Thinkpieces And Shit
Why Do 130,000 People Hate Kanye West But Love Liam Gallagher?
Slags people off, too many co-writes, massive ego. Are we talking about Liam Gallagher or Yeezy?
You're Wrong if You Think Auto-Tune is a Replacement for Talent, So Shut Up
People who hate Auto-Tune believe they're "taking a stand for real music". But what, exactly, is real music?
If We're Going to End Music Industry Sexism, the Dialogue around It Has to Change
Have we created a climate that’s just too overwhelmed by negativity?
Angel Haze on Why You Need to Stop Acting like a 17-Year-Old
"When you hit a certain age you have to think about what you're willing to sacrifice. Your twenties are all about learning to have to do without."
Why Is It Fine for Rock Bands to Replace Their Lead Singers?
It seems like everyone could leave a band these days and it would somehow keep touring.
Manu Chao is Music's Last True Radical
Peter Culshaw trails the enduring troubadour, from a Saharan refugee camp to a mental asylum in Argentina.
Censorship and Piracy Are Threatening the Future of Beijing's Indie Rock Scene
Local hype band Nova Heart tell us how a DIY attitude could help navigate the shitstorm.
The New Ways That Musicians Are Making Cash Are Changing Everything
From PJ Harvey and TLC to Wu Tang, Run The Jewels and Nipsey Hussle - it's becoming less about “how much is this?” and more “how much do I fucking love this?”
A Love Letter To Myspace, the Social Network Where Music and Identity Intertwined
It was an era of top-down selfies, black-rimmed eyes, snake bite piercings, and Aiden t-shirts.
Started from the Top Now We’re Here: Why Are So Many Of Britain’s Top Popstars Posh?
An ubermensch class of arsehole has been allowed to buy up pop music as efficiently as they bought up NW1.
Angel Haze: "It Feels Like a Punch To The Gut When Someone Takes Our Culture and Runs With It"
Angel Haze's column on hip-hop, hypocrisy and race.
One Love: Hip Hop's in a Transition Between Materialism and Idealism
From groups like Souls of Mischief and A Tribe Called Quest, and nurtured by artists like Lil B and Kendrick Lamar, rap could soon experience its second spiritual revolution.