UK Hip Hop 20 November 2015 UK hip hop is a bit of a weird one. The name alone can remind you of that guy you met in the smoking area who’s always going on about the…
Beaming To A Venue Near You 19 October 2015 The crowd has been anxiously waiting for over an hour for them to appear on stage, but rather than the usual reasons for delays - tantrums,…
The Art of Getting By 20 September 2015 There’s a scene in Family Guy, that cultural behemoth of our times, where Peter Griffin addresses the camera directly in a TV segment he’s…
Streaming 16 August 2015 When a London computer scientist called Tim created the world wide web 25 years ago, he could hardly have envisaged what effect it would…
Be Excellent to Each Other 19 July 2015 One thing I really struggle to understand is rivalry in the world of local music. Whether it’s promoters or bands, venues or fans, so often…
Got the Album, Got the T Shirt 20 June 2015 No tour is complete without its merch tables, stocked up high with shirts, discs and limited edition knick-knacks - a stable way of earning…
Gigs In Your Lounge 17 May 2015 I’ll be honest and say that I’ve rewritten this article a couple of times, with varying levels of success, but they have each, ultimately,…
Record Store Day 19 April 2015 Record Store Day has become a big event in the calendar for those in love with the black wax. Founded in 2007, it’s held on the third…
Novelty 23 March 2015 I've been saying for years that, so far as genuine novelty is concerned, music is all over bar the shouting. I've decided it's high time I…
Phonography 18 February 2015 For most of us, there's a clear distinction between what we consider to be sound and what we consider to be music. Sigur Rós, Beethoven or…
