Pale Waves – Who Am I? Album Review
Words By Dylan Bryant Following on from the success of their Top 10 debut ‘My Mind Makes Noises’, meeting fans expectations with a new album was never going to be…
IWD 2021: A Playlist
International Women’s Day is one of my favourite days of the year – the opportunity to uplift and celebrate women, their achievements and their future? Absolutely. Words by Rosie Graham…
IWD 2021: Dolly Parton
Words by Grace Curtis Country superstar Dolly Parton has made the headlines twice recently. First, for her insistence that the plans to erect a statue of her at the Tennessee…
Breaking through the noise in a global pandemic
Words by Dylan Bryant The pandemic has ripped through our livelihoods and impacted the music industry in a way no one could have imagined. With venues closed, festivals cancelled, album…
Reading and Leeds Festival 2021 to go Ahead!
Following the government announcing the timeline for the easing of Lockdown restrictions on Monday evening, it seems that the UK 2021 Summer Festival season may be happening after all.
Black Country, New Road’s ‘For the First Time’ Review
Never has an album grown on me in such little time.
Not enough black female artists are being heard in the mainstream – Saltdean singer, Celeste releases debut album and announces Brighton show
Words By Dylan Bryant It’s no secret that Celeste is making her mark in today’s music industry. Although, it’s a rarity for black female artists singing jazz and soul to…
Arlo Parks – ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’: Review
Resilience, compassion, and poetic beauty: The voice of Generation Z.
Folklore and Evermore: An exploration of Taylor Swift’s Lockdown Endeavours
Words By Claire Cunningham, Grace Curtis and Robyn Cowie As the world turned to the arts for distraction during the first wave of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Taylor Swift created new…
Nothing But Thieves: Moral Panic
Words by Alice Stevens Question: Did I really stay up from 1am to listen to the complete album front to back possibly 4 or 5 times? I sure did, and…
IDLES – ‘Ultra Mono’ review: Do you hear that thunder? That’s the sound of strength in numbers
IDLES: Ultra Mono, an album that 2020 desperately needed. The album’s restless energy and upbeat anger reflects the chaos and uncertainty of our current world. This album is filled with…
Michael Kiwanuka Wins 2020 Mercury Prize
Words by Percy Walker-Smith Released in November of last year, Michael Kiwanuka’s third album, Kiwanuka, soared to number two in the album charts at the time and has now skyrocketed…
All About Sussex Musical Theatre Society (SMuTs)
Words By Harrison Fitzgerald At Sussex, as I am sure you are by now aware, there are literally hundreds of different societies for you to join in with, whether that…
Exploring Black is King; Beyonce’s ‘passion project’
Words by Ellie Harbinson You know that feeling when you watch something and are left with a burning sensation to either cry, ring a friend, get up and dance, or…
“If they go, they will never come back.” Brighton’s music scene post-lockdown and the importance of #SaveOurVenues.
Words by Alice Barradale Like many lovers of Rock and Roll, Brighton’s ‘standby’ for independent music venues is a haunting matter at hand. Since the government’s announcement to enforce lockdown…
Fontaines D.C. Reborn With New Album A Hero’s Death
Words By Percy Walker-Smith Only a year since the release of their debut album, honest and frank lyricism has succeeded once more, with Fontaines D.C.’s second effort. This time around,…
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Read Now: The Badger 11th Edition
The 11th and final edition of the academic year is here, read it now!
Earth Day 2020: Playlists for Earth Day
Léo De Riedmatten I don’t think I’d ever noticed before this morning, while picking some songs about the environment, that it seems inescapable for an artist to, at some point…
‘Stay In and Survive’ – D-beat in the time of Coronavirus
Words by Ryan Bridgewater Lockdown and social distancing in response to the Coronavirus pandemic have brought challenges for musicians who have been responding in creative ways. From Croydon drill rapper…
Interview: Swim Deep
Words by Percy Walker-Smith What have you all been up to since finishing the tour in October ’19? Ozzy: I’ve been writing pretty much every single day, I realised that…