Category: Opinion
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Is It Okay To Listen To A Problematic Artist?
In a digital age where information on artists is mere clicks away and social media is king, the issue of being problematic leaves music fans confused: is their music off the table?
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Click-bait Cop: Consequence of Sound’s Tyler The Creator “Review”
Kelly McClure’s review is more of a flawed think-piece that undoes itself at every turn.
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Why Music Criticism Is Dying
Mates clubs, PR disguised as reviews and unethical behaviour threaten to break trust between music journalists and fans: Liam Menzies inspects.
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Misogny and the Alt Scene
With the rise in organisations set to tackle sexual assault, Gregor Farquharson takes a look at an ever present link between the alt music scene and misogyny.
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CLICKBAIT COP: The Guardian – Days Of Moshpit Numbered?
Click-bait cop is back,this time exploring a piece about sexism that comes off a bit…well…sexist.
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LOOKING BACK AT…FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE by ARCTIC MONKEYS
Quickly following up their classic debut, did FWN do enough to stand out in Arctic Monkey’s discography?
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LOOKING BACK AT…CHERRY BOMB by TYLER THE CREATOR
2 years on, Cherry Bomb is still simultaneously brash, fresh and smooth in one of Tyler’s finest efforts.
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Is Harry Styles really the next Bowie?
Spoiler Alert: No
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GR8 MUSIC M8: January 2017
A new segment where I’ll be taking a look at any albums, EPs and singles that were my favourites of the past month. Want something reviewed? Let me know via twitter. By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Albums Run The Jewels – RTJ3 “We’re in sync so much now, after two records and several tours – and this…
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TRNSMT Just Announced Their Lineup And The Internet Is Happy
By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) In stark contrast to the sub-par reception to the Reading and Leeds announcement, the reveal of the very first TRNSMT festival line-up has been received with sheer positivity. With the festival being hyped up as a replacement to T In The Park, more on that later, TRNSMT have one-upped the long…
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