The TikTok Takeover of Hip-Hop
Even the most hardened traditionalists among us can’t have failed to notice and likely disapprove of the increasing influence of TikTok and other such short-form digital outlets on hip-hop specifically,…
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Shelley FKA DRAM & West Side Boogie: A Love Renaissance [Interview]
What would a love renaissance be without Shelley FKA DRAM and Westside Boogie? Last week, the two titans of hip-hop came together for Red Bull’s SoundClash: A Love Renaissance Special.…
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The elements of dance styles and the cultural influence behind them
On Saturday, October 23rd, one-on-one dance competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style, wrapped up the U.S line-up. Wild card, Angyil McNeal, took the dance floor by storm and was crowned…
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House by Heineken returns to Outside Lands with revamped open-air experience [Interview]
San Francisco's iconic Outside Lands Music Festival returns this Halloween weekend after a heartbreaking cancelation in 2020 and a difficult postponement announcement earlier this year. But to the excitement of…
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Contestants focus on female empowerment at 2021's Red Bull Dance Your Style
September 10th kicked off Red Bull’s latest creative competition, Dance Your Style. Starting in Boston, the qualifier competition brought 16 countries from across the U.S to dance head-to head. Dance…
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Morrissey reacts with theatrical outrage after The Simpsons depicts him as a fat racist
Bloated corpse of English rock music Morrissey has been rendered apoplectic by a recent Simpsons episode featuring a character named Willoughby, an obvious send-up of the former Smiths crooner. In…
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"Lead with love, always": Conversations about race and music
No conversation about culture would be complete without mentioning race. Similarly, no discussion of music would be properly exhausted without including race. While most facets of society, in reality, are…
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Post-COVID clubbing: what's next for UK nightlife?
The past year has seen the nightlife industry face never-before-seen challenges; a damning report from the Night Time Industries Association back in February suggests that unless changes are made to…
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TikTok artists usher in a new era of the mashup
TikTok is ushering in a new era of the mashup. The social platform that thrives on both the momentum of virality, as well as tapping into the niche of individual…
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Spanish rapper Pablo Hasél is jailed for inflammatory lyrics, sparking nationwide unrest
While the majority of rappers like to think they rail against the establishment in one way or another, Lil Pump excepted, it is important to occasionally put things in perspective.…
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Radiohead demo tapes and Beatle teeth: The true cost of the memorabilia market
Music fans are a soft-centred bunch, as evidenced by the ever spiralling popularity of the music memorabilia auction. In the last month, an old Radiohead demo tape and lyric book…
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Potential for change after the dust settles on Marilyn Manson’s career
As most people have heard, and very few have been surprised by, Marilyn Manson is a stack of human shit who has been psychologically and physically abusing women for years.…
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