Tag: rihanna

PLAYLIST: A Reluctant Girl’s Guide to Tinder

If you’re single, red-blooded, and in possession of a smart phone, there’s a strong chance you’re swiping away on Tinder. You said you’d join it for the ‘lolz’ but let’s face it, those ‘lolz’ were the result of a lot of internal…

WATCH: IZII (Feat. The Powder Room) – ‘Birds’

Enigmatic online artist IZII has shared his new single ‘Birds’ (featuring vocals by Powder Room), and there’s a stunning new video to accompany the track that’s been released on MrSuicideSheep’s label Seeking Blue. IZII’s new single is an “intriguing yet seamless fusion…

7 Things We Learned at V Festival 2016

V Festival celebrated its 21st birthday this weekend, and we spent Sunday in Hylands Park singing along to the likes of Travis, Jake Bugg, Tom Odell, Little Mix and Rihanna. V has been criticised before for its overtly commercial nature…

PLAYLIST: August 2016

Wondering what August 2016 sounds like? Well according to us it’s something like this… Toy – ‘Endlessly’ Alternative five-piece Toy excel at moody vocals and atmospheric guitar. They’re playing a free show at The Shacklewell Arms on 10th August. Get down early,…

FESTIVAL GUIDE: V Festival

Name: V Festival Where: Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire When: 20th – 21st August 2016 Headliners: Justin Bieber & Rihanna Also Featuring: Jake Bugg, Kaiser Chiefs, Faithless, Sia, Tinie Tempah, David Guetta, Bastille, Rick Astley, Fleur East, Jess Glynne,…

ALBUM: Rihanna ‘Anti’

Rating: “I got to do things my own way darling, will you ever let me? Will you ever respect me? No…” Rihanna has returned with her eighth studio album Anti after leaving music label Def Jam in 2014. She’s now signed…

ALBUM: Mark Ronson ‘Uptown Special’

Rating: Keeping to his traditional formula, Mark Ronson’s new album, Uptown Special ,provides delightful renditions of classic genres and re-imagines them for the modern music industry. Whilst the hit ‘Uptown Funk’ has grabbed all the headlines, it would be a shame not…