HUSKY LOOPS: “the environment of a mixtape gives you a different freedom”

Sterling trio Husky Loops have sailed through 2018 by stepping boldly into the unknown, being most recently noted as "un-pigeonhole-able". I sat down with Pier, Tommaso and Pietro after their set at Leeds Festival to get an insight into their upcoming UK tour and what creating a mixtape was like. First things first, how was...

Something For Your Mind

Music affects us in all different ways and can vary enormously depending on the day. It can be your worst enemy and your therapist all at the same time. It can take you on an emotional roller coaster – even spending a few hours in Switch will have you feeling like you've been on a journey...

Stop Creatively Pigeonholing Artists By The Colour Of Their Skin

The creative potential of music is bounded by society’s incompetence to hear an artist without having to see what they look like and, in turn, artists are forced to micromanage presumptions based on the colour of their skin. How is that acceptable? The origins of African-American music trace back to the era of slavery in...

Creators Constitute Change: Musicians and Their Role in Changing Society’s View of Mental Health

If you were to find out that every musician you look up to struggled with cripplingly unbearable mental health issues, would you change your view of them? If you’ve just answered no, then answer this: why do we alter our views of those around us when they are unwell? For years, people have been dishonest...

The Trials Of Kesha

At just 18-years-old, an ambitious and optimistic Kesha lay her full trust in producer Dr. Luke as she drops out of high school to pursue a music career – a move that would change her history. Fast forward to 2014, five years after her breakthrough release ‘Tik Tok’, the singer accuses Dr. Luke – whose...

LIVE: Patrick Topping, Switch Southampton, 1st March

Whilst the city was carpeted in snow, Switch radiated heat as Patrick Topping set the Southampton venue alight with his tech house set on March 1st. The shitty weather hadn’t prevented one of dance music’s brightest new DJs Patrick Topping from making his way to the venue from Newcastle, and the snow obviously wasn’t enough...

ALBUM: Eden – Vertigo

Despite a voice that could melt you into slumber, Eden’s messy production is a let-down, causing havoc to the eardrums. The opening track to Dublin-born Eden’s debut album Vertigo gleams, transmitting captivating gospel-like vocals. As soon as the second song kicks in, however, it takes a nosedive. Listening to the album, it’s easy to imagine...

RAYE is Here to Stay

Blending a dash of buttery R&B vocals with pop melodies and electronic beats, South London-born RAYE has been a much-needed excitement to the senses. At just 20-years-old, the singer has landed third place in BBC Music’s "Sound of 2017" shortlist and the nation's obsession continues to multiply. First making waves across thousands of radio stations...

Stop, Look and Listen: Djuno On Their Soar to Sovereignity

Oozing alternative rock, you can expect “sweat and magic” from five-piece Djuno’s live shows. Made up of five Southampton Solent University music performance students, the band have had airtime on BBC Introducing and supported NME Magazine’s favourite electro-pop trio Little Cub. Their systemic guitar riffs, emotive lyrics and powerful drumming make for a whirlwind of...

Death – through the eyes of a 20-year-old

It could be said that I'm a little bit out of my depth here, having only experienced life for 20 years. But in those 20 years, I've been sculpted endlessly by the things that I have dealt with - even if I haven't realised it at the time. Death. It's a harrowing concept, the fact...