19 Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves The last few years have seen various pop artists look to country, folk and Americana music as sources of inspiration in order to achieve a more ‘authentic’ sound. But all it took was Kacey Musgraves releasing her third album Golden Hour to prove just how blended country and pop […]
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‘I just can’t wait for the next year of my life’: An Interview With Emma Blackery
Five EPs, two headline tours and one tour supporting Busted later, Basildon-born rising pop act Emma Blackery has been catapulted into international fame over the past year, and has recently released her first track of 2018, ‘Dirt’, which has already racked up nearly 400,000 views on YouTube since its release and has been met with […]
Live Review: State Champs @ Bristol O2 Academy
I have to say, there are very few things I enjoy more than classic pop punk concerts, so last night was a real treat. Punk band from Florida, Northbound, played us into the venue, as guys and gals in various arrays of black jeans, plaid shirts and band tees shuffled excitedly onto the floor. I’d […]
Live Review: Deaf Havana @ O2 Academy Bristol
After battling the northern winds of Bristol (we’d forgotten to factor the slight temperature change into our wardrobe choices), the sight of the O2 Academy was a welcome one, especially once we realised we weren’t going to be surrounded by fourteen year olds – as is sometimes the danger when seeing bands that you’ve listened […]
Feature: What Does Punk Mean in 2017?
Punk is dead!”, cry the forlorn dad-rockers lamenting the loss of their Buzzcocks and Dead Kennedys only to be displaced by Fall Out Boy and Twenty-One Pilots. There’s no shortage of punk-rock-loving individuals nostalgically fetishising the bygone age of battered leather jackets, colourful Mohawk sand metal spikes as long as your fingers while the current […]
Album Review: Blink 182 – California
C alifornia, the new album from pop-punk legends Blink-182, is everything a comeback album should be. It blends punk guitar riffs with pop melodies and maintains the spirit of ‘zero fucks given’ that Blink are famous for. California sounds more like their old sound than anything they’ve had for a while, but it doesn’t feel regressive. […]