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2 days ago
3 min

In Conversation With Chalo H.Q: Championing Indian, Pakistani and Kashmiri Artists

Chalo H.Q founders Jitwam and Dhruva Balram noticed a gap in the music industry. Although musicians of South Asian descent have been prod...

The Digital Age for Art – Opportunities with Caution

Maria Makurat

Nov 23
3 min

The Digital Age for Art – Opportunities with Caution

Image: Gage Walker Whether it’s Tik Tok, YouTube, Instagram or Facebook, the digital age offers many different platforms for many types o...

Elinor Evans

Nov 21
4 min

Cult Series: Shakespeare's Scarface

*Warning: contains spoilers* Scarface’s reputation precedes it like no other, a cult classic bathing in the same prominence as Shakespear...

In Conversation with Palace: Longing for Live Performances

Olivia Hall

Nov 20
6 min

In Conversation with Palace: Longing for Live Performances

All image credit: Chuff Media Lockdown didn’t stop restless London-based band Palace from releasing their new EP ‘Someday, Somewhere’ on ...

Instagram’s made-to-order brands: the beginning of the end of fast fashion

Bo Nguyen

Nov 18
5 min

Instagram’s made-to-order brands: the beginning of the end of fast fashion

I wasn't putting my money where my mouth was, so I had no choice but to find alternatives. I started looking for solutions where I initi

Anoushka Chakrapani, Fleur Colson and Emma Short

Nov 18
4 min

ON REPEAT: November Mixtape

Image credit: Ella-Mae Earnshaw NEWS ROUNDUP 1) Kylie Minogue is the first female artist to top the UK album chart in 5 consecutive deca...

Pippa Sterk

Nov 12
3 min

Queer Choral Communities

Image credit: Pippa Sterk In September 2018, I sat on a train for an hour and a half. At the time, I thought that I was making the bigges...

Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'

Andre Pironi

Nov 6
3 min

Cult Series: Clerks - or 'How I Learned to Get Up and Do Something'

Hitting rock bottom sucks, we can all agree on that. What sucks even more though is not actually realising you’ve hit rock bottom (or per...

Richard Dawson: Live(streamed) From The Barbican

Josh Aberman

Nov 5
2 min

Richard Dawson: Live(streamed) From The Barbican

All image credit: Mark Allan/Barbican Often lauded as the English Captain Beefheart, Richard Dawson’s music is both raw and experimental;...

In Conversation With Black Honey: Meeting the Self, Female Empowerment and Refusing to Apologise

Ella Mansell

Oct 31
7 min

In Conversation With Black Honey: Meeting the Self, Female Empowerment and Refusing to Apologise

All image credit: Chuff Media Formed in 2014, British indie rock band Black Honey has reshaped popular music narratives through their uni...

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