Continuing to look back at some of my favourite albums released earlier this year, this time I'll take a look at the month of February. A month where everything seemed normal, it was the calm before the storm, as the full impact of COVID-19 lurked around the corner. Donald Trump was being impeached, Parasite won... Continue Reading →
Album Reviews: My Top 5 Albums Released in January
What feels like an eternity ago, when COVID-19 was a distant viral illness beginning to spread throughout Asia, when Harry and Meghan's decision to step down from royal duties 'split the nation', when we were all left realing from the heartbraking scenes of the Australian bushfires, before many other tragic events, including the death of... Continue Reading →
WATCH: FEVER 333 perform a live ‘LONG LIVE THE INNOCENT’ Demonstration
Last night, Fever 333 performed a live demonstration to support the #BlackLivesMatter movement, with all proceeds of the livestream going towards the Black Lives Matter and the Minnesota Freedom Fund. Further to the performance, the band shared the below message: “This is a concentrated effort to encourage people to go beyond awareness and take action,”... Continue Reading →
Feature: My Top 5 Musicians Speaking Out on Racism
Like many, I've been following the news of the shocking and appaling murder of an unarmed black man, George Floyd, by police in Minneapolis, USA. The consequential outrage of his killing has not only sparked protests there, but spread to other cities in the United States too and across the world, with demostrations in Auckland,... Continue Reading →
Feature: Top 10 Music-Related Things to Watch During Lockdown
The current situation with COVID-19 has left the world in lockdown, with venues closed and tours cancelled or postponed, a lot of artists have been forced to find new and innovative ways to stay connected wth their fans, such as live streaming performances from their home, going back through the archives and releasing footage of... Continue Reading →
Video: EPK: Luke Targett
https://vimeo.com/120143111 Description: Audio Visual EPK/documentary for the Ba(hons) Popular Music Journalism course 2014 - 2015. Filmed and edited by William Garnett, Rory Kelly, Joshua Roberts and Carys Shaves. Southampton Solent University solent.ac.uk First published: February 21, 2015