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Anthrax Celebrates Their 40th Anniversary at O2 Academy Brixton, But Their Music Never Gets Old
Photo by Akane Hayashi First formed in New York in 1981, Anthrax has played an integral role in pioneering the 1980s thrash metal scene...
Akane Hayashi
Oct 17, 20223 min read


Sabrina Carpenter's 'emails i can't send': An Almost-Sell-Out Salvaged By Its Authentic Album Tracks
Photo by Steven Miller on Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) Sabrina Carpenter received large amounts of attention last year due to her...
Siraaj Khan
Oct 17, 20223 min read


Beefeater x Lakwena: Art, Music and The Spirit of London
Photo by Carina Najia It’s undeniable that London is the world’s biggest melting pot of diverse cultures. The capital’s ability to bring...
Carina Najia
Oct 9, 20222 min read


Ghali at Electric Brixton: Uniting Italians Across the Globe
Photo by Carina Najia When I first moved to London, I befriended many European students who exposed me to a genre of music I had never...
Carina Najia
Oct 9, 20222 min read


Sorry Have Nothing To Apologise For With Sophomore Album, 'Anywhere But Here'
Photo by Molly Boniface On Wednesday, October 5th, I made it down to the Windmill in Brixton for the album launch of Sorry’s second...
Molly Boniface
Oct 7, 20222 min read


The Driver Era Drive Their Fans Wild At O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Photo by Wikipedista2014 on Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) After a year filled with music releases and not one, but two...
Marlene Barthel
Oct 7, 20223 min read


Slowthai at Ambika P3: A Showcase of Hostility, Intimacy, and Adidas Originals
Photo by Edwardx on Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) In the saturated sphere of British rap music, it’s not often that a...
Leon Lewis
Oct 4, 20223 min read


STRAND X Gotobeat Festival: In Conversation With Sugarthief, Good Future, Youth Sector & L'Objectif
Graphic, and all others in this article, courtesy of Gotobeat Amidst our preparations for our long-awaited STRAND Magazine X Gotobeat...
Talia Andrea
Sep 7, 20225 min read


Sexy-lectronic: Boy Harsher Put On A Show At EartH Hackney
Photo by UT Connewitz Photo Crew on Flickr - licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0. Boy Harsher are an exciting electronic duo consisting of...
Nell Prince
Sep 6, 20222 min read


STRAND X Reading Festival: A Female-Focused Friday
Image courtesy of the Reading Festival website; image credit: Sarah Louise Bennett The night before Reading Festival was about to hit the...
Talia Andrea
Aug 29, 20228 min read
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