HERO Issue 31

With 3 covers:

Ross Lynch

Ross Lynch shapes a defining era for The Driver Era – their latest hit, Get Off My Phone, is a goosebump-inducing thumper. With a sell-out South American tour on the horizon, and empowered by a die-hard fanbase who scream as loud in person as on social media, Lynch earns his status as a generational heartthrob and 21st-century internet boyfriend, cutting the silhouette of a modern-day stage icon.

Paapa Essiedu
Swapping Shakespearean tragedies for contemporary love stories, Paapa Essiedu returned to the stage last year in Lucy Prebble’s The Effect and now the British actor is heading state-side for a sell-out stint on Broadway. For our HERO 31 cover story, Essiedu is in conversation with The Outrun co-star Saoirse Ronan, unpicking his world-building roles and passionately looking towards the future.

Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas’ The Voidz are the band the world needs right now – HELL, the universe needs! Existing in a parallel universe to The Strokes, The Voidz have, over the past decade, been crafting the most eclectic, exhilarating, electrifying music this side of the galaxy. Hitting their ten-year anniversary, Julian and drummer Alex Carapetis sit down to journey through past, present and beyond for our HERO 31 cover story.