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The world of podcasting is evolving at a stunning rate. Once perhaps unfairly associated with a solitary individual with a laptop and a microphone chuntering away about some apparently fascinating unsolved murder, podcasts are now an entire industry and, believe it or not, the top tier are eyeing up Netflix’s throne for a takeover. Chief […]
Grime was never supposed to win, let alone last this long. Fresh out the gate, the elder statesmen of UK garage refused entry to our tracksuit-wearing masters of ceremonies, leaving them no other option but to create their own stage. Then there was ‘the establishment’ and mainstream press to deal with, who felt the content was […]
Two of the UK’s finest lyricists, Avelino and Dave, have just dropped a huge new collaboration called “Cassius Clay”. The rappers last teamed up on “U Can Stand Up / Royal” on Avelino’s NO BULLSHIT project in 2017, so it’s about time they joined forces again. As you might expect from these two, the layered metaphors and references […]
Self-awareness isn’t always an easy thing. It’s equally hard to be aware of what you have in that very moment, rather than growing old and looking back wistfully at days gone by. So you have to respect people like emerging Brummie talent Matt Ryder who is not only able to be present and appreciate the world […]
Adding to what has already been a success–filled year, R&B singer-songwriter Ayelle is back once again with another addition to her rapidly-expanding catalogue with “Unpredictable” — the latest of 12 singles the singer is releasing every month this year with support from PRS Momentum. It’s a fitting title given her tendency to inundate us with […]
A central figure in the London jazz scene and member of Afrobeats collective Kokoroko, multi-instrumentalist and singer Oscar Jerome has just kicked off a massive European tour that will finish with his biggest headliner to date at London’s Heaven on November 19. In support of that, he’s now releasing his new single “Lizard Street” (out now), […]
Next year, January 17, sought-after R&B producer SIROJ will release his long-awaited new album, Among My Souvenirs, but ahead of that he’s just dropped off the project’s latest single “Perfume”. The nimble new track is a driving surge of emotion, giving rapper Dusty a moody and stirring backing for his sure-footed, melodic flow to flourish. If […]
It would have been completely understandable if Davido wasn’t able to turn up to the interview. But when he arrives he’s tired, but full of joy: his wife gave birth to his third child just this weekend gone and he’d arrived in Kensington after being at the hospital. He considers himself blessed—it was the first […]
It’s official: fleece season has arrived and it’s shaping up to be bitter! So get ahead of winter with a selection of ten cross-brand fleeces for 2019. Just because it’s time to layer up and brave the cold, it doesn’t mean dress should suddenly become less pleasurable, and Pleasures apparel is exactly what it says on the […]
Barena returns to their expansive fabric archive to deliver Archivio 1993, delivering contemporary design with a truly vintage feel. Developed as a showcase of Barena’s core elements, the Archivio 1993 collection acts as a narrative through time, marked by an exploration of their wide-ranging fabric archive that calls their Venetian studio home. Built using what […]
