Music
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer, Jude 2nd year chemist/bass player, Dan music student/drummer, and Marcus 2nd year biologist/keys player!
The Somerville...
American Odyssey- The world building of Lana del Rey’s music
"The past decade of Lana del Rey’s music has ventured from the deserts and neon-lights of Las Vegas to the streets of New York, Hollywood, and eventually rural California."
‘Spectacular throughout’: OUO at the Sheldonian- review
"The Sheldonian Theatre was treated on Saturday of 4th week to a display by some of the University’s best musical talent."
Five Songs for the Fifth Week Blues
"I believe that music makes a lot of things in life better. Fifth week at Oxford is no exception."
Forget Her Not: Rediscovering Women in Music- Week 1
At fifteen, I was fully and completely obsessed with the Californian soul/alternative R&B/jazz/funk band...
RUSH! Hour: Måneskin In Review
"RUSH! is proof that Måneskin’s stratospheric rise to prominence is backed up by more than just sex appeal and the glitzy glamour of Eurovision."
In Conversation With Velvet
"If you haven’t heard of them, you should have."
Sound And Vision: Better Call Saul’s Perfect Montage
"The perfect song choice is instrumental in creating the perfect montage".
The Most Anticipated Albums of 2023
Maeve Hagerty looks to some of the most anticipated albums of 2023, from artists like Samia to A$AP Rocky.
The joy of Spotify’s Discover Weekly
Thomas Bristow talks through the beauty of Spotify's Discover Weekly interface, and how it has changed his music tastes.
Christine McVie: Fleetwood Mac’s rock ‘n’ roll romantic
"Charged with hope and joy, aching with romantic wisdom, [McVie's songs] are the songs of a woman who has lived and loved."
A rogue Vogue cover: Drake and 21 Savage’s IP gamble
What appears to have happened here is a calculated risk – a legal roll-of-the-dice for a (potentially larger) commercial gain.
I Hope You Fall In Love And I Hope It Breaks Your Heart
"Pasoori is more than just a catchy hit which broke out of Pakistan; it’s a beautiful and progressive statement of social and cultural values."
Muse ‘Will of The People’ Review : My expectations were low, and yet…
"Well done to the boys for trying to write about such a serious subject. I just wish the music didn’t sound like it belongs on Scooby Doo."
Copyright or copywrong: the Shape of You case and its implications
We can only hope the decision results in a further backlash against the culture fostered by the Blurred Lines decision and a reduction in the number of frivolous lawsuits against musicians. They are bad for artists, bad for all genres of music, and fundamentally, bad for creativity.
In Harry’s House, there’s room for the romantic
‘Harry’s House’ is a house of several rooms. Of screaming elation, beautiful minutia, and doomed love, all of which make for a complex and emotive listen.
The Smile’s “slightly crazed and uncertain landscape”
The Smile is not Radiohead; they have a new name, a new line-up, and appear to see themselves to be doing something artistically different
Music beyond the M6
In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, musician Sam Fender discussed the importance of singing in a Geordie accent for his latest album...
‘Irishness existing in England’: the brilliance of Skinty Fia
I first came across Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. when my brother brought me their debut album on vinyl for Christmas, back in 2019....
