Lana Del Ray and shame: not just an aesthetic
If ever there were an award for the most popular artist who has dealt with the toughest subject matter in their music, I think that Lana Del Rey would at…
Cleaning up their act? How music festivals are becoming sustainable
According to a study conducted by the University of Brighton, festivals are predominantly attended by environmentally-conscious 18-24 year olds. Of the interviewed group, 72.9% believed they were already “doing their…
Goldie @ Sneaky Pete’s 13/09/2023
Clifford Price, AKA Goldie, arrived punctually at the booth as the clocks turned midnight. The crowd began to swell in anticipation; for the dozens packed in to Sneaky Pete’s on…
EIF 2023: John Cale
There is an inherent danger to reviewing a performance by an artist you like. It punctures the veil of objectivity that I, a humble reviewer, seek to maintain analysing what…
Noah Kahan, You’re Gonna Go Far: Stick Season (We’ll All Be Here Forever) Review
TW: Suicide, Mental Illness Stick Season, the third studio album of New England singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, was my favourite album of 2022. Kahan’s folk album about his small-town home in…
LOOK NOW by Oscar Lang – QUICK REVIEWS
LOOK NOW, released on 21 July, is Oscar Lang’s much anticipated sophomore album. Each track swirls with bass and vocals and a deep instrumental range through piano and strings. The…
Arctic Monkeys at Bellahouston Park 25/06/23
Glasgow was gloomy, to begin with. Heavy, grey clouds weighed upon the city; it was fixing to be a real wet one. A mass exodus to Bellahouston Park was bolstered…
Review: Beautiful and Brutal Yard (B.A.B.Y.) by J Hus
B.A.B.Y. flaunts Hus’ best qualities with added understated maturity. In genre, Hus is a chameleon, in lyricism a lion. My personal favourite, ‘Masculine’, airs how subtle intonation changes can mark…