Music and movie magic abound this month, as we proudly present our new flip-cover issue – available to pre-order below! – starring American actor and singer Maya Hawke, as well as the director and stars of summer blockbuster Twisters.

First up:

Not content with being one of her generation’s most successful actors, Maya Hawke’s musical career is also going from strength to strength. She tells Hot Press's Paul Nolan all about her brilliant new folk-pop album Chaos Angel, Leonard Cohen, Stranger Things, Tarantino, Pulp Fiction, Inside Out 2 and filming in Dun Laoghaire...

Maya Hawke. Credit: Trevor Tweeten

Over on the flip-cover:

We turn our attention to one of the summer's most hotly anticipated film, Twisters – with Roe McDermott getting some fascinating behind-the-scenes insights from director Lee Isaac Chung, as well as stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell...

Behind the scenes of Twisters. (Warner Bros.)

Elsewhere in the issue:

Sex and nicotine are unlikely ingredients for arena-filling success, but that is the journey embarked upon by Cigarettes After Sex's Greg Gonzalez, who talks about the impact on his work of Normal People and Enya...

Jessie Wolfe of indie-pop supremos Lucius talks to Riccardo Dwyer about star-studded collaborations, performing with Roger Waters and memorable Dublin visits...

Brian Brannigan and his A Lazarus Soul bandmates call into Hot Press to discuss their eagerly anticipated new album, No Flowers Grow In Cement Gardens...

A Lazarus Soul. Credit: Kieran Frost

Having scored a cult hit – and triggered the tabloids – with his 2019 gangland thriller Blue Story, Rapman has cemented his position as one of the UK’s most important filmmakers with Supacell, which takes five Black Londoners into the sci-fi realm. He discusses censorship, breaking down barriers, having Jay-Z as a champion and the show’s superb ensemble cast....

One of Ireland's greatest ever filmmakers, Neil Jordan's fascinating life and career are recounted in his superb new memoir, Amnesiac. He discusses his Dublin upbringing, Hollywood blockbusters, controversies, Tom Cruise, Stanley Kubrick, Francis Ford Coppola and more...

Following the globe-conquering success of the pop group Little Mix, Leigh-Anne has officially stepped out as a solo artist, with the release of her debut EP, No Hard Feelings. She talks creative freedom, authenticity, vulnerabilities, and her love of reggae...

Leigh-Anne. Credit: Adama Jalloh

Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno discusses the group’s brilliantly eclectic new album Happenings, heady rave memories, and supporting Liam Gallagher in Belfast...

Between a run of Broadway shows, a new children’s book, and an acclaimed documentary centred on her career, Ani DiFranco has somehow found time to release her 23rd album, Unprecedented Sh!t. In a rare spare moment, she shares her reflections on voting, Roe v Wade, Gaza, folk music, and rejecting labels...

As he releases his long-awaited debut EP, It’s Not That Deep, Monjola sits down to talk spaceships, vulnerabilities, Kojaque, and making music with his brother MOIO.

Monjola. Credit: Shane Heneghan

You'll also find interviews and Q&As with: MaXXXine director Ti West, Travis, Jack Garratt, Simba, Cherry Glazerr, Bradley Marshall, Unicorns star Ben Hardy, Rob Brydon, Sion Daniel Young, JC Stewart, Ben Elton, Gareth, Pants on Fire, NIYL, and Christine Anne Foley.

That's just a sample of what to expect from this action-packed July issue – which is en route to shops now, and available to pre-order online below: