Music

Demur Decks 23.09.2019 by Adam Rom

With three head-turning singles under his belt, 18-year-old Adam Rom is an artist poised to become a leading light of the British music scene. Adam has been at it since he was 12 when he first picked up a guitar, the drums and piano soon followed. Shortly after, Adam perfected his production skills using the […]

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Mia Meets Flowvers, Pompey’s Most Exciting New Band

I was lucky enough to head down to Portsmouth this week to meet the boys behind Flowvers, Pompey’s most exciting new band, ahead of their Single “She Don’t Talk About It” released today. Picking me up from the station, instantly the boys seemed funny, charming and proving exactly why they are quickly rising to success. […]

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Demur Decks 16.09.2019 by Michael Calfan

Since Parisian DJ and producer Michael Calfan blessed us with his feel-good summer dancefloor anthem ‘Wild Game’, featuring the stunning vocals of British-Jamaican singer and songwriter Monique Lawz we have been pressing the replay button has become slightly unhinged. The revered DJ and producer holds an impressive back catalog of festival performances having played at some of […]

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Urban Development Returns With 2019-2020 Industry Takeover Seminar Series

On the back of its biggest Industry Take Over All Dayer, back in February, as well as its newly announced ground-breaking partnership with Island Records, award-winning music development organisation Urban Development have announced their 2019-2020 Industry Take Over Seminar Series, which is taking place at Samsung KX in Kings Cross, from September 2019 to February […]

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Monshine Moods: Grits, An Angry Playlist

Niceties have gotten us nowhere! The ice caps are melting! The internet controls our souls! The government has shut down! Long has the time for being polite and civil passed, there’s no more space to be complacent in this world, and it’s time to take some righteous stand against the systems which oppress us! Unite! […]

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Demur Decks 09.09.2019 by Mahmut Orhan

This week we are going international with our Demur Decks takeover with Turkish producer Mahmut Orhan who was named as GQ Turkey’s DJ of the Year. It’s no surprise Mahmut has been ordained with such a title his latest track ‘Hero’ is a whimsical slice of chilled dance-pop, featuring the ethereal vocals of Moldavian vocalist […]

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Moonshine Moods: Spritz, A Refreshing Playlist

What a time to be alive! We’re having another last minute summer heatwave, a no deal Brexit seems to be on the horizon, Taylor Swift’s just released an 18 track album that’s actually pretty decent, and Jupiter is out of retrograde!             But what does that mean for you? Well, it really depends. We seem […]

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Lana Del Rey’s ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ is a Beacon of Hope Against The Evasive Darkness

   There’s a lot to be said about this Californian, sadcore virtuoso’s eclectic, diverse, and overall impressive musical styling – sure, more often than not her music has been regarded as contrite, unintentionally droll, and jejune, with strained, if admirable, attempts at experimenting within the plains of psychedelia,  hip-hop, and chamber-pop, however, Norman F******* Rockwell […]

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Black Renaissance and It’s Importance

I remember my mum dressing me up with beautiful traditional garments when I was younger. At the time I never appreciated the effort she went through to make them tailor-made for me. 20 years ago, there was virtually no one on TV that looked like me, therefore there was little or no interest in wearing […]

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Put Some Respek On My Culture

I once adopted the mindset that the people who were offended by cultural appropriation were too sensitive. There was no real justification for their cries other than just to create a façade. I even went as far as saying your culture is being appropriated because you are not doing enough to protect it. It wasn’t […]

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