When I was 14, bands like One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer were at their peak. Their newest singles, rumours, and even the members’ personal lives were dissected in detail at school. But I […]
Celebrities Come ‘Together At Home’ in Global Fundraiser
Right now, we don’t need famous people to serenade us with a token song from their mansions. We need them to reach into their millions and financially help to provide PPE for valuable workers, support […]
UML’s Soundtrack to Self Isolation
The Union Music Library is a society based around sharing music. Though its physical base takes the form of a library on Level 2 of the Union, its reach stretches much further, forming a community […]
Women of Folk: A Definitive Guide
There are so many unappreciated female vocalists and songwriters across all genres. Their talent is often swept under the radar (which is sadly evident in many of the festival line-ups this summer). Some of my […]
Female Artist Spotlight
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we collaborated to bring you some of the most impressive female artists about right now. Halsey Halsey has carved out a prominent space for herself in alternative-pop, with albums that […]
2020 Festivals Prove That Music Misogyny is Still Ripe
It is not an opinion that the music industry is heavily skewed towards supporting only male musicians; 80% of festival headline slots are given to men, and most festival teams seem to be in no […]
In The Mix with … ZILAH
ZILAH is a four piece indie pop band from Leeds comprised of frontman Liam Jarry (vocals), Jo Meikle (percussion), Sandy Rowlingson (saxophone) and Jack Guard (Guitar). The Leeds College of Music graduates make dreamy jazz […]
In The Firing Line
With celebrities popping up left rigth and centre these days, social media continues to blur the lines between their private and public lives. Recently, the boundaries of using personal information as bait duirng interviews has […]
Reading & Leeds: Where Are The Women?
The issue of female representation on festival line-ups, or the lack thereof, is very contemporary. Keychange, a Creative Europe programme supported by the European Union, reports that forty-five European-wide music festivals are working towards a […]
The Presence of Queer in Modern Music
Lizzie Wright voices her take on the topic of queer-baiting within modern music. Do artists have the right to remain ambiguous or should we require artists to index their sexuality in their music? Queerbaiting Definition: A […]
Coachella Controversy – To Boycott or Not to Boycott?
The festival Coachella is being headlined by queer artist Frank Ocean. As the owner of Coachella has repeatedly expressed homophobic viewpoints, editor Neive McCarthy explores the question of why LGBTQ+ artists attend. Coachella is for […]
LGBTQ+ Artist Spotlight
It’s LGBTQ+ History Month, and in celebration our writers have put together some of their favourite LGBTQ+ artists… MUNA Three-piece dark pop powerhouse MUNA were thrown into the spotlight back in 2017, the year they […]