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STRAND Showcase Spotlight: In Conversation With Livia Rita
Photo by Simon Habegger Welcome to our STRAND Showcase Spotlight series, where if you haven’t bought a ticket to our upcoming live music...
Talia Andrea
Feb 6, 202310 min read


Coming As They Are: Breaking Down The Boygenius/Nirvana Rolling Stone Shoot and Interview
Side-by-side comparison of Rolling Stone's January 2023 Boygenius cover shoot and Rolling Stone's January 1994 Nirvana cover shoot....
Megan Gallagher
Feb 2, 20233 min read


Wallows At The Eventim Apollo: Please Don't "Tell Me That It's Over" So Soon
Photo by Jimmy Fontaine, courtesy of Warner Bros Music / Atlantic Records, via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) On January...
Jordyn Anderson
Jan 26, 20233 min read


Ryuichi Sakamoto's '12': A Subtle, Haunting, and Beautifully Controlled Album
Photo by Joi Ito via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a long and successful career in music as a composer,...
Akane Hayashi
Jan 25, 20235 min read


Rapper 'Do Not Associate' Talks Past, Present And Future After The Release Of 'I'm Gifted'
Photo Credit: Do Not Associate From grimy boom-bap to fast-paced trap songs, Welsh-born rapper ‘Do Not Associate’ (D.N.A) is always...
Leon Lewis
Dec 14, 20224 min read


Danny Elfman and Original Cast Amaze Wembley Audiences With 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Live Show
Photo by Megan Gallagher Last Friday and Saturday night, OVO Arena Wembley hosted legendary composer Danny Elfman and the BBC Concert...
Megan Gallagher
Dec 13, 20222 min read


’Traces of Glory’: In Conversation with Mark Allen Davis, Jan Jansen and Jeff Martin
Credit: Tinboat Productions Traces of Glory is a documentary chronicling the story of the band Idaho, which premiered at the Raindance...
Jamie Cook
Dec 5, 20224 min read


Sea Girls Heat Up A Cold December Night At Alexandra Palace
Photo by Leon Lewis Donning a red polo and black blazer, Henry Camamile storms onto the stage of Sea Girls’ biggest headline show ever,...
Leon Lewis
Dec 4, 20223 min read


‘DECIDE’ Review: Joe Keery’s Hypnotizing Mixture of Indie and Techno
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) In the follow up to his acclaimed 2019 debut, Twenty Twenty,...
Megan Gallagher
Dec 4, 20222 min read


Tamino Leaves Audience Speechless at KOKO, But We're Still In Conversation With Opening Act Loverman
Photo by Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) Following the release of his second studio album entitled Sahar,...
Meghana Praveen
Dec 4, 20225 min read
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