER".5 September 2014.Retrieved2 November2015.
- ^"DIY PRESENTS TOUR 2014 CULMINATES TODAY WITH ALL-DAYER AT THE LAUNDRY, LONDON".November 2014.Retrieved2 November2015.