I’ve written before about Nneka, and I guess the appreciation has never worn down. The first time I heard anything by her was at this tiny gig she played in Brighton. I’d had the shittiest week, so I took the train down to see a friend who dragged me along despite my misgivings. “Come”, she said, “you’ll like her”. She was right. … Continue Reading
words by Theresa Heath
A few years ago Heidi Mortenson was dragging up on stage and urging girls in the audience to take their clothes off. These days she’s making brooding, bass-driven electro with the night pop sensibilities of Alpines and introverted paranoia of Fever Ray. The 5 tracks on new EP, Mørk, are part song, part soundscape and refuse to conform to any one genre … Continue Reading
by Devil’s Food Cake
MIA is my hero. Say what you will about her politics – many people have, and that really is an interesting conversation – but musically, she’s magic. Bad Girls, which you might have heard in less complete form as part of the Vicki Leekx mixtape, is so uber-awesome I’ve had it on repeat all weekend and most of today. … Continue Reading
I am obsessed with these songs, and with this woman’s hair. I can’t help it. Bonus: you get two videos today because I’m indecisive and couldn’t decide between the two. … Continue Reading
by Fairy Cake
Azealia Banks is blowing up right now for good reason. You’re probably on it already unless you’ve had your fingers in your ears and eyes since September.
Have I expressed my deep and undying love for Kathleen Hanna before? If I haven’t, well, consider this a declaration. Because she is amazing and awesome and downright adorable. All of which came rushing back to me when this song popped up on my iPod the other day. … Continue Reading
In between work stuff, book stuff and figuring out whether or not I’d like to risk getting arrested going to a Malaysian Pride event (answer: I do not), I’ve really been missing the gay in my life. Fortunately, a girl can always turn to her friends or TV for a bit of a mood lift, and for everything else, there’s Youtube. … Continue Reading
So usually I go with a Disney villain theme for my Hallowe’en costume, but given that this year has been a big bunch of changes in everything else I’ve done, I thought I’d mix it up and go with a 90′s icon for a change. Plus, Neneh Cherry is a badass. And totally hot.
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So my best friend is here from New York/Malaysia and I am super glad to have her here, not least because she reminds me of all the things about my late teens/childhood that I adored. It’s great. So here’s to good friends and remembering your younger years with fondness. … Continue Reading
Like, I’m not saying it’s a bad thing, it obviously isn’t. But I find myself listening to a song, liking it, figuring out the words and singing along, and then all of a sudden, I sound like the office pervert. … Continue Reading
You know what’s on this weekend in London Town? LOVEBOX. I’m excited. Mostly because of this lady. … Continue Reading
You know who I really, really 100% love and adore? You’ve probably already guessed from the title of this MVM, but yeah, it’s Kim Deal. Because, um, she’s awesome. And wrote amazing songs. And is still one of the super-coolest women in the world. … Continue Reading
I KNOW RIGHT. How very Glee of me. But as dire as this may sound to you, if you haven’t heard it already, you should listen to it now. Because Adele and Britney combined are so much way better than you think. … Continue Reading
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