30 years on from the release of their seminal third album dubnobasswithmyheadman, we assess the band’s stream-of-consciousness techno epics
November 2021
The nocturnal beauty of the urban underpass – in pictures
Fashion photographer Perou and Underworld’s Karl Hyde capture the strangely atmospheric variety of the English underpass
November 2019
Underworld: Drift Series One: Sampler Edition review – a year’s worth of inspiration
(Caroline)
July 2019
Latitude festival review – stylish, dramatic and surprisingly edgy
It may be the most middle-class of events, but pink sheep, Scottish sarcasm and Stereophonics singalongs notwithstanding, it was still classy
May 2019
Today in Focus
Inside the neo-Nazi plot to kill a Labour MP
Born lippy: how I helped Underworld write a socialist banger
February 2019
Musicians on Mark Hollis: 'He found hooks in places I'm still trying to fathom'
Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, Charlotte Church, Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry and others on his songs, enigmatic spirit and musical vision
January 2019
Lana Del Rey, George Ezra and Snow Patrol to headline Latitude
Ezra will also top the bill at Isle of Wight festival alongside Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds and Biffy Clyro
December 2018
Underworld review – pulse-pumping euphoria with dank dance superstars
The electronic alchemists serve up rich rave manna with tales of love, lust and squalor in a career-spanning set that shows them still at the height of their galloping powers
July 2018
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Underworld and Iggy Pop: Teatime Dub Encounters – review
Underworld & Iggy Pop: Teatime Dub Encounters review – enormo beats taking the world to task
July 2017
Fatherland review – three dads and a ladder give a voice to angry Britain
Michael Billington
This thrilling play about three sons who go home to their dads – and their childhoods – shows verbatim theatre’s power to heed the forgotten
June 2017
Summer arts preview 2017
Fatherland: look back in anger, love and pride
Karl Hyde: 'It’s interesting how one’s moral compass can shift when you become a parent'
April 2017
Underworld review – born-again dance legends show no sign of slipping
Karl Hyde and Rick Smith level the Opera House with a relentless two-hour set that doesn’t stop to draw breath
January 2017
Music blog
Musical highlights of 2017: Peter Hook, Ellie Rowsell, Shirley Collins and more share their tips
From next-generation morris dancers to a psyche-pop comeback and Toronto’s rising urban music scene, artists share their top picks on the musical calendar
December 2016
Culture webchats
‘As long as there are hairbrushes, people will sing’ – the best of 2016’s webchats
Jon Bon Jovi’s key change killer, Gemma Arterton’s weep-off with Glenn Close, the weirdest thing that ever happened to Harry Shearer … here are the highlights of 2016’s culture webchats
July 2016
Bluedot festival review – cosmic vibes permeate rave revival
Bluedot: exploring the festival frontier
May 2016
Culture webchats
Underworld webchat – your questions answered, on the Olympics, Batman and Born Slippy
Karl Hyde from Underworld joined us to answer your questions, about everything from how he writes lyrics to the greatness of Glasgow Barrowlands
