Katherine Travers talks to Jamie Woon about the BBCâs new music poll, and why modelling and jazz hands are so not his bag, baby...
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Need to tell someone something? Thinking of doing it with a mixtape in their pidge? Hold on - mixtaping is a tricky business, you know. Thankfully, Carmella Crinnion is here to show you how it's done.
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Jon Stocks
8 am Saturday morning I arrived at Truck record store in Cowley. A queue outside stretched all the way down...
John Risness argues why world music deserves more than the title it has been lumped with
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Few words are more applicable to Walesâ Manic Street Preachers more than âlongevityâ. I choose this word very specifically over...
Natalina Popat
Image Description: A sustainable clothes shop Summer sales, holiday clothes, new-season equals new wardrobe. Normally, at this time of year,...
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Jessy Parker Humphreys
Despite the misleading band name, Stornoway are one of Oxfordâs best homegrown bands, and this month they are back to...
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James Hunter meets an under-rated Mancunian indie band that isnât Elbow or I Am Kloot.
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Following the unprecedented global success of Imagine Dragonâs debut studio album Night Visions almost three years ago, the Las Vegas...
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Alison Hall
Image Description: the publicity poster for V-Card (a pink background, with ‘V-Card’ written in white and filled with peach, banana, and...
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Megan Griffiths
As Trinity term gets under way the novelty of coming back after Easter begins to wear off and the burden...
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For James Benge, Bryan Ferry's latest is not a classic but a welcome record nonetheless.
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James Benge finds that Pitchfork is only overexcited by 11.1111% in its 10.0 rating of Kanye West's new album
Matt Jones
Matt Jones delves into the realms of music hall and silent film with Belfast-based singer-songwriter Duke Special The first thing...
Nasim Asl, Lewis Coenen-Rowe, Kate Bradley
Nasim Asl Oxford’s O2 Academy has housed some amazing live acts over the past couple of years, with the rest...
Simone Dawes
Image Description: Crowds at a festival I took my time to get into the 1975. The phenomenon of their ever-growing...
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There will never be an end to the release of comeback albums. There will always be disbanded groups who either...
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The Great Divide marks Glaswegian rockers Twin Atlanticâs third album. Itâs been three years of heavy touring and gigging since...