• Album Review: MacDemarco – Another One

    If you’re looking for an album with more flange guitar, simplistic drum beats and dreamy vocals, then here is another one to add to the list of Mac DeMarco’s masterpieces. The Canadian musician releases Another One, a mini-album with 8 short tracks, all recorded in his apartment. The songs...
  • Dear Taylor/Kanye/et al… Don’t Perform In Israel.

    Israel is a hot bed for controversy. We are told what happens between it and Palestine is so deeply cultural that the west could never understand it, let alone help to rectify it. It’s becoming clearer though, thanks in part to a sharper historical perspective and in part to...
  • Album Review: Sun Kil Moon – Universal Themes

    In 2014 Sun Kil Moon found their oeuvre with a record many instantly deemed classic: Benji, in which frontman Mark Kozelek put up front a lifetime of experience and poignant stories of those lost in his life, with a density of language that bordered on spoken word, and a frankness rarely seen in any...
  • “The Rescue Blues” – Successful Women in the Spotlight

    “And everybody wants to see you fall, that’s why they always love to get you high”. …Or so singer-songwriter Ryan Adams sings in his track “The Rescue Blues” from 2001’s Gold. The recent release of Asif Kapadia’s critically acclaimed documentary, Amy, detailing the life of Grammy-award winning and Mercury-prize nominated...
  • On The Passing of Bobbi Kristina Brown, Whitney Houston’s Daughter

    Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston, has sadly passed away. Her death was announced worldwide on Monday morning. A representative for the Houston family, Kristen Foster, said: “Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July, 26 2015, surrounded by her family. She is finally at peace in the arms of...
  • Album Review: Future – Dirty Sprite 2

    Its 2015, and hip-hop is having something of a personality crisis. Rappers like Czarface and Kendrick Lamar are dropping classics made from the vintage hip-hop facets of lyricism and hard, soulful beats. Rappers like Drake, Young Thug and Future meanwhile are making it big despite having neither of these...
  • Album Review: Tame Impala – Currents

    After a few albums, many bands reach a stage where they decide to experiment with different aspects of music. This territory can lead to huge success, opening a band up to new audiences and critical acclaim (Radiohead’s Kid A), whilst others are seen to be a mistake and soon...