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Nov 14, 2025 ∙ 9 min
The Man With the Golden Shutter: In Conversation with Normski
Carol Wheeler from Soul II Soul by Normski Before the bright lights of television and the desks of London’s underground parties, Normski was already capturing culture in motion. Born Norman Anderson and raised in a Jamaican household in North London, he built his first darkroom at twelve years old, teaching himself to develop film before most kids his age had even picked up a camera. Music and photography became his parallel callings. From early days at the London Rock Shop in Chalk Farm to...
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Nov 4, 2025 ∙ 4 min
The Weather in Her Songs: A Conversation with Theo Bleak
Photo by Joy Gansh With over 36,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Theo Bleak’s music has found its way far beyond Scotland, resonating with listeners from London and Glasgow to Melbourne, Sydney and New York. Her most streamed track, ‘I Look Like A Fool To You’, has surpassed 360,000 streams, while her latest EP ‘Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers’ released this May, marks a new chapter in her evolving sound. Citing Jeff Buckley as one of her inspirations, and with a sonic palette that recalls...
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Oct 24, 2025 ∙ 5 min
Now and Then: Oliver Murray on Documenting the Legends of Music
Photo courtesy of Goldfinch Entertainment Few filmmakers have captured the pulse of modern music history quite like Oliver Murray. Over the past six years, the Oxford-born director has carved out a distinctive space at the intersection of film and sound, documenting some of the most influential figures and movements. From his early days making music videos for The Horrors, Fink, Midlake, and Noel Gallagher, Murray’s storytelling has evolved into a deeply human exploration of creativity,...
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