EVER HEARD OF… BEKI BONDAGE?
22nd November 2021
The latest instalment in our series investigating overlooked or obscured figures in musical and subcultural history takes a look at “the first new lady of
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It charts the evolution of Subcultures from their emergence in the 60’s and 70’s to a more inclusive and equitable movement today. The underground and subcultures are never fixed in one place or time. They have strong and meaningful reference points but are always evolving.
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HEAVY LIKE A HEADACHE: THE NINTH WAVE ON THEIR SECOND ALBUM
9th November 2021
Glasgow’s The Ninth Wave are back with a self-produced second album exploring “feelings of grief, anxiety, anger and loneliness.” As diverse as it is cinematic,
THE SONGS THAT DEFINED UNDERGROUND: 40 YEARS OF MUSIC
4th November 2021
As Underground turned 40 this year, we thought there was no better way to commemorate this on the Subculture and Arts blog than by counting
CASSYETTE: THE ALT – ROCK FEMME TALKS ABOUT RIPPING UP THE RULEBOOK AND THE UK ALTERNATIVE SCENE
22nd October 2021
Before inviting Cassyette down to Denmark Street, we had an opportunity to talk to the up-and-coming star. The Essex-hailing artist is one to have made
Thyla – their triumphant new single and debut record
22nd October 2021
“I’m opening the closet, your skeletons are coming out for me, out in threes” proclaims Thyla’s vocalist Millie Duthie on their latest single ‘3’. A
HALLOWEEN: The origins and cultural celebrations of the once Pagan festival
19th October 2021
The flood of orange plastic into the local supermarket and petrol station forecourt stores is the signal that a cheapened and overexposed Halloween is around
We spoke to SAINT PHNX on their return to music and what the future holds
8th October 2021
(Photo: Ben Stapleton) After having returned to releasing music with ‘Happy Place’, the touching anthem written about the passing of their dad, Glasgow’s Saint PHNX
We held a party with Sixty Sixty Sounds to celebrate the release of TALK SHOW’S latest single
21st September 2021
Harrison Swan of Talk Show. (Photo: Ben Stapleton) With an upcoming EP ‘Touch the Ground’ set to release in 2022, Talk Show, the London-hailing post-punk
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LEIGH BOWERY
24th March 2016
It has been 22 years since the death of one of London’s most influential style icons and on his birthday we remember Leigh Bowery. In
Fluffer Record Pit Parties!
24th March 2016
Riotous, inexorable independent record label Fluffer Records are soon hosting another one of their chaotic Pit parties and we are all over it. They have been
HEAVY METAL SUBCULTURE IN BOTSWANA
29th March 2016
We are always in the search for sub-culture genres and have recently found something awesome. We have all seen the heavy metal looks and get
A CHUNK OF PUNK EXHIBITION – 02/03/16 – 28/04/16
30th March 2016
As part of ‘Punk London: 40 Years of Subversive Culture’ which celebrates the heritage and influence of the punk scene, The Barbican Centre has introduced
Godfather of House – FRANKIE KNUCKLES
31st March 2016
It’s the anniversary of his death and today we honour the legend Frankie Knuckles. “Frankie’s work helped open minds and bring people together, blending genres
Happy Birthday ANNIE NIGHTINGALE
1st April 2016
Radio 1’s first female presenter and the station’s longest serving broadcaster, Annie Nightingale has turned 76 today. After joining BBC Radio 1 in the seventies,
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