Music and Culture Journalist

A few days ago, the famous two-weekend music festival Coachella wrapped up for the year, and no performance had people talking more than Justin Bieber’s highly anticipated comeback, headlining both Saturdays on the Coachella stage.


Bieber’s set design was surprisingly simple: an oval-shaped structure that resembled the aesthetic of his new clothing brand SKYLRK, which was also available for purchase in the desert alongside brand-new official JB merch, of course. It was Bieber almost entirely...

At just seventeen, Australian rising star and Triple J Unearthed High winner Mariae Cassandra is already shaping a world entirely of her own. Just over a month ago, she released her debut EP, ‘Everything In My Backpocket’ – the project is meant to feel like reaching into an old pair of jeans and finding fragments of past selves tucked inside, as all six songs were written between the ages of fifteen and seventeen. With roots in the Philippines and a growing artistic voice shaped in part by the d...

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...