The Cinnamon fever took over my family back in 2018, inevitable considering the Scottish blood running through our bodies – so the release of a…
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Category: Music
Which music stars would you want to be in lockdown with?
So you’re in lockdown, most likely with your family and will only be seeing them for the time being. However, if you could choose any…
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Single Review: Tiesto & Becky Hill – Nothing Really Matters
One of my old uni friends could always predict when a song would make it to the charts. She predicted Sexual by NEIKED, Breathe by…
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Single Review: Kygo & Zak Abel – Freedom
After hearing Freedom perhaps Golden Hour will be the saviour album we need to rescue us out of 2020… With a first listen, I simply…
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Classic Review: Nas – Illmatic
Nas’ debut album changed the landscape of hip-hop 26 years ago, but does it still deserve its legendary status?… East Coast rapper Nasir Jones’ first…
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Column: Learning the Keys to Lockdown
When I was 6 years old, I had violin lessons, most of which I spent daydreaming about Winnie the Pooh. Also, despite my ‘big-boned’ stature…
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Single Review: Trivium – Amongst the Shadows and the Stones
One benefit, and I use the term with a feather-light touch, arising from the world’s current predicament, is that I’ve been able to bury my…
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Classic Review: Iron Maiden – The debut album 40 years later
I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like 40 years ago, to waltz by a record store to be met with the piercing, empty stare…
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10 great albums for your lockdown
If you’ve worn your Spotify playlists down to the bone, Dan Fauzi’s variegated isolation selection has you covered… Lockdown has triggered a whole range of…
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Music Column: The pandemic and sunshine Ska-ter pack
I don’t know if anyone has noticed but we’re in the midst of a global pandemic – if not, you heard it here first from…
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