Culture·22nd June 2023That’s kinda (really) gay: A Night of Queer Music review JM When it comes to the arts, a lot of queer people’s spidey-senses (or Bi-Fi for my bi folks) go off...Read More
Culture·31st May 2023The best albums of spring 2023 Charlie Bowden Music is a comfort to many, especially in the hectic chaos of an Oxford term. We’re almost halfway through 2023...Read More
Entertainment·10th April 2023Flo: New fly girls of British R&B get Missy Elliott co-sign Charlie Bowden The craze for western pop groups seems to have died down in recent years. While K-pop collectives like BTS, Blackpink,...Read More
Columns·5th February 2023Behind the Busker: Charisma with Carvalho Amanda Li Jordan Carvalho is certainly a master at stage presence. You can tell when he’s performing by the echo of his...Read More
Columns·21st January 2023Behind the Busker: The Past with Pete Amanda Li As you approach Cornmarket Street or Queens Street, you might hear the echoing twang of a guitar or the resonating...Read More
Culture·18th November 2022Soft-boys to Soft-men: Arctic Monkeys mature with classy new album ‘The Car’ Joe Wald It’s official, Alex Turner has murdered rock. With the remorselessness and nauseating perversion of a Michael Myers Halloween rampage, Turner...Read More
Culture·20th May 2022Review: Omnium Gatherum by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Joe Wald Omnium Gatherum, the latest release by Australian quasi-psychedelic prog rock band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, is an acid-fuelled...Read More
Culture·13th May 2022Review: Little Shop of Horrors Joe Wald The Eglesfield Music Society’s rendition of Ashman and Menken’s Little Shop of Horrors is wall-to-wall delights. A heartwarming thrill ride...Read More
Profile·21st January 2022Michael-Akolade Ayodeji: The Man, The Myth, The Legend Dania Kamal Aryf Image description: Michael, clad in a patterned shirt and a beret, smiles for the camera. In a crowded corner of...Read More
Gen Z·2nd November 2021A chronology of Adele‘s career Andrew Wang After a 5-year hiatus from music and, largely, from the public eye, Adele has finally returned with new music. She...Read More
Culture·6th June 2023Saucy, silly, fun for all the family: a review of Arctic Monkeys’ comeback Eleanor Luxton It is imperative that you see Arctic Monkeys soon. Very soon. On Wednesday night, the four-piece completed the second leg...Read More
Identity·18th May 2023‘Just keep making noise’: music and identity Sami Jalil I mean it when I say music saved my life. In the darkest hours of my past, the wire of...Read More
Columns·21st February 2023Behind the Busker: Covers from the Heart with Caleb and Hari Amanda Li This week has proven a bit unsuccessful in terms of finding fixtures of Oxford buskers to interview. After being rebuffed...Read More
Entertainment·4th February 2023The Top Ten Albums of 2022… according to a pretentious man Kieran Wetherick What a year we have had. With many hyped-up returns, exciting debuts, and style switch-ups 2022 did not disappoint. It...Read More
Culture·28th November 2022‘The Car’: A Shining Star in The Face of Musical Mediocrity Jacob Hill In the age of TikTok dances and flashy music videos, Alex Turner offers a form of modern-day escapism in his...Read More
Entertainment·2nd June 2022Total Annihilation and Teenage Angst: Carrie Review Abigail Stevens CW – domestic abuse, violence Spoilers ahead! Being seventeen is the worst, but at least your prom wasn’t smashed to...Read More
News·14th May 2022Oxford Kite Festival to feature artists and thinkers such as Grace Jones, Richard Dawkins, and Ai Weiwei Dania Kamal Aryf Oxford Kite Festival markets itself as “a new festival of ideas and music”, and will be taking place between...Read More
Entertainment·15th February 2022“Laurel Hell” by Mitski: An Album Review Iustina Roman Image Description: An image of Mitski, singer-songwriter behind Laurel Hell. Two weeks ago, singer-songwriter Mitski released her latest studio album...Read More
Culture·11th November 2021Six years later: Adele’s self-redemption Aaron Shankar Image Description: Black and white close up of Adele’s side profile looking to the left. On Thursday night, Adele Adkins...Read More