Category: Reviews
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Maverick Sabre – Lonely Are The Brave | Album Review
The youth of today are too often subjected to “rubbish” music, Hackney born, Irish bred Maverick Sabre once said. He went on to say that in the Top 20 chart “no-one seems to be talking about the issues that people go through on a daily basis anymore.” A bold statement – but one he challenges…
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D'Angelo & The Testimony at Le Zenith, Paris 2012 | Live Review
I probably shouldn’t say this, but what I witnessed in Paris on a cold Sunday night was a legendary performance. I’ve seen a few legends in my time, most recently perhaps Prince at the O2, and Sunday night was up there with it. There, I said it. Le Zenith was the setting for D’Angelo’s French…
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Lana Del Rey – Born To Die | Album Review
What can I say about Lana Del Rey that hasn’t already been said? Having previously released music under her government name, Lizzie Grant, this New York native has made some major waves across the blogosphere ever since her breakthrough track “Video Games.”
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Childish Gambino at CAMP, London | Live Review
Actor, comedian and rapper Donald Glover – known to the fans of his music as Childish Gambino – put all of the aforementioned skills into commission last night (January 25) when he performed at East London venue CAMP, with a set of new material from his latest LP of the same name.
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The Internet – Purple Naked Ladies | Album Review
From the shadows of the male dominated OFWGKTA emerges the minority female Syd The Kyd; the only woman in the group. As part of the duo dubbed The Internet alongside producer Matt Martian, the two will not remain in the shadows of The Odd Future clan – for with Purple Naked Ladies, the two have…
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Ghetts – Momentum | Mixtape Review
For any Grime MC in the making has plans of owning the year 2012, they might want to consider taking a backseat due to the lyrical volcano which could erupt any time soon. Ghetts, in his mid twenties, has already seen it all and accomplished a lot of what many aim for, but still possesses…
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Kano & Mikey J – Not 4 the A List Special @ILuvLive | Event Review
If you weren’t at ILUVLIVE on Monday, you missed out. You probably already knew that before the doors opened though, from the second you saw the line-up; after all, it isn’t often that two of UK music’s finest take the stage on the same night, let alone share it. But ILUVLIVE pulled out all the…
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ScHoolBoy Q – Habits & Contradictions | Album Review
The initials T.D.E. may sound alien to the majority, but anyone who’s had their ear to the new, exciting sounds cooking in the West would be familiar of the works of Top Dawg Entertainment. The home to 2011’s breakout star Kendrick Lamar, TDE also offers LA rapper ScHoolBoy Q – an artist whose life scars,…
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Young Jeezy – Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition | Album Review
With the festive season already offering up classic material [Common, The Roots], there is still a hankering from a few for something more… Something motivational. Whilst the aforementioned may offer a whole heap of realness, ATL’s supremo Young Jeezy offers an intriguing dosage of uncompromising street tales and reality which keeps many heads drawn to…
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The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence | Mixtape Review
As if releasing three mixtapes in one year isn’t enough of an achievement, Abel Tesfaye – better known as The Weeknd – has managed to evolve as an artist throughout the process, leaving no doubt that each of the mixtapes will reveal fresh revelations and heart wrenching sounds. Seamlessly changing the standards and expectations of…