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Digital pop stars are shaking up the music industry, but what does that mean for authenticity, accessibility and pop music post-pandemic?
The band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks set themselves apart from the Republican sound of mainstream 1990s country when they released the darkly comic 'Goodbye Earl'. Not just a certified karaoke classic, it’s still possibly the only song...
Skim through the back catalogue of the past 60 years of popular music and it’s easy to find incredible, groundbreaking, oh-my-god-what-is-this-it’s-the-best-thing-I’ve-ever-heard albums at every turn. Well, almost. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the most shocking 12 months...
There's no denying that getting older sucks but these musicians have perfectly captured the road to adulthood. There are those reflecting on a youth gone by and others documenting feelings of first love, escaping your hometown and dreaming of...
Taken from the world too soon, Chicagoan superstar Juice WRLD proves that he has bangers beyond the grave on posthumous album, ‘Legends Never Die’. The late rockstar, who sadly passed away from a fatal overdose last December, left...
Margo Price has been pushing her way out of the country singer box for a while now. On 2017’s' All American Made' she took potshots at many of society’s shortcomings: gender pay gaps, creepy men and corrupt politicians, writing...
ALANIS MORISSETTE – ‘RECKONING’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Tw1-EaWgU Alanis Morissette reminds us that she is a powerhouse on new track, ‘Reckoning’. After decades of producing feminist anthems, her new releases in the run-up to her forthcoming album, ‘Such Pretty Forks In The Road’, continue...
100 gecs have invited their friends round, given them an arsenal of power tools – everything from screamo, glitchcore and bubble-gum pop – doused their debut album, '1000 gecs' in lighter fluid, struck a match, and said, “Do you...
“You call and call my phone thinking I’m doing nothing better/I’m just waiting for it to stop so I can use it again.”  Most of us, at some point, have been that dick. And in the first twenty seconds of...
As we all know, Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is not a mere mortal like the rest of us. Her stature as one of the greatest artists of our age (heck, of all time) is deeply reliant on her unparalleled work...