Music and Culture Journalist

Zander is the name of a new up-and-coming indie musician, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist from Leeds, now based in London. With the help of fellow Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts alumni Bob Mackenzie (James Blake, The 1975, SAULT, Daniel Caesar, Divorce + more), he released his new EP ‘No Silver’ on November 14th, which focused on the move from his working-class roots in Harrogate, Leeds to the big city to chase his dreams – something he is still working through as he is a...

After just having finished supporting Blink-182 on tour in the US, LA-born and bred new-gen rock band Beauty School Dropout (BSD) have finally released their highly anticipated debut album ‘WHERE DID ALL THE BUTTERFLIES GO?’. Yet, this is just the beginning of another buys time for the foursome, consisting of Colie Hutzler (vocals), Brent “Beepus” Burdett (bass), Bardo Novotny (producer/guitar), and Colton Flurry (drums), as they embark on a US headline tour to celebrate their release, and anoth...

Upcoming London-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Stan Pratt officially released his sophomore single, ‘Dopamine Beast’, this week. The young maximalist pop artist, whose debut single ‘Je Ne Sais Qui’ was praised on BBC Introducing London, not only benefits from his online presence, especially on TikTok, but also from his musical upbringing and his science degree. Ahead of his new release, we sat down with Pratt to cover all things childhood, songwriting, Neuroscience, and artistic world-...