Month: May 2025

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The Soundtrack of Summer 2025

2025’s music landscape has been up in the air for a while now. It is a year of music that is not putting pressure on itself to be defined by any specific sound, and this is precisely what might be causing listeners some anxiety. The past few years have featured structured releases with a clear trajectory towards the all-important and central component of an artist’s success: the summer soundtrack. Being hailed as the artist who is defining the moment and […]

todayMay 29, 2025 9

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LONDON NIGHTLIFE

Last Orders: Is London’s Nightlife Dying? Written by Reuben Virk Saturday in Soho was once alive with a certain buzz about it, and music spilling out into the streets. Nowadays, many bars are already shuttered, or permanently closed for business. Clubs that used to run until sunrise now close by 2 a.m., and their crowds are thinning out quite exponentially. London used to be a nightlife capital, and now seems quieter than ever. In 2025, people are asking the uncomfortable […]

todayMay 27, 2025 11

Hip Hop

Artist Spotlight: Little Simz

Artist Spotlight: Little Simz Little Simz has carved her place as one of the UK's most compelling and innovative artists, and her story spans from the council estates of Islington to the global stage. She was born Simbiatu Ajikawo, and her journey from youth clubs in North London to winning a Mercury Prize is entirely down to her relentless drive and unparalleled artistry. Little Simz's ascent in the music industry has been marked by a series of critically acclaimed projects […]

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Notting Hill Carnival: The History of its Sound

Notting Hill Carnival has long been viewed as a vital cultural moment, one which reaches past its physical location of West London, to inspire, celebrate and support people all across the country. It is notorious especially for its notable musical flare just as much as the fashion and dancing. Picture the infectious steel pans pulsing, with soca and reggae music reverberating all through the streets of West London. It is a musical procession rooted in Caribbean tradition just as much […]

todayMay 27, 2025 21

R'n'B

Album Review: Fancy That by PinkPantheress

Has PinkPantheress upped her game for the summer of 2025 with her new album release? PinkPantheress—or Victoria Beverley Walker—is a 24-year-old English singer-songwriter and producer. Her springboard to stardom was aided by TikTok and its ability to foster viral sensations, particularly when she released Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2 with Ice Spice back in 2023. Walker’s unique vocal qualities and distinctive UK garage-pop fusion sound have returned for the artist’s third studio album, released today. Track 1 – Illegal 8/10 […]

todayMay 16, 2025 25

House

Genre Spotlight: The birth of House music

As one of the more recent genres to emerge, house music represents freedom, escapism and community in such a physically expressive format. House music is so heavily tied to disco, a widely established genre by the time the 1980s came around. This is where house was born and where it thrived — within its confined, underground club scene. Its name actually comes from a venue named The Warehouse, where DJ Frankie Knuckles experimented with early house through disco, soul, and […]

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Hip Hop

Artist Spotlight: Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is one of the top artists of 2025, headlining the Superbowl half-time show, winning five GRAMMY awards and currently on his stadium world tour. Rap came back with a vengeance this year, with 37-year-old Lamar at the helm of the rocky ship — especially with his infamous diss track Not Like Us winning all five GRAMMYs, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In total, Lamar has racked up 22 GRAMMYs, dating all the way […]

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