On the anniversary of Tupac’s death, there is still no sense of justice
It took nearly three decades to the day for someone to be held accountable for the death of Tupac Shakur. But the conviction of Duane “Keffe D” Davis was, at best, a mere illusion of justice for those who have spent the years since mourning the future the rapper was denied. “Justice is good, but […]
The Subways Tour Diary: Days 6-10 the adventure continues
The Subways were kind enough to chronicle their North American tour for us, and we’ll be running their tour diary in several installments this week. Billy Lunn will be our guide, and as he writes, “Because so much usually ends up happening on our tours, we thought that this time round, whilst we’re on our […]
Living in New York as a musician of the Opera’s Grand Theatre
Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? The connection isn’t a coincidence. I know because I asked. I put the question to top-flight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media, all of whom had […]
The Music That Immortalised 90s Subculture with electronic technologies
The 90s undoubtedly marked the Golden Age of underground music zines cataloguing subcultural movements. Without an avalanche of Tumblr accounts offering endless information on what your favourite band is wearing, Soundcloud recommendations about who to listen to next, or Twitter documenting your most-loved guitar player’s childhood fear, publications such as the pioneering DIY zine Sniffin’ […]