6 Song Series: Women In Punk
We’re pleased to launch our brand new 6 Song Series, where each month we attempt to introduce you to a scene, style or sound through six key records that define it. In our inaugural post, in conjunction with International Women’s Day, we outline six seminal records from cult figures that have come to personify […]
Death of ‘Scene’ Culture
“People put too much emphasis on scenes. Just because there happens to be a town with a few really good bands in it, I mean… big deal! It’s happened all over the place. I don’t understand this community patriotism that everyone’s boasting about in Seattle. They all say ‘we finally put Seattle on the […]
What is Mastering?
Mastering is one of those jargon phrases that gets bandied around by musos but is often misunderstood by those outside of mixing and engineering. So we thought we’d attempt to demystify the art in straightforward lay terms, to show it’s not so complicated. But also why it’s so important. Let’s start by understanding the […]
The 10 Most Unique Voices In Music
We’ve just wrapped a really interesting project researching and developing a branded voice for a new European project launching next year. As we always do, we made a point of pressing to the client the importance of making the voice itself what we call ‘ownable’. Non-generic or bland. Instead, make it distinct. Make it […]
6 Song Series: Big Band Bandleaders
Every month, our 6 Song Series introduces you to a scene or genre niche through six key records that have come to define it. In honour of Jazz Appreciation Month, we’re celebrating some of the legendary bandleaders who have been instrumental in taking the now-beloved big band sound from sweaty jive joints to refined […]
Top 15 Albums of 2018
Connan Mockasin, Jassbusters (Mexican Summer) No stranger to shapeshifting as an artist, Connan Mockasin has made something of a name for himself since his first release, Forever Debut back in 2015. With collaborations alongside James Blake, MGMT and Charlotte Gainsbourg safely under his belt, it seems Mockasin has spent some time expanding his creative visions and delivered Jassbusters. The […]
2018, The Year That Was…
As the mistletoe goes up and the mulled wine starts to brew, we take stock on what’s been a fascinating year in our industry. From fake news, fragmented states (Brexit zzzz) and whether or not it’s possible to buy space on Gareth Southgate’s waistcoat, it’s been a tumultuous ride for us all. But a […]
From Dreadzone to Doo-Dah
In our calendars, October isn’t just synonymous with gourds and ghouls but a pioneering broadcaster and underdog champion, John Peel. Marking the first-ever National Album Day, we dig through the crates of the Peel vaults to unearth some forgotten gems and shine a light on how the presenter was instrumental in carving out and […]
9 of The Best Anti-Festive Ads
Christmas Ads. We’re all familiar with the formula. A jovial man in a red suit, twinkling lights, a dusting of Disney snow and a suitably emotive storyline involving a toy penguin, football on The Western Front or a trampolining dog. As for the music? There are well-worn traditions there too – cue a fragile […]
From Rhapsody to Ring of Fire
Country music’s most iconic outlaw, Johnny Cash left us 15 years ago today and, with the new foot-stomping celebration of Queen just around the corner, here are seven blinding biopics to fanfare some similarly mighty musical greats. Walk The Line “If you was hit by a truck and you was lying out there in […]
