Category: OPINION
-
IS THE RISE OF LO-FI A RESPONSE TO A.I.?
Distorted vocal takes, 4-Track cassette production style, immediacy, thrash metal, hardcore punk, deliberately skuzzy rap – it seems the stuff that’s bursting from the underground…
-
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT MAURICE GIBB’S LENNON IMPRESSION THAT FOOLED YOKO?
It’s hard to say The Bee Gees’ ’60s output is underrated, given the hits and reappraisals, but somehow, their album ‘1st’ is still somewhat slept…
-
THE BEATLES, AND WHAT ‘LITTLE GIRL’ SAYS ABOUT CULTURE IN TRANSITION
We take for granted just how lightning fast the 1960s propelled pop listeners into the future. Most of us have only been ever able to…
-
RAVE AT ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL HAS POSH PEOPLE’S KNICKERS IN A TWIST
“Is nothing sacred anymore?” is the sentiment from some relatives of Horatio Nelson, thanks to some raves planned at St Paul’s Cathedral. If you don’t…
-
LANDFILL INDIE HAS A SUCCESSOR AND IT’S ‘INDIE POO’
Oasis’ comeback has predictably spawned a number of copycats, with youngins hurriedly buying some Stone Island and putting their hands behind their backs like umarells…
-
WE NEED TO STOP GIVING WEALTHY PEOPLE OUR MONEY FOR NOTHING
Beyoncé is getting a whole lot of heat which she absolutely won’t take any notice of, because she’s Beyoncé. Why would she? She charges whatever…
-
LIVE NATION FIRE MUSIC WRITERS ON THE SLY
You may or may not have noticed some music publications going quiet in recent weeks. As avid music press readers, we certainly did, and we…
-
GOD BLESS YOU, DOLLY PARTON
What can you say about Dolly Parton that hasn’t been written a million times before? A groundbreaker, a philanthropist, hit-maker, business woman, resilient, hilariously self…
-
REVIEW / STRAWBERRY HANDS / A JAZZ BLESSING FOR THE ANIMAL
It’s not often you hear an artist who feels utterly unique from the rest of the music world, and often, when you do, you’ll find…
-
CHARLEY CROCKETT / NOT THAT BRIGHT
Charley Crockett has been getting media inches this week, thanks to a spat with Jack White. Sure, he’s a well-known artist in country circles, but…
