Archived articles and interviews
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Queer Artists: Why Their Identity Matters.
Often accused of flaunting their sexuality, queer artists often face opposition from critics who argue that sexuality shouldn’t impact the way they promote their music or themselves, suggesting that you wouldn’t hear of artists promoting themselves as ‘straight musicians’. Queer artists often create queer music, from romantic songs about queer crushes (i wanna be your…
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TikTok and the Music Industry: a trend or transformation?
TikTok, Gen-Z‘s version of marmite. You either love it or you hate it. Either way, the app has overtaken Twitter & Snapchat to become the 9th most popular social media in the world. But how has this app impacted the music industry, and is it dominating how artists can be heard? TikTok started its life as…
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A Return to Live Music & a New Social Norm?
The Novus’ long-awaited return to the Birmingham Live Music scene proves that distancing is no barrier. The Novus have built a reputation within the industry for their theatrical warehouse gigs, creating an atmosphere from scratch like no other. After Covid-19 restrictions prevented their secret gig due to happen in April, and further postponed the event…
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Interview: In Conversation with VIALETTERS
VIALETTERS FROM HULL HAVE HAD A SUCCESSFUL YEAR OF PACKED OUT SHOWS, PLAYTIME ON BBC INTRODUCING AND NEW MUSIC. AFTER DOMINATING THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE, THEY ARE EXPANDING THEIR HORIZONS TO REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE WITH THEIR ADDICTIVE TUNES. I caught up with Ollie from VIALETTERS to chat about the band, influences and inspiration behind their music,…
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lockdown loft: Is the Music Industry coping in Lockdown?
This article is a collaboration with Han from The Sound Blog, click here to read her linked post! There is no doubt that lockdown has had a massive impact on every part of our lives. But, due to the dependency on live events and social interaction, the music industry has been affected massively, both on…
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CBSO Youth Ambassadors – Next Steps
As CBSO Youth Ambassadors we had a crazy month in January, our concert the 9th, that we’d been working on since the summer was a real success, with a great turn out and fab feedback – we really enjoyed ourselves! Since the big night we’ve been reflecting on the five months we’ve spent together, as…
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“Hope for the Underrated Youth” cries Yungblud as protesting fans take over London
Just a normal Saturday evening on the streets of Westminster, the usual scenes occurring; Londoners going about their normal business, tourists’ faces lit up with the tube routes on Google Maps, unaware of what they were missing. One man, lucky fans and a megaphone took over The Thames on last Saturday as Yungblud hosted a…
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Dealing With Anxiety and Self Doubt in the World of Music
Music is something I have enjoyed and wanted to pursue for years, it has always been my dream to study at a music college where you are given opportunities to study and perform alongside like minded, talented individuals. Obviously, when I received the news that I would actually have the opportunity to do so early…