I intervew the Jago's manager, Kwame Otiende, at his venue in the heart of Dalston, to get to the heart of an iconic London venue, and its culture.
I sink into the sands of time, from Mesozoic to Anno Domini in one short night, as Dinosour Jr jam out their midwest-grunge at the O2 Forum, Kentish Town.
The Kraken has been released, and his name is Adam Betts – the man with suspiciously few limbs for being able to pull off his one-man drumming experience ‘Colossal Squid’. I brave the treacherous waters of suburban Birmingham to try and catch him supporting for the math rock sentinels 'Covet', on Sunday 21st August 2022, at The Asylum.
It's the question that’s been on our minds since Katie Melua dropped the Top 5 hit that enlightened us all, so I thought it was time to dive into the story of the bicycle in Beijing.
I join the rave on Area 69, to see if there really is anything to the rumours…
Anyone else ready to sell their house for this one?
The first live gig of the year; well, sort of. I sit back and mosh at home with Tycho's Solo Ascent live stream, aired at sunrise (7am PST) on January 1st 2021.
My undergraduate dissertation exploring the many facets of multilingualism in Hong Kong's contemporary music, in the context of its dynamic political climate.
"Sometimes I even feel like being an artist isn’t the path for me – as someone with autism there’s too many ups and downs to ever feel comfortable with it as a career."
The sale of guitars has actually gone up in recent years, but it's spurred by an over-saturation of technical instrumental guitar — music that's just stale.
At one of their biggest shows yet, I go to see psych-rock's best offering at Alexandra Palace, to see how they fair compared to last time around.
With Jakub Zytecki’s new album having just dropped, I take a deep dive into his newest sonic landscape and share how I emerged the other side.
Guitar student Phil Clarke (left) deconstructs the acoustic wonders of instrumental guitarist Andy McKee (right) – with his own professional journey in mind; ACM always.
