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Jan 27
3 min

A Crossroads Album: 'Big Conspiracy' Reviewed

Rapping, so often a swaggering statement of male bravado, is here the private testament of a closed heart beginning to open.

Dec 12, 2019
4 min

They Don't Want Us To Vote: The UK Artists And Musicians Driving Youth Voter Turnout

Young people are patronised by politicians again and again. One activist group is trying to engage them in democracy through art and music.

Dec 11, 2019
3 min

Seven Nation Army: The Left's Soundtrack To Deliverance

From the Iraq War to Jeremy Corbyn, Jack White's undisputed banger has led two armies to the same absurd destination.

Nov 11, 2019
4 min

Writing West: Is It Time To Cancel Kanye?

Kanye West's divisive new album, 'Jesus Is King' (2019), has Ayla Shiblaq asking: is it time we cancelled Kanye?

Oct 29, 2019
4 min

Sounds Sans Spectacle: Listening In The Algorithmic Age

We never stop hearing sound. But what does it mean to really listen? We speak to immersive sound programme We're All Bats in Waltham Forest.

Oct 9, 2019
6 min

Europe Will Crumble: The Rise Of Hatari

This summer, Iceland made waves at Eurovision with the band, Hatari. We caught up with them during their Europe Will Crumble tour.

May 18, 2019
2 min

A Party Hiding Apartheid: Interview with Globalvision

Globalvision are a collection of Palestinian artists running a counter-celebration to the Eurovision Song Contest.

Apr 11, 2019
3 min

I Gave My Heart To Shostakovich: 'The Conductor' Reviewed

The Conductor | The Space Theatre, Isle of Dogs | The Leningrad Symphony Reviewed

Sep 11, 2018
3 min

Who is Ye?

By Niall Walker ‘I hate being bipolar; it’s awesome.’ Your Buddha Upon founding a retreat on the Stone Cliffs of Chinese Sangha, the Zen ...

Jun 20, 2018
4 min

How The Charts Were Overthrown

"Ding, dong, the witch is dead. Instability marks our present time like a rash:"

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