Gen Z·22nd September 2021Oxford’s new Taylor Swift Society: You Belong with Them Andrew Wang Image Description: a picture of Taylor Swift, forming a heart around her eye with her hands. Itâs fall again,... Read More
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Life·9th September 2018My Mind Makes Noises – Pale Waves – Album Review Connor Thirlwell I couldnât tell you that I was turned-on by the idea of Pale Waves when I first heard them on... Read More
Life·21st February 2018Gig Review: Jorja Smith @ The O2 Academy Alex Oscroft âThis is a new song,â Jorja Smith half-giggles into the mic. âItâs about how shit the government is.â The crowd... Read More
Life·14th May 2017Review: What Now, Sylvan Esso Erin Melton Sylvan Essoâs newest album âWhat Now,â released 28 April, continues the relaxed pop vibes of their 2014 self-titled debut album.... Read More
Life·7th February 2017âI give you power, I can take it awayâ: popâs protest against Trump Madeleine Taylor How has the music world reacted to President Donald Trump? âBiglyâ, you might say. Music has always been revolutionary. Even... Read More
Life·18th November 2016Interview: The Japanese House Rowan Ferguson The Japanese House, interviewed by Rowan Ferguson & Aoife de BhĂĄl. Amber Bain, aka The Japanese House, is on the way... Read More
Life·24th February 2016Album Review: ANTI – Rihanna Katie Collins After an accidental leak last week, Rihannaâs long-awaited eighth studio album ANTI dropped on music streaming service Tidal, going platinum... Read More
Life·8th February 2016BeyoncĂ© drops black power anthem like no other Leila Parsa âI came to slay, bitch.â And slay she did. Unless youâve been living under a rock for the past 24... Read More
Life·29th October 2014All Hail The Return of Gwen Stefani Sam Joyce Casual consumers of pop music could be forgiven for believing Gwen Stefani already returned to us on the radio this... Read More
Pink·5th March 2021Pop in a Pandemic: Jenny Scoones on her new single âAlways Knownâ Timea Iliffe Image description: a picture of Jenny and a cat at home CW: transphobia The Oxford Student spoke to Jenny Elizabeth... Read More
Culture·6th February 2019Meet Cavernzz: bedroom pop artist on influences, authenticity and Milton Keynes Georgina Quach Deftly hushed, confessional and yet timid, Cavernzzâ woozy bedroom pop sits on the fringes of collective securityâdrawn from the quiet,... Read More
Life·2nd May 2018Kylie Minogue’s Golden: A wholesome new direction for the queen of pop Imogen Lawlor The title of Kylie Minogueâs latest album âGoldenâ undoubtedly reflects the sentiments of the majority of its tracks: warm, wholesome... Read More
Life·8th August 2017Live Review: Frank Ocean at Lovebox Festival Alex Oscroft On the day I saw Frank Ocean at Lovebox Festival in London, the news came through that a California judge... Read More
Life·22nd February 2017Meet the locals: an interview with Be Good Madeleine Taylor âWe go through different pairs of words, but for me at the moment I think of it as messy R&Bâ,... Read More
Life·21st January 2017Review: I See You – The xx Madeleine Taylor ââCause I couldn’t care less / If they call us recklessâ. Accompanied by blasts of garish horns and a skittering... Read More
Life·2nd November 2016Eighties dance-pop icon Pete Burns has died Pete Burns, the famously flamboyant singer of eighties dance-pop band âDead or Aliveâ has died at 57 after a heart... Read More
Life·10th February 2016Can’t buy me love? Freddie Hinds Why the Beatles Still Deserve our Attention On 24th December last year, the Beatles released their back catalogue onto several... Read More
Life·29th October 2014Fast-rising Rockers Eliza and the Bear talk success, songwriting and opening for Paramore Jessy Parker Humphreys Even if you have not heard of Eliza and the Bear, you are likely to have listened to them due... Read More