Thinkpieces And Shit
Drake and Future's New Mixtape is the High-Water Mark of "Sound Bite Rap"
'What A Time To Be Alive' is an anthology of lines and imagery that will dominate Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and Vine ad nauseam.
It's No Cheesy Urban-lite Anthem, Stormzy is Smashing the UK Charts with a Grime Freestyle
Hell, it doesn’t even have a chorus.
Screw the UK Government for Thinking Tyler, the Creator Provokes "Others to Terrorist Acts"
When you consider the countless more offensive rappers who are allowed to play in the United Kingdom, It seems like this is more a cultural issue, than a hate speech issue.
Boys Do Cry: The Desperate Pain of Being a Music Fan in 2015
Waiting for the year's biggest albums from Kanye West, Rihanna, and Frank Ocean has been a testing experience.
Do Songs by Female Pop Stars Always Need to Have a Feminist Message?
We should allow female artists the space and agency to be creative without subscribing them to a set of rules that male artists are still largely exempt from.
Why is Death From Above 1979''s Album Art for "Virgins" so Cringeworthy?
Maybe it's best not to make songs about de-flowering women. Mmm Kay.
"Bitch Better Have My Money" Is Not Too Violent or Too Sexist - It's Just Too Obvious
There are infinite real life instances that have made me think: goddamn, Rihanna is a badass. But seeing her in sitting in a trunk full of money, splattered in blood, just makes me think the opposite.
Vince Staples's 'Summertime '06' Is Dark, But Not Without Hope
The Long Beach rapper's Def Jam Records debut presents the troubles of his hometown from intersecting angles.
Where Have All The Music Messageboards Gone?
With music messageboards in seemingly terminal decline, we take a look at some of the reasons behind their demise.
Hey Festival Bookers, It Is Your Responsibility to Promote Diversity, Actually
'The Guardian' published a survey of the UK festival circuit that shows 2,336 men performing on stage compared to 270 women, but some bookers don't seem to think that's their problem.
The Indie Rebel Is Just a Hollow Cliché In a Leather Jacket
The “cocky prick” has been a staple character in UK indie for decades, but as guitar bands become politically impotent has the role lost all meaning?