Crouching, music blaring and eyes fixed through the lens I don’t quite notice the man in my peripheral vision. He’s waving. I turn and am confronted by a security guard, who is dressed in pressed cotton, a silk waistcoat and long sleeves despite the heat. ‘Excuse me, what are you doing?’. After a polite exchange, he seems elated that I’m interested in the architecture of Bank House. He gestures to its tiered and unrelenting form and eagerly tells me that the last person who p

US President Donald Trump has said he is taking hydroxychloroquine to combat the coronavirus pandemic , despite the fact that public health officials have warned it may be unsafe. Speaking at the White House, he told reporters "I'm taking it for about a week and a half now and I'm still here, I'm still here," was his surprise announcement. There is no evidence hydroxychloroquine can fight coronavirus, and regulators warn the drug may cause heart problems. The 73-year-old pre

This playlist is a collection of some of the greatest reggae, dancehall and afrobeats artists across a time frame of around 60 years. From Roots reggae artists Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Steel Pulse and Black Uhuru to contemporary dancehall artists such as Vybz Kartel and Popcaan. Along with the upbeat sounds of afrobeats coming out of Nigeria, the UK and Ghana with artists like Burna Boy and Mr.Eazi. As well as providing food for thought, this playlist is perfect for lifting yo

Dutch biochemical company Avantium have recently developed a new plant-based bottle design that is now being backed by companies such as Coca Cola and Carlsberg. These new bottles require no fossil fuels, and will degrade in just a year. It is hoped that these new bottles will be on the shelves by 2023, and will potentially lead the way in dramatically slicing down the rate at which non-biodegradable plastics are released into the ocean. Avantium will be using plant sugars fr

Slowthai has released ‘BB (BODYBAG)’, his third single release this week. The track, which arrived last night (May 14), is produced by Dom Maker and samples James Blake. You can listen to ‘BB (BODYBAG)’ below. When talking about the release of the track he wrote “Some British rappers might rap in a way that’s very general, because they don’t want their regionality to get in the way of them blowing up or getting a Drake co-sign, but that’s not me,” “I want to write references

There have been a catalogue of impressive live-streams since lockdown, this one might just be our favourite yet. Alex Lewis and Rufus Stewart, who are known as Black Market Stereo, are performing a 48 hour long live stream, playing from their basement in Leeds. It could place them at number six in the longest DJ sets ever played, according to Mixmag’s Guinness Book of DJ Records. THE 48 Hour Livestream is in Aid Of NHS Charities Together. This link will consistently go down

Krautrock, a name given by the 1970s British press to the various experimental rural German bands flourishing throughout an ideologically torn nation, described one of the most musically influential movements of the twentieth century. The suffix kraut, taken from the German word Sauerkraut, a type of cabbage delicacy, was often used to insult Germans throughout the First and Second World War. Bands such as CAN, Tangerine Dream, Faust, Neu, Harmonia and the most successful, of

Caribou and Four Tet have teamed together once again to collaborate on a new remix. Caribou and Four Tet have teamed together once again to collaborate on a new remix. Four Tet has remixed Caribou‘s recent single Never Come Back. The track comes from Caribou's recently released Album Suddenly, Four Tet once again providing the goods to deliver a pulsating techno track that certainly does justice to the original song. When talking about the Album Caribou explained in a stateme

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Over 200 artists have plead for Israel to lift its siege on the embattled Gaza Strip, signing a letter that demands Israel lift their embargo on Gaza amid fears that its two million inhabitants, are under more danger than ever, with a heightened risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter was published Wednesday, marking two years after Israel killed 60 protestors in Gaza. The 200 artists included electronic musicians Brian Eno, Massive Attack, , Luke Younger (Helm) and Hir