• New Releases Roundup – Pale Waves, Chase Atlantic, Rebecca Black, FKA twigs, Headie One & Fred again..

    As we ease into the new year, Gemma and Kiah kick off the new semester by giving us a selection of their favourite releases from the past week....
  • Arca: “An exceptionally bold third album”

    Arca is an exceptionally bold third album from Alejandro Ghersi – one of the most batshit crazy producers on the planet. It’s also his first as a vocalist under the Arca moniker. There’s something distinctly brilliant about listening to music in a language that you don’t understand. For example,...
  • 2015’s best dressed

    At 00:00 on the 31st of December 2015, another fashionable year has come to a close. From crotchless pants to furry shoes – we have had it all. We seem to be over athleisure and although normcore is still going strong, we saw a lot of colour again. And...
  • Why Are Women Still On The Sidelines Of Musical Conversation?

    Women have, unsurprisingly for a demographic that accounts for more than half the world’s population, contributed some sizeable amount to our musical cultural cache. But when lists of the greatest artists to ever live posited, or even figureheads of vast swathes of genres we use to divide them named…...
  • Attractions: What do FKA twigs and Silent Cinema Have in Common?

    On the 13th of August, FKA twigs released her third EP M3LL155X (reviewed here). Possibly more interestingly, a self-directed 16½-minute promo film was released simultaneously. This short is elsewhere rightfully being discussed as a standalone work of art, but it is also interesting for what it is indicative of...
  • EP Review: FKA twigs – M3LL155X

    When FKA Twigs drops a new project the music world stands to attention – and she forces us to our feet. With a bold album cover, 16 minute music video, five standout new tracks, and an unpronounceable name; M3LL155X is only an EP, but it’s one of 2015’s best...
  • Style Icons of 2014

    I think we can all agree that 2014 was a pretty incredible year for celebrity fashion. Whilst we’ve witnessed the rise of some seriously savvy new stars, we’ve also seen others successfully maintain their style status. Impact looks back at some of our favourite fashionistas.  Blake Lively I can’t tell...