‘Never Cross A Picket Line’ – Three Songs of Solidarity and Struggle
Words by Ryan Bridgewater As our lecturers go on strike from Monday to defend their pensions, now is the perfect time to reflect on the history of workers’ and trade…
Live Review: Jordan Rakei @ Concorde 2
On Wednesday the 16th of October, Concorde 2 once again reinforced its position as Brighton’s ‘crème de la crème’ of music venues. Having hosted Afla Mist and Laura Misch a…
The Music of The Shining
Words by Ryan Bridgewater From its opening helicopter shots of the Rocky Mountains scored by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind, music is fundamental to Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The…
Review: Charli XCX’s Charli
Words by Farley Green Charli XCX strips back to Charli in her newest and most personal material to date. By peeling back, on a personal level and temporally—taking inspiration from…
Black British female talent you should know
Words by Monica Namug There is a new wave of Black British women who are carving out new creative platforms that centre the Black women experience. From Black Girl Fest,…
Drill Music: Looking Through the Hole
A view on the significance of drill and grime music and why we should support it, not oppose it Words by Joe Pearce Musical expression, to many, exhibits democracy and…
Review: Holly Herndon @ ACCA
Words by Ryan Bridgewater On Thursday 17th October the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) hosted Holly Herndon – one of the most forward-thinking artists making music today –…
Review: MAHALIA’s Love & Compromise
Mahalia’s rise to alternative R&B supremacy comes as no surprise. Atlantic saw the potential in her when she was only 13 and in 2012 she released her first EP, Head…