By Ella Roberts ‘But that’s the good thing about having a disability… you don’t always have to give so much of a f**k about what people think because everyone’s looking at you weird anyway.’ I can promise you that absolutely…
Tag: Music Journalism
What It Takes to be a Journalist
Music Journalists Freya Hoare, Izzy Hurcum and Leah Simons discuss the behind the scenes reality of creating website stories weekly, upon the completion of a seven week university project. This project saw the group take on an article per week,…
How the soundtrack of The Sims raised a generation
By Freya Hoare On the surface, The Sims seems like a game series where you create a household and then for lack of a better term play God. What the developers possibly didn’t expect was just how iconic the soundtrack…
What Does It Mean to Be a Music Journalist?
Music journalists, Tim Savchenko, Alex McFerren, Lewis Hannah, Abbie Moore and Anayo Eltringham Onuora discuss what it takes to be a journalist, upon the completion of a seven week university project.
Los Campesinos! at Epic Norwich 29/05/26
By Lily Cottrell Confession: I hadn’t really listened to Los Campesinos! before I went to see them play Norwich’s Epic, I’d only heard a few songs and barely knew anything about them. I was definitely won over by their set,…
Are Phone-Free Concerts the Way Forward?
By Izzy Hurcum On paper, a phone-free concert is Gen-Z’s worst nightmare. Imagine seeing your favourite artist live, and you can’t take any videos and boast about it on social media the next day. In recent years, though, phone-free concerts are becoming…
Wired Headphones: Trendy or genuine sound quality upgrade?
By Freya Hoare For those who aren’t participating in the recent resurgence of vinyl, and instead choose to indulge in streaming platforms like Spotify; if they don’t want to be annoying on public transport, headphones or earbuds are a must.…
As It Was: Linking Nostalgia and Music
By Leah Simons A jingle, that one song that played on your first night out or an album you had on repeat as a teenager: nostalgia weaves its way into music and always manages to help us return to our…
Vince Staples – Cry Baby Album Review
By Toby Wilkins Since his breakout 2015 record, gangsta rap classic Summertime ’06, Vince Staples has established himself as one of hip-hop’s most adventurous artists. His sound has evolved with every subsequent release, from the club-inspired Big Fish Theory, to 2024’s more…
Black Veil Brides drummer drops out mid-tour!
By Emily Moran Christian Coma (CC), drummer of Black Veil Brides, has had to drop out mid-European tour due to what was worded as an “unfortunate personal and private matter.” The band has announced that Wade Murff from Godsmack will…