OxFolk reviews: Life in a Paper Boat
Ben Ray finds surprises in well-renowned folk musician Kate Rusby's new album Life in a Paper Boat
A pioneer erased: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Alice Townson argues that the innovative rock and roll talent should be discussed as unique in her own right
OxFolk Reviews: ‘Vortex’
Ben Ray reviews Methera's new album 'Vortex', and is swept away by their live Corpus performance
Beyond anger: an evening with Frank Carter
Somehow we have got to a point where modern rock music feels as if it is becoming ever more sanitised and anodyne. The idea...
Remembering Laughing Lennie
The day before I left home to come to Oxford I found a hidden stash of my parents’ records in a cupboard in the...
Jon Boden at the O2: Painted Lady and other folk
Ben Ray discusses folk music legend Jon Boden's latest album Painted Lady and performance at the O2 Academy
OxFolk Reviews: Faustus – Death and other Animals
Ben Ray looks at the UK folk three-piece's latest release
The enduring value of Diamond Dogs
Matt Roberts crawls through the outpourings of Bowie praise to look at a long-forgotten album
Emotional electronica
Ellen Peirson-Hagger is touched by the humanity in James Blake’s live
show, as, for once, the musician/producer emerges from behind his laptop
How to beat Fifth Week blues
Richard Birch and Cat Bean discuss nine ways to relax amidst the Oxonian madness
Live review: The Lovely Eggs, Cellar
Ellen Peirson-Hagger looks under the shell of The Lovely Eggs
Getting it right: political commentary and rap
David Lawton highlights the political potential of rap, and consigns folk and punk to the dustbin of history
A dark trend in music documentaries
David Lawton argues that the rebirth of the tortured artist’s image in music documentaries exploits pain
A night at the clubs: Two Doors Down @ The Cellar
Two Doors Down's indie extravaganza leaves James Lamming hungry for more
