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Madison Challis
Jan 153 min read
(Album Review) Ethel Cain: Perverts
Ethel Cain’s latest album, Perverts, is a sharp departure from the haunted Americana of Preacher’s Daughter. If her 2022 debut mapped a Sout
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Graeme Sinclair
Jan 135 min read
(Review) Gwen Stefani's "Bouquet": why can't women choose to embrace tradition?
But what are the unforgivably reactionary views espoused by Stefani on her first pop-county record? The album’s critical reception might sug
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Atlanta Tsiaoukkas
Sep 4, 20244 min read
The Summer Girl Industrial Complex: A Bratrospective
First came hot girl summer, and then the feral girls took over - white boys and rat boys got some press, but undeniably this year was brat g
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Cameron Cade
Aug 7, 20246 min read
Antagonizine’s Favourite Albums of the Year (So far…)
We’re halfway through what has already been an eventful year in the music industry. A year with some of the biggest artists of the moment re
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Rose Williams
May 26, 20244 min read
United by Music? Eurovision 2024
In the run up to this year’s contest, many were calling for Israel to be barred from participating, particularly as Russia was excluded from
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Cameron Cade
May 10, 20244 min read
Album Review: St Vincent - ‘All Born Screaming’
Do you want to know one of the most incomprehensible things that happened to me this year? I remembered something. I really, really like Nin
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Holly McPhee
May 7, 20245 min read
‘Back to Black’: The Biopic No-one Asked For
With April came the release of Back to Black, an Amy Winehouse biopic directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. This movie triggered overwhelmingly ne
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Cameron Cade
May 3, 20244 min read
Album Review: Metro Boomin & Future - 'We Don't Trust You'
Metro Boomin has been an artist to watch for a few years now: a trap producer who takes a maximalist approach to beat-making -a quality whic
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Rose Williams
May 1, 20245 min read
Siwa, Cyrus, and Bad-Girl Rebrands
Reviews online range from underwhelming to downright cringeworthy.
This is not the first time we’ve seen an attempt to shed a child star p
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Rhea Patel
Apr 29, 20243 min read
Amelia Dimoldenberg and the Reach of Chicken Shop Date
Comedian and presenter Amelia Dimoldenberg, also known as the sarcastic host of Chicken Shop Date, has been appearing on more than just YouT
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Charlotte Lewis
Apr 19, 20245 min read
Album Review: "Cowboy Carter" - Beyoncé's ode to her roots
Before "Renaissance," I wasn't a die-hard Beyoncé fan. Sure, I knew her hits and enjoyed singing along to them in the car, but I hadn't full
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Rhea Patel
Feb 29, 20243 min read
From Cello band-camp to Centre stage at the Grammy’s: Meet Laufey
Ever thought going from singing competitions to winning a Grammy in a matter of years was possible? Well, meet singer and musician Laufey...
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Cameron Cade
Feb 27, 20243 min read
The Last Dinner Party: Prelude to Ecstasy Album Review
The year is 2024, and another femme-fronted alt-rock band is labelled an industry plant by detractors. It’s perennial at this point (anyone
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Georgia Burns
Feb 11, 20243 min read
Swift Moves and Touchdown Grooves: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce take the Super Bowl Spotlight
Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl have been dominating the Internet in recent weeks- two entities which are rarely synonymous unless related t
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Holly McPhee
Dec 31, 20236 min read
One Year Gone: Remembering Vivienne Westwood
Its been one year since the passing of Dame Vivienne Westwood, one of the UK’s most notable fashion designers. Westwood's career spanned...
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Georgia Burns
Dec 19, 20232 min read
It's 2023 and Body Shaming Persists : The internet's disgraceful commentary on Jorja Smith's body
Body shaming is a persistent and deeply concerning issue that continues to invade society despite many attempts to foster body positivity an
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Katie Coxall
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Same As They Ever Were: Revisiting Talking Heads' 'Stop Making Sense' 40 years later
For the first time in 20 years, Jerry Harrison, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz and David Byrne are re-united. Despite the band’s split and subs
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seanmxrph
Sep 23, 20233 min read
The New Celtic Revival: A country coming to terms with its talent
Today, we are experiencing a younger, trendier, and more accessible Celtic Revival, aided by modern media.
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cameronhillhouse
Apr 22, 20235 min read
Can Dolce and Gabbana ever be truly “cancelled”?
Written by Cameron Hillhouse; edited by Charlotte Lewis How have Dolce and Gabbana managed to crawl their way back from cancellation to...
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Thomas Hannah
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Not just a Lady Painter: Joan Mitchell’s Unrelenting Genius.
When one thinks of abstract expressionism, it's artists like the provocative and cognitive Mark Rothko or the hyper-masculine Jackson Polloc
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