Cat JordanMay 38 minTour Diary: Life On Tour With 5 Seconds Of SummerFrom Rotterdam to Brussels to Hamburg, Cat Jordan has lived out every music fan's dream: she followed her favourite band on tour around...
Roxann YusApr 15 minWhat Can Be Done To Keep Everybody Safe At Concerts?Content Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault. If you, or someone you know are affected by the issues outlined...
Cat JordanMar 214 minAre Artists Responsible For Ensuring That Their Fans Do Not Engage In Online Harassment?In 2021, songs from Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour were completely inescapable. From tear-jerking heartbreak anthem driver’s license...
Hal HewlettMar 16 minWhat Is The Appeal Of Vinyl?Something dark is rising once more. It stalks the old shopping arcades, clawing up from under crates of music long-forgotten, scratching...
Cat JordanFeb 114 minA Summary Of The Brit Awards 2022It was great to see that The Brits were back in all their glory this year, filled with performances, repetitive acceptance speeches and,...
James PuseyNov 15, 20213 minFear of a Dead Planet: The Music Industry and Climate ChangeWith the COP26 summit in Glasgow having wrapped up last week, the time we have to drastically reduce human contributions to climate...
Lucas MannionNov 4, 20213 minInjection Spiking In Nightclubs: A New EpidemicWhile we’re still in the midst of COVID-19, there is a new epidemic taking place in our nightclubs. After over a year of inconsistent...
Tristan PhippsAug 20, 20215 minPreview: Anjunadeep - Open AirAfter a turbulent year in the capital, deep house connoisseurs ‘Anjunadeep’ are here to reinstate the calm. The Mic's Tristan Phipps...
Gemma CockrellMay 6, 20214 minBack to the Future: Are Music Festivals Over-Reliant on Nostalgia Acts?Littered with washed-up dad rockers and contentious 90s frontmen-gone-rogue, the festival bills of the present seem to reflect little of...
Izzy FeltonApr 1, 20214 minSongs TikTok Made Popular AgainFrom Renegade to Lemonade, over the past twelve months, TikTok has treated us to a delightful helping of moreish soundbites. In a...
Hannah AldredMar 20, 20214 minOlivia Rodrigo: The Rise of Disney’s Gen Z Music SuperstarDue in part to Olivia Rodrigo’s angelic vocal talent, but also her achingly raw lyricism, Driver’s License has taken the internet and...
Amrit VirdiFeb 10, 20213 min15 years on: How ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ defined a generationFifteen years after its release, Amrit Virdi reflects on the enduring impact of Arctic Monkeys’ debut record, Whatever People Say I am,...
Amber FrostFeb 6, 20214 minThe Niche Music Genres You’ve Never Heard OfWith the boundaries of sound constantly being pushed as artists and producers search for new ways to express their creativity, the...
Alex Duke Jan 27, 20213 minBrexit and the Music Industry: A Disaster in WaitingExamining the Government's hostile abandonment of the arts, Alex Duke assesses the devastating ramifications and restrictions that Brexit...
Nieve O'DonnellJan 6, 20214 min‘If you steal music, you aren’t a real music fan’: The Rise of Illegal Stream-RippingWhilst providing the opportunity to discover, promote and transmit music in a way that was previously impossible, digital music...
Gemma CockrellDec 21, 20204 minJesy Nelson: The Dark Side of Music FameSending shockwaves splintering through the otherwise glisteningly perfect bubble that is the world of pop, Jesy Nelson, previously one...
Amber FrostDec 9, 20206 minHardbacks and Hooks: A Lockdown Music Reading ListFrom unflinching memoirs and gritty exposes, to introspective compendiums and historical deep dives, the music book genre is any...
Gemma CockrellDec 4, 20206 minSeeing What You Hear: The Importance of Album ArtworkFrom the Beatles flagship stroll across Abbey Road to the quintessential prismatic eclipse of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon, album...
Ben BufferyDec 1, 20204 minPopulism and Pop Music: The Sounds of the 2020 ElectionWhilst a seventy-four year-old man dancing rhythmlessly to the Village People’s YMCA became a key image of the Republican election...