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From the release of “They Ain’t 100” in 2016, to going No. 1 with Dave last year, to now finally releasing your debut album on a major—when you were just a guy from the roads who rapped every now and then, did you ever think you would be in the position that you’re in […]
At just 18 years old, emerging L.A-based Good Intent has got his sights set on the global stage. Born Marty Valentine, Good Intent cites his primary influences as pop and R&B, packaging them together as something he calls “loverboy music”. Having lent his production talents to the likes of Lil Yachty, Goldlink, Allan Kingdom and Ski […]
Nigerian-American documentarian Chi Modu has spent the best part of 30 years presenting defining images of hip-hop, with his work amongst the most well-known and recognisable across the visual canon of rap. If you grew up even slightly aware of hip-hop, you’ve almost certainly seen one of Chi Modu’s iconic images. For those that grew up immersed in […]
Arriving May 3, Fragments is the new album from experimental pop producer Drinker. Leading the charge in the build-up to that is new single, “Something I Want”, a dissection (as he explains below) of our many addictions in this world, from alcohol and drugs to technology and money. The pained vocals and ice-cold electronics come together to […]
Not to be mistaken for an R&B singer, Ruby Rushton is the band name of Tenderlonious (aka Ed Cawthorne, UK jazz stalwart and 22a label founder), Nick Walters, Aidan Shepherd and Tim Carnegie. Expected on 7″ vinyl in February, “Eleven Grapes” will also feature on the third Ruby Rushton long player, Ironside, set for release […]
After a triumphant year spent touring the globe and releasing his star-studded, all-killer Anthology mixtape, Jarreau Vandal is back with the video for the tape’s third single, “What You Saying” with TĀLĀ. As with the rest of Anthology, “What You Saying” continues down Vandal’s path of incorporating more and more live instrumentation into his still club-friendly productions. There is, […]
Early December, 2018, a day before Swindle’s headline show that saw Ghetts, Kojey Radical, Etta Bond, Knucks and more take to the stage, I had never seen an artist so focused on the task at hand. Rehearsing at Shepherd’s Bush Studios with his band members, a cool, calm and collected Swindle took on an ambitious […]
Unless you’ve been living under a rock today, chances are you’ve caught wind of Wireless Festival‘s not-quite-believable line-up for 2019 — and there are still more artists to be announced. First and foremost, Cardi B and Migos are scheduled to be co-headliners for Friday, which will no doubt be interesting to say the least. The […]
Rave institution ADE have just announced their dates for this year’s marathon events. Last year’s event, which took place in October, was a huge event that saw the many myriad worlds of rave music take over the whole city. All manners of subgenres from UK garage and deep house through to techno and hardcore were […]
He’s due to kick off a tour of Europe (including a special Valentine’s Day slot at London’s XOYO) next month, so it’s about time we were treated to new music from Brit singer Kaleem Taylor. New single “Not Alone” picks up from the same stream of Taylor’s previous release, the stunning six-track EP Version. Dropped […]
