Music
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 why. Whilst we may not...
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer,...
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."
“Look what you made me do”: Taylor Swift’s reinvention
The reinvention of her ‘reputation’ is not a change of character nor a sudden shift in her attitude to the spotlight. The Reputation era was simply a rebranding of sound, lyricism, production and image which worked to provoke her audience and, ironically, sustain her reputation.
Review: The 1975’s latest album falls short
Some robotic pretentious waffle. Some cynical love songs. Some good hooks, a few nice bridges. Rinse and repeat for an album for an identikit album, with a dozen else out there the same.
John Frusciante: Water under the bridge
A profile of the reclusive virtuoso
What’s on: Txking Oxford by Storm
TxkeOff and Land’s visit to Oxford will no doubt bring a new energy to the city, offering an elite clubbing experience to all its attendees with live artists performing
‘Say we want a revolution’: Music, politics, and protest songs
While some may hold the view of music as an absolute art form, the fact is that music is an integral part of human culture, society and our passion for protest
The desire to be elsewhere: a look back at some of 2018’s musical highlights
The opening track of George Ezra’s album Staying at Tamara’s moans ‘Why, why, what a terrible time to be alive’, and in 2018 this...
Is West Side Story still relevant today?
West Side Story has stood the test of time not just because of its artistic mastery, but because of its universal message. As the show’s choreographer Jerome Robbins once said, the show is about intolerance all over the world, not just in 1950s New York. In many ways, the show is more relevant today than it ever has been.
Review: Sweetener by Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande finds produces some intermittent bangers while caught in the changing tides of contemporary pop
Sufjan Stevens: Saying is believing
Everything about Stevens’ work is an attempt to love right, and to believe right
Feeling comfort while in the uncomfortable
Why are we so drawn to music that puts us on edge?
Music, Magic, and Bridging the Gap
The presence of magic in music has shifted and evolved over the years
The infamous melodramatics of Kanye West: Ye or nay?
Kanye has had a career riddled with dramatic events – what has this done to his legacy?
Living in a material world
Why the 80s and 90s have made a comeback
Lessons From Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino
A retrospective look at this controversial project reminds us of the danger and importance of risk-taking in music.
