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Image Description: An old MP3 player My Minecraft account must have been created on April something, 2012. I remember getting together enough money to give a friendly classmate, one of the lucky few to have access to a credit card at that age, to help me purchase the game. Once in a while I still […]
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Image Description: A DJ’s soundboard The minute the world went into quarantine it became clear that we needed to get very creative with how we kept ourselves entertained. I think we’ve seen and tried it all at this point – Zoom parties, trying and failing to get into podcasts, baking, and a lot of Netflix, […]
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Image description: Four album covers from the list Music is often a form of escape, and we could all use a little escapism right about now. That’s why our music editorial team have put together their mix of favourite songs to keep you dreaming of times beyond lockdown, and get you through the dull days. […]
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Image Description: ‘Welcome to the Sunny Side of Oxford’ reads on a restaurant’s exterior From Jesus College’s vote for divestment to the reopening of Najar’s (just outside John’s), there’s plenty of good news in Oxford from second week—read on to find out more optimistic news about Oxford! Getting the Ball Rolling The Oxford University Hockey […]
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Image description: people performing TikTok dances It’s the quarantine hobby we were too ashamed to pick up, but are now too entangled in to give up. It’s the source of those catchy songs ingrained our subconscious, whether we truly know the words or not. It’s TikTok. Let’s be honest, you know the name by now, […]
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Image description: Grimes live in Austin in 2012 You may have forgotten, but Grimes makes music. Now, a lot of her fans, myself included, have taken to viewing her recent affiliations with a side-eye. Contrary to what you find in the media, ever since her appearance at the 2018 Met Gala Grimes is more than […]
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Image Description: Paul Simon’s Graceland album artwork I confess I am a person liable to decide after a single listen that I have found my new favourite-ever song. But believe me when I say that Paul Simon’s 1986 masterpiece Graceland (an album recorded after Simon became intrigued by a bootleg cassette and ended up travelling to Johannesburg […]
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Image Description: The four band members The music industry is a rapidly changing entity, a constant evolution facilitated by modern media. Platforms like Spotify mean we have thousands of new songs at our fingertips every day, infinite opportunities to find a band or a song we enjoy. Except, it doesn’t always work like that. The […]
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Image Description: Johnston’s “Hi, How Are You” mural in Austin, Texas. There is a quote by the legendary BBC Radio DJ John Peel which has been overused by many a budding music journalist attempting to create a unique think piece on music: ‘Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because […]
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Image Description: Dua Lipa on-stage at one of her performances Future Nostalgia is a clear attempt to break clean from tired pop stereotypes of recent years, replacing minimal electronics with full-bodied disco hooks. Naturally, it has generated a lot of praise from reviewers, recognising the step up from the ubiquitous One Kiss, but there is […]
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Being in the student bubble can be nice sometimes. Not having to come to terms with what’s going on across the country: coronavirus, brexit, another 5 years of Tory rule, and all the rest. All the same, I reckon I’m not the only one that has on occasion thought about my hometown with great fondness. […]
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Image description: A portrait of Frederico Colli against a grey background Adaptation is a contentious topic for early music audiences. Some say that musicians should play a Baroque piece in a manner loyal to the time in which it was written, replicating the atmosphere of the eighteenth century as best they can; others believe that […]
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Image description: O’Neill’s latest album cover When Lisa O’Neill stepped on the stage and went straight for the microphone without stopping to pick up an instrument, and delivered a rendition of an old roamer tale, the tone was set for what was to follow. Uncompromisingly traditional, unapologetically Irish, the beautiful coming together of History, folk, […]
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Image description: Eric Cantona and Liam Gallagher on-set for the ‘Once’ music video The Weeknd: Blinding Lights The stage of this aesthetic car ride is set in its gory context with a slow-motion close-up of the Weeknd dripping in blood, channelling a joker like laugh while dressed (coincidentally?) in bright red. Flashing backwards, a shaking […]
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Image Credit: provided by Lisa O’Neill Lisa O’Neill is currently on tour across the UK and dates can be found on her website and social media handles. She is also currently working on a new album. You’ve mentioned before that your sister is a creator too, and that she’s worked on projects on Irish immigration. […]
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Could you tell us a bit about your background and how you first fell in love with music? I was born and raised in Edinburgh, but my family are Chinese. My parents are first-generation immigrants, and I have a pretty traditional Chinese family whom I’m very close to. I also have an older brother, who […]
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Image Description: Ronnie Wood in 1988 in Malmö sat at a table at a vernissage of his art at Hotel Cramer. Art and music, out of all creative forms, seem the most inextricably linked. Something about the arresting qualities of the two strikes the spectator instantaneously. They seem to have a marmite quality detectable that […]
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Above: Michael Kiwanuka A number one album in the UK charts and numerous awards and award nominations would appear enough to banish any musician’s notion of imposter syndrome. Yet, in an interview with The Guardian, Michael Kiwanuka talks about how he has only just learned to discard this feeling. There is no sense of this […]
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Above: Kanye West Finally! After a long 10-month period, Kanye first announced that he is dropping his ninth studio album‘JESUS IS KING’ on September 27th but after some delay, it is finally here! This year has been a rollercoaster for Kanye, from his political interest aligning with that of Trump’s, to his controversial statement […]
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