DIY (magazine)

DIY is a United Kingdom-based music 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]

DIY Magazine

DIY was launched in 2002 by then-editor Stephen Ackroyd as an online-only publication called This Is Fake DIY, named after a song by Scottish indie pop band Bis and 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 annual BT 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, DIY started a free monthly music magazine. Cover acts have included Paramore, Mumford and Sons, Biffy Clyro, Jamie xx, Years & Years, Wolf Alice, LCD Soundsystem, Fall Out Boy, and Bastille (full list below).

On 11 March 2013, DIY started a weekly magazine in addition to the print title, published via tablet computer and iPhone - this was later pulled in favour of limited edition, one-off titles.^[3] Superfood and METZ have 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.

From the October 2015 edition (which featured CHVRCHES on the cover), Jamie Milton became editor of DIY, after previously holding the online editor role.

DIY Presents

DIY also 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's The Old Blue Last. Previous acts to play at DIY's Hello shows include Wolf Alice, Girl Band and Spring King.

October 2014 saw DIY team up with PledgeMusic for 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 by Shy Nature and Flyte. The all-dayer was headlined by JAWS, and featured Menace Beach, Spring King, Hinds and many more.^[5]

In the autumn of 2015, DIY's new music arm Neu hosted the DIY Presents Neu Tour 2015, which saw VANT, The Big Moon and Inheaven tour the country, culmating in a London date at Camden's Dingwalls.

List of DIY cover stars

• Spring 2011: Noah and the Whale
• Summer 2011: Two Door Cinema Club
• Autumn 2011: Bombay Bicycle Club
• Winter 2011: The Maccabees
• April 2012: You Me At Six
• May 2012: DZ Deathrays
• June 2012: Hot Chip
• July 2012: Icona Pop
• August 2012: Alt-J
• September 2012: LCD Soundsystem
• October 2012: The Killers
• November 2012: Grimes, Fucked Up, Japandroids
• December 2012 / January 2013: Peace, Palma Violets, Aluna George
• February 2013: Biffy Clyro
• March 2013: Bastille
• April 2013: Fall Out Boy
• May 2013: Little Boots
• June 2013: The National
• July 2013: Deap Vally
• August 2013: Reading & Leeds Festival
• September 2013: CHVRCHES
• October 2013: Paramore
• November 2013: Foals
• December 2013 / January 2014: Class Of 2014 (Chloe Howl)
• February 2014: Warpaint
• March 2014: St. Vincent
• April 2014: Sky Ferreira
• May 2014: The Horrors
• June 2014: Wolf Alice, Peace, Jungle
• July 2014: Royksopp and Robyn
• August 2014: Gerard Way
• September 2014: Alt-J
• October 2014: Charli XCX
• November 2014: Bastille
• December 2014 / January 2015: Class Of 2015 (Years & Years)
• February 2015: Sleater-Kinney
• March 2015: Laura Marling
• April 2015: Marina and the Diamonds
• Festival Guide 2015: Slaves
• May 2015: Mumford and Sons
• June 2015: Jamie xx
• July 2015: Wolf Alice
• August 2015: The Maccabees
• September 2015: Foals
• October 2015: CHVRCHES
• November 2015: Hinds

This Is Fake DIY Records

In 2007 DIY started a record label. Its roster included Duels, Heads We Dance, Manda Rin, Model Horror, Popular Workshop, The Research, The Victorian English Gentlemens Club, We Are The Physics and You Animals.

References

External links

• Official website