Music

On Geese and the Cult of the Fake Fan

Great statistics could be drawn up about how often men in Oxford will want to talk to me about Geese.

Culture Val Michael -

Who gets to speak? The rise of the male podcast epidemic

I couldn’t help but notice, however, that one of the reasons for my disillusionment with the genre was likely the glaring gender imbalance, often when it came to the most successful, well-known podcasts.

Culture Amy Lawson -

Internet Babies: Students of Subculture

There’s a certain kind of artist that I keep coming back to lately: artists...

Music Sharon Wilson -

Authenticity and the pop genre: Slayyyter’s ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’

Catherine Garner, known as Slayyyter, has been chasing fame for almost ten years now. She started out making ‘lo-fi pop’ from her bedroom closet, before bursting onto the music scene in 2019 with a string of electro-pop tracks

Culture Val Michael -

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

Live review: Biffy Clyro at London’s O2 arena

Romilly Mavin is impressed by Biffy Clyro’s mingling of energy and intimacy at the close of their UK tour

Live review: Fickle Friends at the Bullingdon

Akshay Bilolikar escapes rainy Oxford for sunny Los Angeles with Fickle Friends

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