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American artist Thomas Blackshear’s 1996 painting Dance Of The Wind And Storm depicts two figures gliding across a glowing sky – a bearded man as the wind and, in his arms, a woman as the storm. When The Killers frontman...
This month Trump signed an executive order that could ban the app responsible for launching many young musicians into the charts.
Miley Cyrus – 'Midnight Sky' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS1no1myeTM When Miley popped up at Glastonbury last year, leathered, wet-looked and covering Led Zeppelin, there was a general assumption that the pop chameleon was heading less down an Old Town Road than one populated by...
Eight albums in, you might expect Biffy Clyro to rest on their laurels, but never have the alt-rock mainstays been ones to take it easy. With ‘A Celebration of Endings’, the Kilmarnock trio have maintained their uniquely ferocious style...
When The Japanese House’s Amber Bain released her triumph of a debut album last year, she laid her deepest emotions bare for the world to see. Tracking the intoxicating highs and lows of her relationship with fellow musician Marika...
You’ll likely remember where you were when you first heard it. “There’s some whores in this house…There’s some whores in this house…” – a metronomic trap beat that creeps up the corridor, stretching out its hand to entice you...
The next time you find yourself awake at an ungodly hour, fingers frantically refreshing feeds, poised to snatch at a link to your ride-or-die’s latest merch drop, here’s a little something to keep in mind before you check out...
Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion – 'WAP' Good grief! Not for the faint hearted this one but God is it catchy. Khia’s 'My Neck My Back' and Lil Kim’s 'How Many Licks?' walked so Cardi B and Megan Thee...
In the past, Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley has expressed himself through a procession of Wes Anderson-like characters. Heavily tanned blokes in tight speedos, a Fleetwood Mac loving waitress, and a preposterously tall basketball player all paced the aisles of...
Dropping each year at the start of August, mass contestation over the nominees for the Hyundai Mercury Music Prize is almost as regular as the prize giving itself. This year’s list, spanning grime, indie-pop, folk and more, was probably...