Music Editor
Two weeks ago, the music world stood still as one of the contemporary visionaries of pop music, Glasgow-born SOPHIE, passed away in Athens, Greece. A fortnight on, tributes and statements are still being made as the world continues to mourn. But as the dust settles, it’s perhaps more productive and fruitful to explore why SOPHIE’s […]
★★★ Bursting on the scene in 2019 with his debut album Nothing Great About Britain, slowthai proved that his high-energy combination of grime, heavy hip hop, and punk influences could come together into something wholly unique. Propelling himself as one of the artists to watch, his off-stage antics as well as his manic music delivery […]
★★★★ The self-proclaimed ‘DJ first, producer second’ Madlib drops what he bills as his first proper solo instrumental project, and what a record it turned out to be. Widely known in the mainstream as a result of his collaborations with Freddie Gibs and the late MF Doom, Otis Jackson Jr. has been spinning out eclectic […]
On a typical Edinburgh day, with the sun only slightly peeking through the grey sky, I caught up with Ollie Turbitt, a fourth year English and History student by day, but the main man behind Dead Hound Records by night. Kitted up with a woolen green turtleneck and Columbia jacket, we made our way to […]
Music excites, it comforts, but most importantly, it brings people together. Even if the idea of going to a club seems entirely alien right now, the memories of being piss-drunk and a crowded bunch of sweaty strangers all yelling out the lyrics to a song will remain truly magical, even if the mornings of the […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the world, we will continue to see multiple governments fail to control it, and Westminster is no exception. Earlier this month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak spoke to ITV, and produced the headline that he wanted people in the creative sector to retrain for different industries. While he […]
It doesn’t need to be said how much of a bummer this year, and especially this long summer, has been for a lot of us. The world has felt pretty apocalyptic at times, with headlines trying to outdo one another on how ridiculous and sad they are. With this backdrop, Michelle Zaumer of Japanese Breakfast […]
You have heard it before and you will hear it again. We do currently live in unprecedented times. The coronavirus pandemic has rocked the world, and even as we return to Edinburgh for the new university year, things don’t look like they did six months ago. If you’ve walked into a pub or bar in […]