Music
Future Bubblers introduce the brightest undiscovered music talent across England
Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Music search for untapped skills — Brainfeeder and Ninja Tune execs join artists LV, Swindle and Sway as mentors for the next generation of leftfield English artists, DJs and producers.
Written by: Alex King
M.I.A. takes aim at West's refugee failure with 'Borders'
Borders. What's up with that? — Musical provocateur's self-directed video for new track Borders follows refugees' hazardous journey to Europe.
Written by: HUCK HQ
World leaders collaborate on pro-war charity Christmas single 'Bomb The World' (kinda)
A depressingly accurate spoof — Comedy group Mother's Best Child and online magazine Don't Panic team up to a produce a video that exposes warmongering politicians and token festive philanthropy in one swoop.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Vince Staples is bringing “the truth” to hip hop
"It just isn't real" — On Summertime ’06, North Long Beach’s most prolific rap cat revisits his gangbanging roots and steers hip hop culture towards real life storytelling.
Written by: Ricardo Miguel Vieira
Pussy Riot release ‘Refugees In’ music video shot at Banksy's Dismaland
Refugees in, Nazis out — Russian punks Pussy Riot’s powerful new video calls out European governments for their pitiful reaction to the refugee crisis.
Written by: Alex King
A pop culture professor considers Middle East metal in the wake of the Paris Attacks
Dr Gerd Bayer on rebel youth — Metal music culture represents much of what ISIS hate. It's also kind of similar. An academic shares some thoughts on the new countercultures of the Middle East.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Ten ways French culture changed how we see the world
No contest in the culture wars — From New Wave Cinema to Jean-Paul Sarte, human rights and street photography, if you pick a culture war with France, you’re going to lose.
Written by: Alex King
Artist Clayton Patterson on 20 years of the tattoo fair that changed Europe
Two decades of Wildstyle — When Wildstyle began in 1995, European tattoo culture was barely visible. Rebel artist and photographer Clayton Patterson explains how two decades of touring with Wildstyle has helped win the culture the respect it deserves.
Written by: Clayton Patterson
Roots Manuva on renewing his ‘eternal Peter Pan’ to leap into the unknown
New album Bleeds out this week — As Roots Manuva, Rodney Smith takes wild seeds scattered across the globe – from leafy suburbia to the streets of Jamaica – and grows something new.
Written by: Alex King
Celebrating a decade of iconic music photography from Loud And Quiet
Influential music mag turns ten — Loud And Quiet’s reputation has grown steadily since it began life as a fanzine in 2005 - thanks in part to its eye-catching music photography.
Written by: Sam Warner