Wednesday 15th October 2025

Music

A tale of two venues: Oxford’s musical legacies

Oxford is a city full of firsts – historical, personal, degree class, and musicological. Two of its music venues, separated by about 250 years of history and a walk...

Night School: Oxford’s after-hours curriculum

The first time I saw Nahom and Ethan, it wasn’t on a night out...

Oxford Commas at the Fringe – Interview

The Oxford Commas are a contemporary gender-inclusive a capella group who had their Fringe...

‘Aca-demic Weapons’ at the Fringe: Oxford Commas Review

★★★★☆ A capella groups from Oxford have long been favourites at the Edinburgh Fringe, with...

Single of the week: James Blunt’s ‘Love Me Better’

Emma Leech slates the pop singer's painful new release

A product of pointless nostalgia

Natalia Bus argues against the unfulfilling nature of musical reunions

Spotlight: Sal Para

Natalia Bus is captivated by this Oxford artist's authentic debut effort

Single of the week: Arcade Fire’s ‘I Give You Power’

Will Cowie remains unmoved by Arcade Fire's impassive anti-Trump release

Margo Price live at the Bullingdon

Emily Beswick is delighted by the raw energy of Price's live show

Four Gorillaz of the Ape-ocalypse

Natalia Bus on the anti-Trump rhetoric of the chilling Gorillaz release

The Price is right: Margo’s musings

Emily Beswick discusses gender with the rising country star

Review: The xx—A masterstroke of production

Dom Saad pulls apart the intricacies of The xx’s third album, I See You

Album of the week: Bonobo’s Migration

Bonobo’s Migration is a five star delight, says Natalia Bus

Remembering the King of Soul

Jeannie Stanley ruminates on the timeless power of Sam Cooke

Spotlight: Basic Space

Natalia Bus delights in the Oxford duo's relaxing sound

Single of the week: Ed Sheeran’s ‘Castle on the Hill’

Will Cowie predicts big things for Ed Sheeran in 2017

The connoisseur’s guide to 2017 in music

Will Cowie looks ahead to what’s shaping up to be a year of unlikely pop music comebacks

Math rock for everyone

Dom Saad marries together maths and music in his exploration of the formidable arithmetic delights of the Oxford-based TTNG

‘Into the Fire’: how one song defined a decade of Grey’s Anatomy

Jeannie Stanley explores the implications of the Thirteen Senses hit for the critically acclaimed American drama

Review: Run the Jewels – RTJ3

Dom Saad is energised by the call for revolution dominating Run the Jewels' third studio release

George Michael: a tribute to the man of words

Natalia Bus remembers the lyrical genius of the late pop legend

The Oxford Alternotives’ Christmas release: a mingling of warmth and humour

Natalia Bus finds the Oxford Alternotives' Christmas cover both playful and heartfelt

‘Last Christmas’: a lingering recollection

Emma Leech gets lost in a musical memory

The ultimate soundtrack to your revision

Dom Saad recommends albums to sweat and slave to this Christmas vac

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