Well known for an oeuvre of work that explores the moral complications that lie between the social classes, filmmaker Claude Chabrol managed to corner the French film market that surged with the popularity of the murder-mystery during the better part… Read More
Like a lot of artists, Slowthai had a long time to himself to think about things. Lockdown has been the source of inspiration for many performers, and the Northampton rapper is no exception. The time between his new album, TYRON,… Read More
Firefly Lane, a Netflix original series released this month, is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Kristin Hannah. It tells the story of Kate Mularkey and Tully Hart, who have been best friends since their early… Read More
When the news arrived on Thursday that jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Chick Corea had died of a rare form of cancer two days before, the music world was shocked. It was not just that Corea was a jazz “star”… Read More
On Saturday, 13 February, to celebrate the release of their new studio album, As The Love Continues, Mogwai broadcast a premiere live performance from Glasgow’s Tramway venue. In the brief introduction, Stuart Braithwaite remarks, “the main thing I love about… Read More
“…It is both humiliating and humbling to discover that a single generation after the events that constructed me as a public personality, I am remembered as a hairdo. It is humiliating because it reduces a politics of liberation to a… Read More
I present to you the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten simply because the band’s legacy is too important, the discography too large, and — which may be surprising to neophytes — too… Read More
Helsinki’s Crimson Peak drape their indie pop-rock in rootsy and folky tones on their latest single, “Lies”. The track leads off with an Americana acoustic guitar that sounds like it was played in Nashville before Lina Sandvik’s deep, soulful vocals… Read More
Charlotte Grayson is an indie-pop artist from the North of England who honed her musical chops on open mic night stages since age 14. All that hard work has paid off, as Grayson possesses confidence and sophistication in her songwriting.… Read More
Since punk first flirted with country music—and vice versa—in the late 1970s, a tsunami of terminology has descended to capture this most curious of hybrids. Cowpunk, country punk, alternative (or alt.) country, Americana, no depression, insurgent country, twangcore, honky skronk,… Read More