Calming down over ‘Keep Calm’
Created during wartime crises, do Keep Calm posters mean anything today?
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John Sheil
Letters: Nepotism: the rich man’s burden?
Dear Sir, In the interests of keeping a balanced opinion on matters discussed in our Boar, I’ve taken it upon myself to reply to Calum Murray’s article “Nepotism: the rich man’s burden” (Issue 7, Volume 34) https://theboar.org/comment/2012/jan/25/nepotism-rich-mans-burden/) In this article I will talk about the points in Murray’s article that...
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We’re New Here
Whilst much was made of the The XX’s dual harmonies, it was Jamie Smith that was the larger part responsible for the midnight intimacy of the band’s sound. Much of this remix is simply a springboard for the skills of the 21-year-old, bringing Brixton’s dubstep reverberations across the water and...
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Ritual
Every one’s favourite musical snobs Pitchfork gave Radio 1’s alternative music pet of 2009, White Lies new offering, 2.4/10. They.Are.Wrong. White Lies have followed up their hyped to oblivion, _To Lose a Life…_ with a more thoughtful and meticulous album in the from of _Ritual_. Clearly Pitchfork’s reviewer-in-question needed to...
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Palace
The grandiose landscapes invoked by Chapel Club has led to Zane Lowe swooning in his pants over their singles. BUT, it is when they over-reach and see themselves playing stadiums that the album sinks in to self-indulgence. New single ‘Surfacing’ is a labourious rock-anthem that fails to excite. Sometimes sounding...
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