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Above: Lana del Rey Weeks have passed since the release of Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Lana Del Rey’s 6th studio album. NFR! was reviewed glowingly by the likes of Pitchfork and Rolling Stone, and with ‘Video Games’ being recently pronounced ‘Song of the Decade’ at the Q awards, it seems like Lana Del Rey has […]
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As we hang up our calendars for 2015 and the Grammy Awards kick off the awards season next month, one topic will attract even the most casual music listener’s attention: predictions for the next big names in the business. Such speculation is only natural; the music industry is one ever evolving and ever changing. New […]
Continue ReadingThe never-ending list of bands playing Glastonbury always makes it somewhat impossible to decide who you are going to see. Even the ones you do pick will inevitably hit and miss: some sets feel like a waste of time given that you could have been off your face in Arcadia whilst others make you wish […]
Continue ReadingHenry Holmes: Tetris The Tetris theme is surely the single most recognisable piece of video game music and also the most remixed, referenced and repackaged. From the weirdly humble beginnings of a Russian folk song it now has enormous cultural capital and is now one of the most important parts of the game experience. What […]
Continue ReadingMedia fabrication or precocious talent? The debate over Lana Del Rey’s identity threatened to obscure her first album, along with reports of hit-and-miss live shows and a refusal to engage in the social media whirlwind which consumes most pop stars. Almost two years later, Lana’s back and ready for round two. She’s been curiously quiet: […]
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