In the most infamous district of Tokyo, the outcast youth of Japan come together at night.

Death is a theme dear to the hearts of metallers. Some, however, have a more personal relationship with the grim reaper... like the lead singer of Korn for example. TAPE tells his story.

At a party organized by GQ magazine, Noel Gallagher admitted it: the Oasis secret sauce for success is good old-fashioned plagiarism

The activist Californian metal band criticised state power in in the grungy nineties, but when 9/11 happened, their outspoken views almost cost them their career.

Freddie Mercury and Queen brought Queer culture into the family home in a series of audacious music videos and live performances shown on TV at a time when homosexuality was still taboo in the media.

Céline Dion married her agent. Was it him who made her career or was it the other way around?

Elvis Presley had a bone to pick with the Beatles

Why is Sade the favourite artist of your favourite hip hop artist?

A country traumatised by two civil wars is now ravaged by a deadly drug with one quarter of the population addicted.

In the desperate and dangerous Crackland of São Paulo, a clown is trying to help the most vulnerable.

Behind the scenes of a  pioneering Paris venue where the art of showmanship meets the refusal to conform to established sexual norms.

Is Rosalia the best thing that could have happened for Andalusian flamenco?

What is the Sabrina Carpenter approach? Take on the allure of old-fashioned glamorous femininity and then, like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, go for the jugular! Disclaimer: Not everyone liked it.

Opened in 1984, the Ghazipur dump in India is where the poorest in New Delhi eke out an existence

When Édouard Ferlet's piano meets Marguerite Thiam's flow.

TAPE invites you to discover the world of k-pop through the eyes of the Stray Kids group... and their fearsome manager: JYP.

Doechii shows how a hip-hop artist can sell millions of albums and still remain true to her roots.

Does British megastar Dua Lipa’s book club show real interest in literature or band-wagon opportunism?

Did Dolly Parton really betray country music by inviting Beyoncé into the fold? 

Could Nick Cave be the ultimate gothic hero?