Arusa Qureshi
The 45 best 90s hip-hop songs
When people refer to the “golden age” of hip-hop, they’re often speaking about a period roughly between the mid-80s and the mid-90s, where innovation...
The 45 best R&B songs of all time
R&B originated as an African-American genre of popular music in the 1940s, fusing jazz, soul, rock and roll and more. But as it moved...
Swim School: “Expect us to force you guys into a mosh pit!”
The summer months are an exciting period in the life of every music lover, as festival season comes around, giving us the chance to...
Moonchild Sanelly: “Black sheep change the world”
“Owning a vagina is just like an adventure sport," Moonchild Sanelly says with a wry smile, “You need to know how to say 'fuck...
Poppy Ajudha – ‘The Power In Us’ review: a politically-charged and vibrant call to...
“Sister stand up for what you believe / I hear anarchy in the way you speak,” Poppy Ajudha sings emphatically on ‘PLAYGOD’. These words...
Mxmtoon: “There are so many different ways it can happen for artists now”
Mxmtoon is a new kind of artist – one that's forgone the traditional music industry model and done things her own way, online, one viewer at a time. As she prepares to release her second album 'rising', Arusa Qureshi meets the confessional young star who is stepping out from behind the lens, for the first time.
Amber Mark: “We don’t talk about the fact we’re floating on a muddy rock...
Amber Mark has been busy searching for the meaning of life. The past two years have been all about self-exploration and discovery for the...
MØ: “There is great strength in being vulnerable”
“For years, I have been in this mindset of ‘I will pull through anything – I'm tough,’” Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen says over...
ESNS Festival review: further proof of the breadth of Europe’s musical talent
Though many festivals hoped to see a full return in 2022, the further rise in COVID cases has once more scuppered plans across the...
The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: escapism of the best kind from a pop...
In his last album ‘After Hours’, and particularly in the unforgettable single ‘Blinding Lights’, The Weeknd gave us all-out 80s nostalgia mixed with forward-thinking...