War to Peace – An Environmentally Relevant Whale of an album
From Mars to Sirius, an album created by the band Gojira, the album tells a story of a protagonist awakening on a long-lost planet, attempting to find a way to end the conflict and destruction of his own planet by seeking the flying whales, mystical creatures who have...
What Music Inspires You?
For many years, music has always made such a personal impact on my life. Whether this is to help me revise during stressful periods, to helping me overcome a difficult situation. Regardless, it is a well-known fact that music has a very beneficial purpose to all of us...
Top Bangers of the 2010’s
The decade draws to a close, and as we look back and reflect and 10 years of ups and downs, there is no doubting that these songs helped put the 2010’s on the map. 5. One Dance – Drake, WizKid, Kyla It would have been easy to pick several Drake songs....
Top 5 Music Events That Made History.
The first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970. Whilst there are a smorgasbord of iconic moments in music, there are only handful events that must be recognised as truly shaping the history of the music world. Here are the top 5. 5) STORMZY, THE FIRST BRITISH BLACK MALE...
A Declining Industry: Face The Music
Music shops such as this are struggling to bear the weight of mobile streaming apps such as Spotify and Apple Music. It’s something that humans have been creating for thousands of years; It defines generations and cultures, and is a central aspect of human life,...
Why do we sing Auld Lang Syne?
In a matter of hours, the annul countdown is due to beckon across the world and we’ll conclude it with a familiar tune. ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is an old timey and lyrically-archaic Scottish song that, year-after-year, we shamelessly slur out with our arms linked to the ones...
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Becomes Most Streamed Song From the 20th Century
Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ has been named the most streamed song from the 20th century, overtaking Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana. Following on from the success of this year’s Queen/Freddie Mercury bi-opic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’,...
Ben Howard: Revert to enjoyed comforts or continue to go against the grain?
2018 marks the 10th anniversary since 31 year-old English singer/songwriter Ben Howard released his first set of original music. Out of this has come, two BRIT awards, Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello nominations all off the back of his debut album Every Kingdom (2011)....
Deathcore Titans Return to Plymouth
Australia’s leading Deathcore outfit Aversions Crown are coming to Plymouth on a co-headline tour with Psycroptic. The alien-themed quartet will take to the Junction on February 7th as part of a massive UK/ EU tour with support from Within Destruction, Hadal Maw and...
The Holiday Feeling You Can’t Buy
Whether it is acceptable to listen to Christmas songs already or not, Katy Perry has just released the ultimate festive feel good track, ‘Cozy Little Christmas’. The song was written by Perry and Ferras Alqais where the song has the traditional Christmas bells and...
Little Mix: we’re just like gymnasts
Little Mix have compared themselves to olympic athletes in an attempt to shut down criticism of their ‘overly sexual’ costumes on stage. Jesy Nelson, Jade Thirlwall, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards fight back to criticism as they call double...
