Category: Music Blogger
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Greta Thunberg and Björk in conversation: advocating climate action through music and voice
The world’s leading voice for climate action and one of our industries’ most iconic singer-songwriters sit down and discuss all things change, with greenwashing, fame, music and the matriarchy taking precedent. In a Newstatesman exclusive, the pair meet for the first time and for many, this seems like an inevitable discussion to be had, a […]
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Clash or Pistols: Who was more righteous with their music?
The Sex Pistols may have been the first British punk rock band, but The Clash were the real definitive British punk rockers. Brash, fiery and bolstered with an outlaw image, they were charged with a certain righteousness that only a select few punks were able to pull off. Despite a band that seemingly had “traditional” […]
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Cory Wong: “Elevator Music for an Elevated Mood” – Your Album Review
_________ //In anticipation for New Music Friday tomorrow, (it’s Friday already?!) I thought I would go back to one of my hidden favourites that was released in the midst of our global lockdown.\\ __________ Music in Review\\:Considered as a highly established figure for his rhythmic instalments within the Nu-Funk nether region, Cory Wong has always […]
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The Controversy of Kanye + jeen-yuhs: why you NEED to watch this documentary…
It speaks volumes about a documentary when streaming moguls Netflix spare no expense for its involvement. With a ballpark figure of $30million floating around in the music ether, it came with speculative reasoning as to why you would pay for something – despite the uncertainty of viewership numbers. “From tragedy to triumph.”// But once you […]
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Your Artist Spotlight: Warpaint
When the four-piece Californian frontier force of Warpaint struck all the right chords at Roundhouse in London last night, their smooth-playfulness, agility and tact cannot be ignored. The band have successfully evolved with the times, all the while offering hope and deliverance to a world otherwise confused in its state. Warpaint’s new work, Radiate Like […]
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