Music
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 2nd year biologist/keys player!
The Somerville...
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."
‘Spectacular throughout’: OUO at the Sheldonian- review
"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...
Post-Post-Punk: Got the Spirit, Lose the Feeling
What it comes down to is the fact that post-punk lacks the plasticity of genres like rock or hip-hop, which freely pool together music that would otherwise be separated by decades. It is, by its very name, less a style than a moment in time
Singing to Say No to Cinematic Fantasies
"Titanic Rising" is an album that dispels the fantasies presented by film
Fantasy Music’s Apex – Djwadi’s Score for ‘Game of Thrones’
What makes the 'Game of Thrones' score as iconic as it is?
Lily Allen’s No Shame Refusing Remorse
A review of Lily Allen's latest album
Cage the Elephant: Social Cues
Since forming in 2006, Cage the Elephant have managed to dance from one end of the rock spectrum to the other with little hesitation,...
James Blake: Finding Himself In Someone Else
He has candidly burst from the shell of self-doubt, willing to share his emotions with us, the fans, and his love with his significant other.
Lady Gaga is not a receptacle for your pain
It's been almost two years since the release of Chris Moukarbel's documentary about the pop icon super-star Lady Gaga, a.k.a. Stefani Germanotta. Gaga: Five...
Talkin’ ’bout a Revolution: The Sound of Protest Art
Tracy Chapman’s appearance at the 1988 Nelson Mandela tribute concert transformed her career. The political turmoil surrounding Apartheid was transposed onto Chapman’s performance; songs...
Coldplay heating up
The death of being embarrassed about playing Coldplay in the shower
Lust for Life: Lana Del Rey
A genre in herself, Lana’s sleepy Hollywood aesthetic and tragic love songs have earned her success in the indie pop scene. Under her...
NoFriendz: “Show up next time Oxford, you bastards”
Meet NoFriendz - they may not be your favourite band yet, but they probably deserve to be.
August’s Here Already
Newly formed supergroup August Greene use their music to bring to life the African American experience.
Cambridge carnage creators conquer Oxford
Cellar continues to be a goldmine of underground musical talent
David Bowie: The art of getting on a bit
The life of Ziggy defied expectation.
