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The blog that is always in tune.

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Have The Flaming Lips turned the pandemic into one of the greatest marketing campaigns of all time?

Have The Flaming Lips turned the pandemic into one of the greatest marketing campaigns of all time?

The Flaming Lips are (literally) blowing up in 2020 as they find unique ways to perform shows to a live audience amidst the pandemic. Encasing each member of the band and audience in individual bubbles, the band were able to play a perfectly safe live show as close to ‘normal’ as we’ve seen so far. Not only have they found a way to get back to gigging, the idea has been developed into a full…

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Have You Heard: Harry Fitzgerald

Have You Heard: Harry Fitzgerald

For fans of: Sam Florian, FISH THE KID, Josie Man, Rex Orange County, Japan, Man

Taking influence from Rex Orange County and John Mayer, the 17 year old singer-songwriter from Australia has hit the scene with his bedroom production. Recently collaborating with producer Oh My My, Harry Fitzgerald is set to release his debut EP Butterfly Feelings later this year.

Two tracks have been released…

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Synthetic Soul – Chiiild

For fans of: Rynx, Tame Impala, Remi Wolf, Zaia, iamnotshane Track listing: Count Me OutBack To LifeHands Off MeDarlingPirouetteSunday Morni

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Spotify: Are podcasts killing the recorded music industry?

“What happens when the leading music streaming service becomes economically incentivised to encourage its customers to listen to less music?” – MBW Over the last 18 months, Spotif…

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Have You Heard: Alex Frew

For fans of: Sam Fender, renforshort, Chloe Lilac, Etham, No-One Sometimes, albeit very rarely, I hear a song and know with the first 4 seconds that it’s going to be a favourite of mine for a…

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Have You Heard: Yes Please

For fans of: Grady, Portugal. The man., BabyJake, Glass Animals, ROLE MODEL Amidst all the uncertainty and the unquestionable negativity that has arisen throughout 2020 so far, there is at least on…

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We have to tackle systematic racism in the music industry. Like, right now.

From a business perspective, the music industry makes millions from black artists. Still, the staggering predominance of a white, male-run industry is continuously evident through the severe shorta…

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Have You Heard: The New Respects

For fans of: NEEDTOBREATHE, Wilder Woods, Switchfoot, Ripe, Colony House This family quartet have blessed us with their second release of 2020, new single ‘Say What You Want (I Like Who I Am)’…

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A post-lockdown music industry: where will we be?

Remember gigs? The terrible ones where the artist only plays their new songs from an album you haven’t had a chance to listen to yet? The life-changing gigs with your favourite band playing all you…

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Have You Heard: DOUBLECAMP

For fans of: Phil Good, Mac Miller, Harbour, courtship., Young the Giant DOUBLECAMP are simply wonderful. Their soft tunes and captivating, colourful melodies are perfect for adding that little bit…

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Have You Heard: feelswithcaps

For fans of: Robyn, New Ro, Karina, Four Tet This Finnish trio blend hypnotic synths with catchy beats to create an unparalleled melancholic sound. Describing their sound as ‘dancing through m…

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Have You Heard: Sydney Scotia

For fans of: Mahalia, Bea Miller, Black Honey, Alessia Cara, Childcare Sydney Scotia is a multi-talented individual based in Los Angeles and Vancouver. With the release of her third …

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Should politics be directly addressed through music?

The age we live in is awful, the news so unbearable, our political stance so shameful, that it seems strange to me that so little of it is addressed through the means of modern art of any kind. But…

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Have You Heard: JUDAS

For fans of: INHEAVEN, The Sherlocks, The Shimmer Band, The Magic Gang London based alternative-rock band JUDAS are keen to show the world they know what they’re doing when it c…