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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


An Interview with Chase Atlantic
When Chase Atlantic first released their music, they did not expect it to change anyone’s life but their own. The band, comprised of...
amikamoser
Feb 25, 20203 min read


Meditations on Physical Touch and Hearing: Marking 100 Years Since the Invention of the Theremin
Humans are auditory creatures, and auditory communication is a crucial part of human interaction. Music is a form of this. Communication...
Maria Dragoi
Feb 3, 20203 min read


Julia Jacklin at O2 Kentish Town - 03.12.19
Photo credit: Facebook In December, Australian singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin filled O2 Kentish Town with her enchanting and mesmerizing...
Anoushka Chakrapani
Feb 3, 20202 min read
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