It’s a well known story, with a guitar and a dream, a young musician sets off from his, often small town, to try his luck in the Big Smoke. With relative amendments to this template narrative, it may as well be about Jordan Rakei. The 25-year-old, New Zealand born multi...
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Fake news and alternative facts – we are increasingly surrounded with such a wealth of information which may be true and may be false. In the age where everyone has an opinion, however moderately formed and based on facts, it is hard to decide who is making sense. Additionally, making...
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2016 wasn’t a kind year to the music world, seeing the loss of both titans and cult-heroes alike right until its close. Yet in the midst of the chaos, some electrifying, often overlooked music was made. So without further ado, here are our writers best picks of the year we’d...
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The Grammy year, 1st of October 2015 till the 30th of September 2016, or rather the product eligibility period has, as ever, been an inexhaustible source of spirited debate; echoing the continuous dissatisfaction with the Recording Academy’s choices of nominees. Additionally, but not surprisingly, it revisited some older questions, which...
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If you want to work in the creative industries it’s crucial to have relevant experience, as much of it as possible. There are plenty of job openings you never hear of because it is all about the connections – who you know, who the person you know knows and along...
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The music industry is overflowing with new talent; mix-tapes and at home produced EPs are being released by the minute so what exactly separates Liv Dawson from other young artists today? Firstly, her debut single ‘Tapestry’ reached number 1 on the UK Viral Chart on Spotify with over 2 million...
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Whoever scheduled the performances in the O2 Institute for the week of 31 October is evidently on a Japanese kick (or it’s just one of those otherworldly coincidences). The Japanese House shared her layered synth melodies on a Monday night while Tuesday was reserved for HONNE, the duo’s name originating from...
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Walking towards the O2 Institute in Birmingham it seems as though everyone is feeling the weight of a Monday evening, the start of the week usually has that effect on people. However, Amber Bain, better known as The Japanese House, seems to have escaped the Monday blues, appearing relaxed but...
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“I’m about to send a message to the world, like…” Politics in the work of the Knowles sisters, talking Lemonade and A Seat at the Table Beyoncé’s album Lemonade surprised the music world when it premiered on HBO in the form of an hour long film, in late April this...
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