Life·28th June 2014Cher Lloyd’s got her swagger back Aimee Kwan As a definite non-fan of the X-Factor, even I bow down at the sheer success that certain finalists of Season... 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
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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
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Culture·31st July 2020Trans Pop is Future Pop: Jenny Scoones on her new EP ‘Woman’ Lauren Shirreff Image description: A picture of Jenny on a blue background. CN: Transition and transphobia. I first met Jenny Scoones on... 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
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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·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·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·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
News·7th November 2013Expressing Themselves Or Selling Themselves? Lucinda Toole Anyone can wear what they want. No one should judge them, and no one should question their intentions. But when... 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·3rd February 2014Bombay bid fans So Long but not farewell Thomas Hoskins Jack Steadman wrote So Long, See You Tomorrow, Bombay Bicycle Clubâs fourth album in five years, while travelling in India,... Read More
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·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
EntertainmentLife·25th March 2014Everything is not as embarrassing as it seems Jessy Humphreys There are a rigid list of rules to follow nowadays if you want to become a pop starlet: a long... Read More