Category: Music Awards
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MERCURY PRIZE 2022: First-timers join nominees as diversity is questioned…
The Mercury Prize nominees, which celebrates the best British and Irish albums of the year, have been announced with 12 shortlisted albums making up a list from all walks of life. From dabblings of Scottish heritage jazz, to pioneering rap and of course landing on a British staple, that cannot be ignored from the Summer…
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have we lost our punk?
Revisiting the life and times of Pistols and Clash and their whole ‘scene’ got me thinking about where we are now with it all. Being punk now in 2022 is starkly different to what it meant to being punk in the 1970s. Of course, that will come naturally over time as music preferences bend and…
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Your Weekly Picks: March So Far …
As we enter into the throws of the third month in 2022, we are beginning to see a delightful trickle of musical delectables before the full onslaught of summer music this year. So, I thought it be good to throw you a couple of lifelines in terms of my best picks for this week.. Our…
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alt-J: “The Dream” – Album Review
Ever since Alt-J laid claim to their Mercury Prize for their debut An Awesome Wave in 2012, the percussive indie-experimentalists have been on a globe-trotting journey of a monumental masterclass. While An Awesome Wave showed youthful prosperity and unique divinity in a world empty of breeze-blocks and synth sand-pipes, it seems that 10 years later…
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BRIT AWARDS 2022: YOUR NOMINEES FOR TONIGHT
So, tonight’s the night folks. Our celebration of all things great when it comes to British music artistry is on national television tonight. While many perceive award shows as mainstream drivel that does nothing but hides the talent from the popular, many share excitement and anticipation seeing our much-loved British artists being celebrated – even…
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