W Magazine • 17th June 2021

Rebecca Black Reintroduces Herself

Rebecca Black’s rise to internet fame back in 2011, when she was just 13 years old, was dizzying to witness: seemingly overnight, her song “Friday” became synonymous with everything everyone hated about pop music—banal, vapid, and omnipresent. A decade later, Black has become a figure of semi-ironic adoration in the pop sphere.

Consequence • 20th March 2021

Justin Bieber Gets Too Woke for His Own Good on Justice: Review

After an unfortunate misstep with Changes, released last year just before lockdown, Justin Bieber found himself, once again, at a sharp crossroads: carry on writing meme-able nonsense for lyrics, or put forth something that makes better use of the large production budget his label shells out.

Consequence • 12th March 2021

The Pioneering Women of Philly Soul

Fifty years ago, the sound of Philly Soul was born out of the legendary Philadelphia International Records. With the talents of The O’Jays, Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, The Three Degrees, McFadden & Whitehead, and others, the label rewrote the standards of soul music by blending in R&B, funk, and doo-wop with massive orchestral arrangements. To celebrate all P.I.R. contributed to the world of music, we’re giving away a Best of Philadelphia International Records prize pack.

The Line of Best Fit • 13th January 2021

Nine Songs: You Me At Six

When Josh Franceschi sat down with the rest of You Me At Six to write their latest album, SUCKAPUNCH, he had planned it to be their last.

Substream Magazine • 2nd November 2020

Aluna Creates All Black, POC, Female Electronic Festival, 'Aluna & Friends: RODEO RAVE'

Aluna today announces her very own personally curated all Black, POC, Female electronic virtual festival, ALUNA & FRIENDS: RODEO RAVE. One half of the internationally renowned duo AlunaGeorge, Aluna Francis is stepping out solo, riding the wave of freedom that came with her new album, Renaissance, from earlier this year.

“Originally, putting together my dream festival line up (Black, POC and women DJs who play dope dance music) was an incredible goal, a chance to show exactly how I see the futu

Clash Magazine • 28th July 2020

Taylor Swift - folklore

The second to last song on Taylor Swift’s quiet, exquisite album 'folklore' is called 'peace'. A once-vindictive Swift, once at the mercy of her come-and-go lovers, has finally found peace. Peace can be used to describe everything about folklore, from the sonic atmosphere it creates, to the creative period in which she’s written it, to the cocoon of misplaced longing and self-reflective mental housekeeping that quarantine forces you into.

That the fast-paced nature of our lives has finally fall

Clash Magazine • 2nd January 2020

Seven Comebacks That Defined The Noughties

Bands come and go like seasons— sometimes it's a slow burn, and sometimes it happens when you're not looking.

This decade had its fair share of all of it, from spurned ‘90s bands rising from the ashes of the grunge era, to bands that broke up and reformed, all in the same decade.

Here are our top seven picks for bands that all but disappeared into thin air, and soared right back.

Pop punk was rather unforgiving in 2013. We can’t count on two hands the number of pop punk outfits that disbanded

Clash Magazine • 2nd December 2019

Hannah Diamond - Relections

Hannah Diamond started releasing tracks a long six years ago, and finally her debut album is here.

While the first track, 'Reflections', is a bit of a flat start, it’s by no means representative of the rest of the project, which picks up immediately with ‘Invisible’, a glimmering, hyperreality track with a stunning hook that reminds us what this futuristic artist is really capable of.

In this Charli-XCX-meets-Sarah-Bonito album, Diamond explores collapsed relationships, but within that themes

Clash Magazine • 29th November 2019

Coldplay - Everyday Life

Listening to the swirling ambience of 'Everyday Life's orchestral, lyric-less two-minute opening track, a listener would never know that a sweeping commentary on seemingly every global issue was to follow. 'Everyday Life' is not an ambient album - as the first track would suggest - but rather Coldplay’s own misguided stab at social justice through song, one that aims to change the world with a touchy-feely, white-savior-esque, disingenuous call-to-unity that borders a bit on naivety.

Across the

Substream Magazine • 7th November 2019

Terrell Hines talks his affecting art, worldview, and more

“If shit popped off and society had to be rebuilt,” asks Terrell Hines, “how would I do it?”

That’s the question singer/producer Hines begs to ask on his debut EP, St. Mark Rd.