Nothing says “I love you” more than watching a rom-com on Valentine’s Day. Whether you’re celebrating with your partner or your best friend, Aussie pop singer John Paul Young’s lyrics hold true: “love is in the air.” And that applies to both romantic and platonic arrangements.
To celebrate the month of love, CONE has compiled a list of seven indie rom-coms. It’s a mix of soppy moments, eye-twitching crimes, and gripping dramas that’ll have you cackling in despair. 
Prepare to laugh, and get read...

Independent Venue Week returned for its 12th consecutive run in January 2026. Celebrating music from across the globe, from small, emerging talent, to trailblazers, the industry can’t get enough of. Independent Venue Week is a week-long incentive championing the power of community by celebrating independent, DIY businesses in the music industry.
This year, 236 venues across the United Kingdom took part, marking a 10% increase over last year. Since its founding in 2013 and the launch of its first...

Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme has had one of the most unforgettable marketing campaigns of 2025. But why?
With major wins under its belt—including Timothée Chalamet’s sweep for Best Actor at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards, and most recently, the Oscars—Marty Supreme has been crowned with critical acclaim. And yet, you can’t talk about its triumph without giving credit to the social media team that engineered its unstoppable rise.
Timothée, with his charming charisma, became the face...

Lauded as one of the first groups within metal to fuse hip-hop with nu-metal, (not that they need the introduction), Korn are a notorious asset to the evolution of metal. Set to unleash their fourteenth studio album Requiem via independent label Loma Vista this Friday (4 February), Requiem welcomes honourable mentions from producer Chris Collier, mixer Rich Costey and an audio-visual playback experience in central London. 
Three years since their obliterating, introspective offering, The Nothing...

Everything, I’ve fought for my freedom, my independence, I fight to see my kids, I fight to put out music. The bottom line is, life is nothing but a fight and this vibration is nothing but test after test after test. The real thing is to see how you’re going to react to certain things, and when you’re willing to compromise. We’re currently in a hurricane zone, but I’m going to have fun. We’ve been so productive in this hurricane you know; we’ve been able to do things. There’s a positive to find...

“The guitar has a bit more drive in this album, the band has always been based around a very heavy distorted guitar sound,” says Abe Cunningham, discussing Deftones mammoth ninth studio album ‘Ohms’.
Today (September 25th) marks the release of Deftones, ‘Ohms’ and boy does it erupt – driving you through ten alt-metal tunes ‘Ohms’ exposes heavier drops, raw lyricism, and addictive hooks.
Returning four years after their last instalment ‘Gore,’ in a lot of ways ‘Ohms’ is a new direction for the co...

Although most of us will never be in a room with Nella Rose, her infectious laughter, no-filter ad-libs and feel-good aura create the sense that when you’re watching her onscreen, you’re connecting with a long-lost friend. Gracing the phones and laptops of her 600,000 Instagram followers daily, over the last six years of content creation Nella has cultivated a career as a successful influencer, entrepreneur, online personality, and interviewer. Working and mastering various platforms, while accu...