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Talking Points: are music awards still relevant?

Talking Points: are music awards still relevant?

Otis Graham and Kate Bradley debate the merits of chucking gongs at musicians Yes So the Mercury Prize is once again looming large on the high-bow-pop horizon. Casting your eyes…

Talking Points: Music Piracy

Talking Points: Music Piracy

Ashley Cooke and Maria Le Brun discuss the effects of illegal downloads on the music industry.  For Music piracy doesn’t hurt the industry anywhere near as much as the RIAA…

Rap battle: can music instigate political change?

Rap battle: can music instigate political change?

Music and politics often prove to be a volatile mix, but can political music be transferred into action?…

Rap battle: The Beatles – love, love them do?

Do John, Paul, George and Ringo epitomise greatness or are we just clinging to the nostalgia of novelty? Our writers thrash it out. …

Rap battle: Coldplay, just an easy target?

Are Coldplay shit or only slightly shit? We see the ‘for’ and ‘against’ of Britain’s most maligned pop band.…