The 27 Club is perhaps one of the biggest urban myths in music. The legacies of Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (to name a few) have become entombed within the walls of this tragic faction of music history. The talented artistry of these deceased icons have become partly immortalised through their posthumous induction into this exclusive Club – a club inducted based on not making it past the age of 27. So why is there a special place reserved for those musicians who died at 27? The claimed ‘statistical spike’ has lead to the…
Author: Lana Andelane
Up-and-coming New York talent AM!R already boasts an impressive resume. Although the singer and producer kick-started his career producing alongside big names such as Sia and Panic! At The Disco, AM!R has demonstrated he can hold his own as a performer with the debut of his 2016 EP ‘Futurepunksoul.’ The EP, which flaunted a collection of six tracks spanning a broad variety of genre amalgamations, has now been followed with his latest musical offering ‘Blud Rush.’ ‘Blud Rush’ showcases the production finesse we are beginning to associate with AM!R’s craft. Co-produced with fellow New Yorker LEFTI, ‘Blud Rush’ boasts music…
Hi, I’m Lana, and I’m an old-school snob. More often than not I’ll rebuff the latest musical offerings (frequently in the form of Xanax-induced mumble rap) in favour of my own carefully curated playlists. In a slightly OCD fashion, I’ll organise my Apple Music painstakingly by feeling, by mood, by vibe – the literal soundtrack to my life. Yet despite an eclectic mix which juxtaposes singer-songwriter compositions with 1960s soul and Amy Winehouse blue-eyed jazz, I can’t help but be biased towards the throwback R&B and hip-hop jams from the yesteryear. The ‘90s to early 2000s was arguably the defining…
With their latest single on Radio 1, a new music video, and a performance at Reading & Leeds under their belt, 2017 has been an eventful year for the four-piece indie Pop/Rock band Alibi. Maxi Williams, Matt Edwards, Benji Meacham and Wesley Brown have come on leaps and bounds since starting out in their hometown of Hastings, with local gigs and their debut EP establishing their presence back in 2015. Since then, the band has been on a steady path of progression, making their way from small gigs to national radio and music festivals. The group talked to Neon Music’s…
It was the weekend of July 22nd and 23rd that I found myself back in Camden, what seemed to me as a particularly poignant moment six years on from the death of a legend, an icon. Amy Winehouse to me is the image of a musical genius – as a self-confessed fangirl (I am a shameless copycat of the heavy winged liner and sport a tattoo of lyrics from ‘Tears Dry on Their Own’) it seemed prudent for me to visit the current exhibition at the Jewish Museum London, especially on such a significant weekend. As I entered the museum, I was unsure of…
It’s Friday night, and here you are again – sitting on the couch, tucking into a tub of ice-cream, pondering the fact that, once again, you are facing another weekend alone. Devoid of dates, devoid of intimacy – while it seems all your friends are out spending quality time with their significant others, bragging on their Instagram of how “he spoils me (heart emoji) #bae”. You moodily put on your go-to playlist when feeling emotionally vulnerable; a compilation of your favourite RnB hits. A mixture of old-school Ginuwine and 112, some eye-candy crooners Chris Brown and Trey Songz – the…