Music
Blue Monday: Forever a New Order
Everybody knows Joy Division, everybody knows New Order. If the former’s post-punk gloom is the gateway drug for 80s bands like Bauhaus and The Cure, the latter is a...
Mitski’s The Land is Inhospitable tour review: The artist by herself
The original title I had for this article was ‘Retired from Sad, New Business...
The Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga
Since the rise of hip-hop in the 1990s, diss tracks (short for disrespect or...
Cherwell Introduces: Tongue
Joining me this week are the up-and-coming Oxford rock band, Tongue. After a gorgeously...
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poet’s Department: Who tortures the poet?
The most tortured love affair on Taylor Swift’s new album is her relationship with...
Blue Monday: Forever a New Order
Everybody knows Joy Division, everybody knows New Order. If the former’s post-punk gloom is the gateway drug for 80s bands like Bauhaus and The...
Mitski’s The Land is Inhospitable tour review: The artist by herself
The original title I had for this article was ‘Retired from Sad, New Business in Camp’. This was weeks before the actual concert itself, where...
The Drake and Kendrick Lamar saga
Since the rise of hip-hop in the 1990s, diss tracks (short for disrespect or disparage) have been a staple of the genre. These tracks...
Cherwell Introduces: Tongue
Joining me this week are the up-and-coming Oxford rock band, Tongue. After a gorgeously hot and sunny day, I had the pleasure of watching...
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poet’s Department: Who tortures the poet?
The most tortured love affair on Taylor Swift’s new album is her relationship with her audience. Following its release on April 19th, the album’s...
Cherwell Introducing: Phoebe Blue
Joining me this week is the radiant Phoebe Blue, a 2nd year classicist at Balliol, singer-songwriter, and bassist. Meeting me on a blustery Saturday...
Men used to go to war – now they DJ
Why are so many people becoming DJs? This recent obsession has taken the world – and now Oxford – by storm. Love it or...
The rise of genre fluidity: Is this the death of genre as we know it?
My favourite genre of music: a question I’ve found becoming increasingly difficult to answer over the years, and it’s only now that I’m discovering...
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer, Jude 2nd year chemist/bass player, Dan music student/drummer, and Marcus...
American Odyssey- The world building of Lana del Rey’s music
"The past decade of Lana del Rey’s music has ventured from the deserts and neon-lights of Las Vegas to the streets of New York, Hollywood, and eventually rural California."
OUO at the Sheldonian review: ‘Spectacular throughout’
"The Sheldonian Theatre was treated on Saturday of 4th week to a display by some of the University’s best musical talent."
Five Songs for the Fifth Week Blues
"I believe that music makes a lot of things in life better. Fifth week at Oxford is no exception."
Forget Her Not: Rediscovering Women in Music- Week 1
At fifteen, I was fully and completely obsessed with the Californian soul/alternative R&B/jazz/funk band The Internet. It is for this reason that I can...
Grammys 2024: Reflection of Profitability or Recognition of Artistry?
The 2024 Grammys were everything they should be: glamorous, monumental, and of course, controversial.
Taylor Swift has made history by becoming the first artist to...
