The summer the festivals came back louder than ever
Bigger crowds, smaller stages and a new generation of fans who want to be in the room.
Vinyl, guitars and the analogue comeback nobody predicted
Record sales are up for the eighteenth year. Guitar shops can barely keep stock.
Bookshops are booming. Here’s what they’re doing differently
Events, subscriptions and staff picks: the independent shop playbook.
Slow love: why couples are swapping dating apps for book clubs
Swiping is out. Reading the same novel is in.
The small-batch makers reviving the high street
Small makers are filling the shops the chains left behind.