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Algerian Rai Pop: Student protests, terrorism and religious tension – The music stuck in the middle of a civil war
Before we delve into the unsavoury scenes which loomed over Algeria throughout the next decade, let’s figure out where the hell music comes into this story…
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Oasis are back, Chappell Roan hates everyone, and ‘brat summer’ just won’t go away – Did you miss me?
we are here to talk about what’s happening in the music world, a quick little round up of the news of the week or the month or however often we end up doing this.
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Is the use of AI in music a threat to human creativity? – Cave v. Grimes et al.
Let’s go into this with an open mindset together, and come to a decision of whether AI is truly the future. Are the time and money saving positives worth the risk of killing all human creativity? Let’s find out.
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Glastonbury 2024 is over – What were the 10 must-see performances? And why does the festival anger all the (far) right people?
Glastonbury is over for another year. Whether it’s a “middle-class band virtue signalling”, or “the line-up not being as good as back in my day !”, people love to complain about the greatest music festival on the planet. Well I’m here to fight back.
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The ideal, indisputable (and slightly impossible) itinerary for Glastonbury ’24 – SUNDAY: AFRICAN ROCK AND A ‘COMPLICATED’ AFTERNOON
So you’ve made it to the final day. Who’s been your favourite so far? Have I failed to mention anyone worth seeing? Doubt it as this is the indisputable itinerary isn’t it.
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The ideal, indisputable (and slightly impossible) itinerary for Glastonbury ’24 – SATURDAY: LOCK DOWN YOUR AERIAL AND PUT YOUR RECORDS ON
The two best sets of the weekend (Confidence Man and Fontaines D.C.) may already be beyond us, but let’s not allow that to dampen our Saturday shindig.
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THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED: The uniting AND dividing role of hip-hop in the Palestinian/Israeli conflict
It has been over 70 years since Israel was created in an effort to split Palestine into seperate Jewish and Arab states. I’m sure you’re well aware that this created quite a few more problems than it solved. The youth in the region needed an outlet to express their frustrations and hopes, hence the emergence…
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HABIBI FUNK: A German tourist, a Casablanca junk shop, and a James Brown cover – the revival of Arabic Funk
Whilst on a stroll down the streets of Casablanca, Stürtz came across a small shop full of random junk and broken electronics. As you would, he ventured in. This is where he first discovered the power of Arabic funk.
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ETHIO-JAZZ: Attempted assassinations, decades of censorship and an unlikely French ‘hero’. How Ethiopian Jazz survived and thrived after so many years of repression.
September 11th 1974. Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, is alive with the sounds of youth, culture and hope. But this wouldn’t last. The music has stopped and the sun has risen, the whole country about to witness a seismic, soviet change. Has the music stopped forever?
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