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Charlotte Gunn

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Charlotte Gunn is the Founder and Editorial Director of The Forty-Five. Former NME Editor and journalist for the likes of Rolling Stone, DIY, The Face, Music Week, Red and Marie Claire, Charlotte founded The Forty-Five after experiencing the boys' club that is the music industry and recognising a need to champion female artists and storytellers. With over fifteen years experience as a writer and editor, her mission is to unite the world's best music journalists under one roof and to help create a diverse and representative music industry. She's a big fan of Mitski and Phoebe Bridgers and believes boygenius are going to become the biggest band on the planet.
End of the Road Festival 2021

End of the Road Festival review: a magical swansong to a peculiar summer

"I don't get out much", says Damon Albarn, atop End of the Road festival's Woods stage on its first day proper. "But when I...
Lorde Stoned at the Nail Salon

Lorde – ‘Solar Power’ review: teen millionaire turned homebody reflects on the push and...

What released you from the malaise of the pandemic? For Lorde, it was the vibrancy of summer days, of dancing on the sand and...
Wet Leg

Four bands to check out if you like post-punk and deadpan female vocalists

The Early Mornings Who? The Early Mornings are Annie Leader (vocals/guitar), Rhys Davies (drums), and Danny Shannon (bass). The trio from Manchester cite their influences...
Latitude Festival 2021

Latitude Festival 2021: Wolf Alice triumph and Wet Leg are the ones to watch

Fun, in its most hedonistic form, has been banned since early March 2020. A necessary evil, to combat one much bigger, but boy, has...
Wolf Alice Glastonbury

Live At Worthy Farm: Glastonbury’s magical livestream in pictures

We miss Glastonbury. More than sweaty mosh-pits or nightclubs or karaoke, we long for five days spent in a field, surrounded by happy people...
Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo – ‘Sour’ review: the first cut is the deepest

Now, I can’t be certain. But I think Olivia Rodrigo might have been dumped.  For her debut LP, ‘Sour’, the 18-year-old High School Musical alumni,...
Music Pilgrimages Tree of Clues

19 music pilgrimages to make before you die

1. The 100 gecs' Tree of Clues Somewhere in Des Plaines, Illinois is the mythical tree that appears on the album cover of the '1000...
Arlo Parks

These are the BRIT Award nominations for 2021

Nick Grimshaw and Griff revealed the nominations for the 2021 BRIT Awards live via the ceremony's social accounts this afternoon. Leading the nominations are Arlo...
Kings of Leon

Non fungible what now? How NFTs could change the way you buy music

This week, Kings of Leon made history by being the first band to offer their new album 'When You See Yourself' (out today), as...
Phoebe Bridgers

Watch Phoebe Bridgers’ guitar-smashing performance on SNL

In what was arguably the biggest moment of her career, Phoebe Bridgers was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend, hosted by...