Music

Review: Oxford Opera Society enters the bullring for Bizet’s ‘Carmen’

If you recall Pixar’s UP, a comedy where an old man balloons with his dog to South America, a funny moment appears in Carl’s morning routine: the agonizingly slow...

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Your essential guide to the music of May Day

May Day: It’s unique, convivial and quintessentially Oxford. Only once a year does the...

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A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession

In his new album, The Crux, Djo, aka Joe Keery, perfectly inhabits and evokes...

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Fontaines DC and the (re) rise of indie Sleaze

I recently took to my finsta to post a story claiming that the Fontaines...

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Review: Under Your Sky

‘I want to wake up with you in Wales again and watch that sun go down,’ are the words sung by Kiaran Crook, lead...

Interview: Another Sky

“How would you describe your music to those who haven’t heard it before? - Being punched in the face then kissed tenderly.” Another Sky, a London-based...

Nu Jazz – How it Began

The evolution of jazz into the present day

Making the Case for Bieber

I doubt you could find many people today who would not recognize those iconic opening notes of, statistically, the most hated song ever recorded – even...

Review: Don’t Call Me Angel

Why Ariana, Miley and Lana's latest release is little more than a cash cow

Review: The Leisure Society at the Bullingdon

Brian Eno likes the Leisure Society. So does Ray Davies. These facts alone are reason enough to persuade anybody to go and see a...

Interview: JOHN

A chat with up and coming band JOHN about Punk, brutalism, and their new album: Out Here on the Fringes

W. G. Still: The Forgotten American Tchaikovsky

At one point America's most successful symphonist, lauded for his ode to forgotten black soldiers, few today have heard of W. G. Still. According to The Cambridge History of American Music, “No composer plummeted from authentic prominence to an eclipse more total than endured by William Grant Still.”

100% That Bitch

It was May Day afternoon when I clicked play on the movie ‘Someone Great’ on Netflix. It had come out a few days ago,...

Festival Review: We Out Here

Jazz, soul, hip hop, afro, electronica, and house - a look at the festival made for everyone

Stilettos, Broken Bottles and Teenage Heartbreak: A Love Letter to Robyn’s Dancing on my Own

When I was sixteen, I was in love for the first time. It was a boy from a school near mine, who I’ll refer to...

Review: Lover by Taylor Swift

Jess Curry looks at why Taylor Swift's latest record represents a strong return to form

Sex, drugs and gender roles: Frank Turner’s historical concept album

A discussion of the new historical concept album from Frank Turner, "No Man's Land".

Were Nickelback really that bad?

Were Nickleback responsible for killing guitar music in the pop charts?

Review: ANIMA by Thom Yorke

A glance at Yorke's finest solo album to date

Songs to Sell Your Soul To

A talk through some of the songs on our newest playlist, designed to bring a little sunshine to the life of a languishing intern.

Just a Crush?

How Tessa Violet's 'Bad Ideas' and Mitski's 'Be the Cowboy' are changing the portrayal of romance in pop

Mashrou Leila’s Message of Pride Prevails Following Government Ban

How one Lebanese band became a symbol of hope for LGBTQ people across the world

Music and Christianity: What’s it all about?

What is the role of music in Christian worship, and does it still matter in the 21st century?

Review: No Man’s Land – Frank Turner

Why the newest offering from Frank Turner was a pleasant surprise

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Music

Review: Oxford Opera Society enters the bullring for Bizet’s ‘Carmen’

Your essential guide to the music of May Day

A review of The Crux: Djo turns music into a profession

Fontaines DC and the (re) rise of indie Sleaze

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