International Women’s Day aside, this week has been one where the experiences of women have been more openly discussed than they have been for a long while. It is only right that we all continue to celebrate women and their contributions to society. In this light, The Boar Features asked...
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L GBTQIA+ Brits have helped to shape the UK and the wider world throughout history. From political advocacy, codebreaking, music and culture, LGBTQIA+ Britons have influenced every walk of life. In a collaborative piece, Shannon McGuigan, Bailey Agbai, Cristina Maino and Amoy Daley have highlighted the life and achievements of...
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Carole King's second solo studio album 'Tapestry' cemented her as one of the great singer-songwriters of the 20th Century. 50 years on from its release, Cristina Maino looks back at its legacy.
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Few will have missed the media coverage of the fight for abortion rights in Poland. The outrage comes as a result of a court ruling that would introduce a near-total ban on abortions, which has sparked nationwide outrage and incited a women’s strike spanning several weeks. Following the protests, the...
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Boar Music writers Millie Woodrow, Beth Lee and Cristina Maino tell us what's on their musical wishlist this Christmas. What's on yours?
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Radiohead frontman, film scorer and all-round art-rock enigma Thom Yorke is well worth a space on your playlist.
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HAIM are more experimental and daring than they’ve ever been before in their latest release Women in Music Pt. III, a 16-track album playfully abbreviated to WIMPIII. WIMPIII is loaded full of fearless candour and vulnerability, which shows off the stylistic range and musical genius of each of the three...
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After Sziget Festival was been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Cristina Maino recounts her memories at the Budapest event.
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Dream-pop's hottest trio chat to Boar Music about their new EP, Movement - a ode to nostalgia, uncertainty and Brighton, lead singer Michelle's adopted home-city.
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From Spain's La Movida Madrileña to the Miner's Strike in Britain, music has united in spite of animosity and in times of crisis. Cristina Maino writes of the part song has to play in connecting communities during the Coronavirus epidemic.
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With the 'Me-Too' movement pervading the music industry, Cristina Maino argues how we as listeners can be responsible for the kind of feminism we want our artists to advocate.
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In the latest edition of the Spotlight On... series, Cristina Maino showcases the multi-instrumentalist and multi-cultural performer Tamino.
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