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In Conversation: Suryakant Sawhney Doesn't Fit In A Box
New Delhi based artist Suryakant Sawhney, founder of Peter Cat Recording Co. and the artist behind LIFAFA, spoke to Strand about his...
Anoushka Chakrapani
Sep 25, 20203 min read


ON REPEAT
Graphics by Ella-Mae Earnshaw Welcome to the second edition of ON REPEAT, Strand's round-up of all things music for the first half of...
Anoushka Chakrapani and Emma Short
Sep 16, 20203 min read


Craziest Thing Happened in Our Flat – An Interview with Ardhito Pramono about Global Impact, Film, a
This piece originally appeared in the Strand Magazine's Summer 2020 Issue. It’s 2am on a Tuesday night. We’re scouring Spotify for a...
Ketki Mahabaleshwarkar and Callista Saputra
Sep 3, 20206 min read


ON REPEAT: August Mixtape
Graphics by Ella-Mae Earnshaw Introducing Strand Magazine’s weekly music column, ON REPEAT where you'll find... NEWS – a round-up of the...
Anoushka Chakrapani and Emma Short
Aug 31, 20208 min read


The Future of No Future
Bo Ningen @ Ramsgate Music Hall, 2018 by Elissa Vinh 1977. Sex Pistols front man Johnny Rotten, leaning over his microphone, eyes wide...
Elissa Vinh
Aug 26, 20204 min read


Live shows, Nudity and Feminism: In Conversation with Lola Young
Still from the video for 'Woman' by Lola Young “Everyone felt so free and brave and vulnerable, but also really sexy. It brought so many...
Helena Morera
Aug 19, 20204 min read


Cage The Elephant at Alexandra Palace - 22.02.20
Image: Thornton Drury This lockdown has me nostalgic for all the music I heard live and the people I listened with. The last concert I...
Anoushka Chakrapani
Aug 8, 20202 min read


Ungodly Hour - A Review
Ungodly Hour, Chloe x Halle’s second studio album, hits a little different. The album, produced by the Grammy nominated duo, is a...
Jaylen Simons
Jul 4, 20202 min read


TECHNO INVASION ALERT: A Visual Essay
From DJ set live-streams, zoom parties to virtual gatherings: the pandemic is certainly not putting the night life scene to sleep anytime soon. Rather, it seems to have awakened even more. As we travel the uncharted waters that lockdown has washed up, the electronic music nightlife has made a natural transition to the online realm. Indeed, the popular slogan, which has long been echoed at French Techno Parades, ‘Rien n’arrête un peuple qui danse’ (Nothing stops a nation of d
Elissa Vinh, Edited by Ellie Muir
May 26, 20204 min read


Be More Like Rina Sawayama
This piece originally appeared in the Strand Magazine's April 2020 "The Female Empowerment" Issue All Photos: Hendrik Schneider, Edited:...
Halim Kim
Apr 26, 20205 min read
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