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genre

Micro-Genres? Schmicro-Schmenres!

People want to use hyphens when they describe the music they listen to. Rarely will you ask someone what kind of stuff they’re into and simply receive a reply of “rock” or “dance.” A growing complexity naturally comes with more sophisticated nomenclature, after all, and a snappy summary of exactly what the vibe of artist […]

Oct 11, 2016 By Robert Westlake Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: Indie, genre, Sufjan Stevens, nirvana, alternative rock, Micro-Genres, Contemporary Music, epiphany pop, Teen Suicide, black-sludge-nu-metal

Music Genre of the Week: Grime

GRIME   Background and Info With its origins in London’s pirate radio shows Grime is a genre that sticks its hands in a lot of musical cookie jars. Jungle, Drum & Bass, Garage, Reggae and Dancehall to name a few. It has also been labelled as ‘gritty’ hip hop and ‘deep’ rap. It’s certainly a […]

Mar 15, 2016 By Phoebe Davis Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: genre, grime, skepta, music genre, music genre of the week, stormzy, jme, giggs

Music Genre of the Week: Gothabilly

Used by The Cramps to described their sobre rockabilly influenced brand of punk rock, Gothabilly is a hybrid music genre. Listening to it is like going to a prom where theme is not “Black and White” but “Black and Black”. Similar to Glam Rock, Gothabilly is also firmly intertwined with fashion. Many Gothabilly artists can […]

Feb 21, 2016 By Phoebe Davis Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: column, genre, music genre, gothabilly, the cramps, music genre of the week, the phantom chords

Music Genre Of The Week: Shoegaze

Shoegaze  Origins and info Shoegaze can be described as a transient amorphous wall of sound characterised by distinctly hazy guitar and washed-out, often inaudible vocals, as if a noisy rock band were submerged in glue. Perhaps the best way to understand it is a genre is in the name itself. NME coined the name ‘shoegaze’ because the bands […]

Jan 22, 2016 By Phoebe Davis Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: my bloody valentine, column, genre, beach house, Phoebe Davis, shoegaze

Music Lesson 10: Riot Grrrl

Today, few topics raise the ire of so many (one way or another) than the topic of feminism. Whether for or against, moderate or extreme, proto or post-colonial, it’s a guaranteed hot topic, and like most hot topics, it has a place in the punk movement. Enter Riot Grrrl: feminism incarnate, applied directly to the […]

Nov 8, 2015 By Joshua Rotchelle Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: Feminism, genre, music lesson, riot grrrl

Album Review: Swim Deep – Mothers

Swim Deep Mothers 2 October 2015   If there was one criticism that could be made of Swim Deep’s (mostly) excellent debut album Where The Heaven Are We, it was that the wishy-washy nostalgia pop was somewhat lacking in depth; inoffensive and pleasant enough, yet almost certainly playing on the side of safe (presumably to keep […]

Oct 18, 2015 By James Beeson Filed Under: Album Reviews, Music Tagged With: Album Review, slider, genre, James Beeson, Swim Deep, Mothers, Fueiho Boogie

Music Lesson 9: Gangsta Rap

Veteran Eminem listeners may recall a certain skit from his Marshall Mathers LP album (the first one), in which an exasperated Steve Berman “explains” Dr. Dre’s album successes: “he’s rapping about big-screen TVs, blunts, 40s (40 oz. beer bottles) and bitches”. Such is the foundation of the genre known as gangsta rap, the topic of […]

Oct 9, 2015 By Joshua Rotchelle Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: music, slider, genre, Joshua Rotchelle, eminem, Gangsta Rap, NWA

Music Lesson 6: Opera Metal

Have you ever come across a genre that makes you sad about human existence? Josh Rotchelle stumbles across symphonic metal (metal opera) in his latest musical quest. [dropcap size=small]H[/dropcap]ave you ever wondered what Tyrion Lannister of Game of Thrones has on his iPod? Me neither, but if I had to guess at the point of a […]

Jul 2, 2015 By Joshua Rotchelle Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: slider, genre, metal, opera, music lesson, josh rotchelle, symphonic metal

Music Lesson 5: Electro-swing

Fact: electro-swing is, on balance, the coolest genre of music in current existence. How? It pulls off the impossible balancing act: sporting bouncy and energetic tunes, but also maintaining a cool stride that makes it look easy. Think 20 cans of Red Bull plus Morgan Freeman. Lifestyle Editor Josh Rotchelle takes us through his fifth […]

Jun 26, 2015 By Joshua Rotchelle Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: music, Review, column, genre, music lesson, josh rotchelle, electro swing, jurassic 5

Music Lesson 4: Horrorcore

In the fourth instalment of Josh Rotchelle’s Music Lesson, the genre on the chalkboard is horrorcore. What do you get when you mix wearing your heart on your sleeve, a self-exaggerated sense of one’s own edginess, and a life on the streets? The correct answer is horrorcore, a fringe hip-hop genre unique for its fixation on […]

Jun 18, 2015 By Joshua Rotchelle Filed Under: Music Features, Music Tagged With: slider, genre, music lesson, closed casket, eminem, esham, horrorcore, josh rotchelle, necro

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