Mixtapes
31 Oct 2012
Mixtape | Halloween
It’s our favourite day of the year; when cobbling together a fancy dress outfit is as simple as putting our own clothes on (goth-heavy wardrobes); when hacking up enormous vegetables (…)
19 Oct 2012
Mixtape | The Shondes
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re pretty darned excited about The Shondes coming to London. We’ve been plotting their travels across Europe and the UK, and counting down the days (…)
26 Sep 2012
Essay | 20 years of the Mercury Prize
Twenty Years of the Mercury Prize or How to Get Away with Marginalising an Entire Gender for Two Decades “What Mercury has always tried to do is act as some (…)
24 Aug 2012
Mixtape | Midsummer
“My eyes grew heavy and my lips they could not speak” (‘Summer Wine’)… a mix for an intoxicating midsummer. The low has finally left and we are reeling, unspooling, (…)
16 Jul 2012
Mixtape | Love
Music’s longest love affair has undoubtedly been with Love itself. Ever since songs were penned, scribbled into diaries and turned into melodic sonnets, Love has been a central subject, because (…)
10 Jun 2012
Mixtape | Monarchy
Popular music is not traditionally monarchy friendly. Lyrical or contextual content related to pomp and circumstance, the royal family, jubilees and the like are not a common occurrence in pop (…)
27 May 2012
Mixtape | Enough is Enough
Enough IS Enough. How many times have you gone against your better judgement in the name of love? We have all been there – we make excuses, ignore the issue, (…)
20 May 2012
Mixtape | Running
Running – a concept that most people have become highly accustomed to in this turbulent day and age. You can run for love, charity or even run for your life. (…)
13 May 2012
Mixtape | Independence
Independence is a favourite word, though entirely ambiguous. Independent from what, whom, why? Is it the major labels and all that can go with it? At its worst: insipid pop (…)
6 May 2012
Mixtape | Perfection
Perfection is a strange concept isn’t it? We all strive for it even though by definition, it’s an impossible feat to achieve as ‘no one is perfect’. However, is this (…)
