Music
Cherwell Introducing: Phoebe Blue
Joining me this week is the radiant Phoebe Blue, a 2nd year classicist at Balliol, singer-songwriter, and bassist. Meeting me on a blustery Saturday afternoon outside the Ashmolean, Phoebe...
Men used to go to war – now they DJ
Why are so many people becoming DJs? This recent obsession has taken the world...
The rise of genre fluidity: Is this the death of genre as we know it?
My favourite genre of music: a question I’ve found becoming increasingly difficult to answer...
Cherwell Introduces: Menu3
Joining me this week, are four members of Menu3: Nicole 2nd year biochemist/lead singer,...
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."
“U2 still deserves a place at the forefront of modern rock”
For Calum Bradshaw , U2 can still deliver a world class performance
Gangster rap with glimmers of uniqueness
Big Fish Theory is a refreshing spin on modern rap music that shows there is plenty of talent and potential within Vince Staples
Awkward singing and timely rain from Radiohead in Manchester
Thomas Athey finds last minute venue changes are easily overcome by Radiohead
Edinburgh Fringe: In the Pink preview
Thomas Athey looks ahead to Oxford's acapella efforts at the Edinburgh Fringe
“Unapologetically Blink-182”
Abby Ridsdill-Smith is a fan of the band's deluxe edition of 'California'
Traditional folk music at its experimental best
Ben Ray finds Miranda Sykes’ latest release reaches dizzying new heights
Music without borders : Misogyny and Bollywood
Jeevan Ravindran exposes the contradictions within Hindi cinema
Music without Borders: Welsh national music
Theo Davies-Lewis explores the importance of music to his homeland
“Guitar legends of the Sahara”
Ellen Peirson-Hagger finds a refreshing new perspective in Tinariwen's concert at the O2 Academy
Taking up Tupac’s “thug poet” mantle
'You Only Live 2wice' is Freddie Gibbs living up to his predecessors, says Jonathan Egid
The comeback kids keep ‘lad rock’ alive
Kasabian's 'For Crying Out Loud' is the Leicester band at their best, says Matt Roller
The Japanese House – “I’ve never wanted fame at all”
Ellen Peirson-Hagger interviews Amber Bain on her moody indie project
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'
