2020 was a pretty good year to be a Taylor Swift fan. Her name trended on Twitter alongside rave reviews of her two surprise albums, folklore and evermore, instead of the death threats and snake emojis that followed her 2016 feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. But it can be frustrating to be a […]Read More
Grassroots music has never sounded good. With a host of creatives – from radio DJs and vloggers to photographers and, yep, musicians – 2021 looks set to be another eclectic, exciting year for underground sounds. We’ve compiled ten amazing people that are currently pushing the envelope of music, as well as a whole host of […]Read More
It’s Monday, the first day back after two weeks of annual leave. Just getting out of bed was a struggle, never mind finding the motivation to wade your way through an inbox full of emails that your colleagues sent solely so they’d look productive during that weird week before everyone went on annual leave for […]Read More
MF Doom, elusive and masterful rapper, has died aged 49. New Years Eve. As many celebrated and waved goodbye to a painful year, 2020 had one last trick up its sleeve. The wife of the underground hip-hop icon MF DOOM announced late into the night that the rapper had died on Halloween of last year. […]Read More
Year end lists are always divisive, but perhaps no more so than in 2020: a year that has seen us cling to our favourite records like Rose clings to that bit of wood in Titanic. We’ve all had different experiences this year; many have lost loved ones or seen relationships break down under the strain […]Read More
Pandemic-friendly ways to spend the famous countdown to midnight and welcome 2021.Read More
The world will always remain busy: new technology seems to be developing at an unbelievable rate, politics – not just in our country, but in many places around the world – gets more divisive by the minute. From what I can see with the COVID-19 pandemic and the prospect of studying and graduation on top […]Read More
Last week saw the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the greatest classical composers of all time. Having composed over 700 works of music, several of which were written after he became deaf, Beethoven was a prolific, unstoppable force rivalled by few. His most popular compositions, such as ‘Moonlight Sonata’ and ‘Symphony No. […]Read More
What even is this ‘punk’ thing, anyway? If there’s any musical genre that’s truly transcended the boundaries of mere sound and come to represent a set of ideals – even a lifestyle – then surely it has to be punk. Even the word ‘punk’ is more than just an adjective to describe music. It’s also […]Read More
From unprecedented Grammy Award nominations through to revised military laws for artists in South Korea, K-pop has been the topic of diverse news stories throughout 2020. This overwhelming media presence reflects the astounding impact k-pop has had on modern pop, and the new-found respect for Korean music across the globe. In light of the genre’s […]Read More
2020 is finally nearing its end. The days are getting darker and the last thing you want to do is leave the snug embrace of your duvet. It’s also that time of year when most young people in the UK get excited about one thing. No, I’m not talking about getting drunk at Christmas, but […]Read More
This week, the 54th Country Music Association Awards are taking place. To many, this is the biggest night in country music, honouring the best in the genre, as well as hosting performances from various artists. Like most huge nights, the social media promotion has been injecting all the hype it can into this event: there […]Read More
Foley: a mysterious art known to few and mastered by even fewer. Many, perhaps most, have never heard of it, and those that have seldom understand its arcane intricacies. In simple terms, Foley practitioners recreate on-screen sounds that are difficult or impossible to record in real time for television, videogames and films by using props […]Read More
On October 13th, Ian Curtis’ signature Vox Phantom guitar sold for the whopping sum of £162,000 ($210,000.) The guitar is widely acknowledgeable for appearing in the music video of the notable single, ‘Love Will Tear us Apart.’ Purchased 41 years ago by Rob Gretton, manager of Joy Division, the Vox Phantom was Curtis’ first guitar, […]Read More
By nearly any measurement, 2020 has been a bit of a dud. But, despite the turbulent times, the rock and metal scenes are having one of their best years in recent memory thanks to a steady stream of stellar releases. So, as we approach the home stretch, it’s time to look back on the five […]Read More
