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Thursday 26th February 2026
Oxford's oldest independent student newspaper, est. 1920
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Remembrance, resilience, and reflection: Lubomyr Melnyk, the ‘continuous music’ pioneer
On the 23rd and 24th February, the Ukrainian composer and pianist, Lubomyr Melnyk, returns to Oxford for a performance at New College.
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Ruaridh McEwen
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From topping charts to ‘The Traitors’: An ode to Cat Burns
The chaotic new season of 'The Traitors' made me reflect on the celebrity version, and my personal favourite contestant, Cat Burns.
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Charlie Bailey
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Dropping hints before dropping albums: The art of the tease
Promotion seems to be a part of the performance for many artists, setting the stage for the project they are going to release, and priming their audience.
Culture
Evelyn Lambert
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The cost of ‘free’: How streaming undermines the value of music
Monthly subscriptions may seem affordable when compared to vinyl, but the cost quickly accumulates.
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Ruaridh McEwen
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A titanic record for all the wrong reasons
Will Cowie finds Gorillaz's Humanz to be soulless and robotic
“A captivating, quasi-religious experience”
Clara Dijkstra reviews the new London Grammar single, 'Truth is a Beautiful Thing'
Pop is dead—long live pop!
Alex Waygood on how Ed Sheeran represents the decline and fall of the charts
Friendship, Feminism and Fun(damental Rights)
India Parker talks to Jess Bollands, the President of the Oxford Belles, about the enormous success of their latest music video
Chuck Berry – “One of the greats”
Will Cowie pays tribute to the late Chuck Berry
The Shins – Heartworms review
Akshay Bilolikar finds a confident and valedictory wisdom in the Shins' fifth effort
Circa Waves – Different Creatures review
Matt Roller deems the sophomore effort from Circa Waves to be refreshing, but inane
Spotlight: DFO
Will Cowie on those three magic letters
Spotlight: Emily the Snake
Emily the Snake are a funky outfit full of potential, says Will Cowie
A night for dancing and jumping
Daniel Curtis is left reeling from White Lies’ unpolished yet momentous performance at Oxford’s O2 Academy
Single of the Week: Calvin Harris’ ‘Slide’
Natalia Bus basks in the DJ producer's sunny new collaboration
Coldplay: ‘Something Just Like Piss’
Will Cowie carefully pulls apart the new Coldplay single
Spotlight: Yellow Days
Natalia Bus takes a look at new music
“Young, classy and capable of mischief”
Jacob Greenhouse is impressed by the freshness of Consortium Novum’s production of The Marriage of Figaro
Single of the week: Lana Del Rey’s ‘Love’
Natalia Bus chooses the baroque singer-songwriter's latest effort as her single of the week
Underground and boxed inside
Will Cowie on Boxed In’s concert at Village Underground
OxFolk reviews: ‘March Glas’ by Elfen
Ben Ray is entranced by Elfen's debut release, giving a small insight into the joys of the Welsh folk music scene
A dose of sarcasm, playfulness, and politics
Priya Khaira-Hanks is delighted by Kate Nash's down-to-earth rock 'n' roll at the O2 Academy
Laura Marling: always a woman
Ellen Peirson-Hagger delves into the folk singer’s most recent explorations of love and identity on her new album Semper Femina
An injection of life and joy in the dark
Romilly Mavin is energised by Two Door Cinema Club's electrifying performance at Alexandra Palace
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