Taylor Swift is currently on the verge of releasing her new album. The album will be the seventh studio album to come from the The ‘Love Story’ singer. Furthermore, Swift has already released one single from the album which sent shockwaves across her loyal fanbase with her collaboration with Brendon Urie on ‘Me’. Since the release, it has now been revealed that the album is going to take a political stance. Speaking to German outlet…
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The revolutionary musicians Prophets Of Rage: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord released a mashup today of three new unreleased tracks and their latest release, ‘Heart Afire’ into a brand new video. Named after the famous Malcolm X speech ‘The Ballot or the Bullet’, the video is aimed squarely at turning out voters to next week’s US midterm elections. As the group states in the music video, “There are…
Read MoreThe revolutionary musicians Prophets Of Rage: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord released a mashup today of three new unreleased tracks and their latest release, ‘Heart Afire’ into a brand new video. Named after the famous Malcolm X speech ‘The Ballot or the Bullet’, the video is aimed squarely at turning out voters to next week’s US midterm elections. As the group states in the music video, “There are…
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I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief if its actually true that Rapper Kayne West, or Ye as he is now known, is purposely taking a step back from politics. That deserves a bit of applause actually. It was most disturbing when Kanye sat down with President Trump earlier this month, to discuss his thoughts on a variety of things; it was more like watching a train wreck in slow motion really. …
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In a world where bands take stands on everything from the smallest social justice issues to Donald Trump. More and more people seem to look up to them as role models and expect them to conform to their beliefs and ideals. Radiohead are a band that has been around long enough to go through this time and time again. With a lot of people who spend an awful lot of their time quick to call…
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Brexit. Everybody’s least favourite word, turned into a viral soundbite for most of the last year. With the June snap election looming, many are wondering what the music industry is going to look like. The fallout from the vote itself was instantaneous. With the pound dropping and prices increasing for music downloads, equipment and potentially even live event tickets. This hits not only artists, but the general public as well. The UK music industry has…
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As the summer’s Brexit negotiations draw near. But the question of how the outcome will affect us and our livelihoods is increasingly relevant. Apart from the weakening of the pound. the true effects of leaving the EU remain to be seen. Assuming, as seems increasingly likely, the negotiations result in a ‘hard Brexit’. With no free market or free movement, the impact on the music sector will be significant. There are several, mostly negative effects, that we can likely…
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Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn tied the knot last December. However,
At the recent Cambridge Folk Festival, we had the chance to interview
