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The Beatles' 'Now and Then': Authentic or Cash Grab?
Photo by j4p4n via Openclipart (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) 60 years after ‘Love Me Do’, The...
Ellis Riverol
Nov 13, 20233 min read


Black Country, New Road Live Review: Embracing Music as an Art
Photo by Paul Hudson via Wikimedia (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) As Black Country, New Road are...
Raya Dasgupta
Nov 7, 20233 min read


National Album Day 2023: The STRAND's Top Picks From The 90s
Photo by Encik Tekateki via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) According to your local supermarket, petrol station or post...
The Strand Magazine
Oct 14, 20233 min read


Public Image Ltd's "End Of World": Sound and Anger Mature Without Mellowing
Photo by Spartacos via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0) “Anger is an energy,” John Lydon yells throughout ‘Rise’, a song...
Akane Hayashi
Oct 12, 20235 min read


Fat Dog at Scala: A Cultish Rock n’ Roll Fever Dream
Photo by Amy Russell With new songs adding to an already established set list and their biggest headline yet, the sky's the limit for the...
Amy Russell
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Where Did All the Groupies Go? The Rise and Fall of the Good-Time Girls of Rock
Robert Plant was known for wearing the blouses of the groupie he had slept with the night before onstage during Led Zeppelin’s 70s tours....
Sadie King
Oct 10, 20235 min read


PJ Harvey Inside the Old Year Roundhouse: A Haunting Artistry
Photo by Mika Vaisanen via Wikimedia (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) With the Roundhouse venue as...
Kiana Kardooni
Oct 10, 20233 min read


In Conversation With Coupdekat: On Her Latest EP, Loud LDN, & Gender Equality In The Music Industry
Photo provided courtesy of Holocene Management London-based multimedia artist Coupdekat has established herself as one of the freshest...
Akane Hayashi
Sep 21, 20239 min read


Glastonbury: More Than Music
Photo Credit: Emma Harrison Getting your hands on Glastonbury tickets is as elusive and anxiety-inducing as they say. The night before...
Emma Harrison
Sep 20, 20235 min read


Royal Blood: 'Back to The Water Below' Album Review
Photo by Dena Flows via Flickr (Under License Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)) Royal Blood, the rock duo from...
Emma Harrison
Sep 20, 20233 min read
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