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10 Song Introduction to Metal
We have a lot of metal music enjoyers here at the Mic - Jay Kirby aims to get you into the genre with these ten tracks. Whether it be the...
Jay Kirby
Oct 29, 20234 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Hardcore
Kerenza Hudson offers their POV of the perfect hardcore playlist. Containing brutal tracks by Knocked Loose, Code Orange, and more, this...
Kerenza Hudson
Dec 20, 20224 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Pride
Ava Hallam explores the songs that have made herstory as gay anthems today. From Diana Ross to Lil Nas X, the continuation and need for...
Ava Hallam
Nov 28, 20227 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Disney
Disney; everybody’s favourite sugary-sweet corporate giant. What started as a charming little animation studio a century ago is now a...
Izzy Morris
Aug 29, 20226 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To The Ultimate Road Trip Playlist
The ultimate road trip playlist is a beautiful thing. Obviously, it’s dependent on your own personal taste and preferences and therefore,...
Jake Longhurst
Aug 2, 20226 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Early 2000s Pop Punk Music
Pop punk is alive once again, for better or for worse (I’m talking about you, MGK). Let The Mic’s former Features Editor Gemma Cockrell...
Gemma Cockrell
Aug 1, 20224 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Metalcore Music
Jake Longhurst lists his top ten metalcore songs for The Mic's A Ten Song Introduction To... feature series. Metalcore as a genre has had...
Jake Longhurst
Apr 22, 20225 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Twee Pop Music
Hal Hewlett rounds up his ten favourite twee pop songs - for those who are unfamiliar, a subgenre of indie pop that grew out of C86 in...
Hal Hewlett
Apr 15, 20225 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Post-Punk Music
Hal Hewlett talks us through his top ten post-punk songs. 1. Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and the Banshees Well, this one was basically a...
Hal Hewlett
Mar 20, 20225 min read


A Ten Song Introduction to Heavy Alternative Music
Roxann Yus talks us through her top ten recommendations from the modern heavy alternative genre. Parasite Eve – Bring Me The Horizon One...
Roxann Yus
Feb 2, 20224 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Emo Rap
Gemma Cockrell counts down her top ten emo rap songs, a subgenre which originated on SoundCloud with artists like the late Lil Peep and...
Gemma Cockrell
Jan 5, 20224 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To House Music
Lucy Gray picks her top ten House songs for The Mic's 'A Ten Song Introduction To...' series, to provide those who are unfamiliar with...
Lucy Gray
Nov 9, 20216 min read


Roast Fish, Collie Weed & Corn Bread: A Ten Song Introduction To The Illustrious Lee “Scratch” Perry
Lee “Scratch” Perry is a sort of divine figure within the annuls of 20th century popular music. The kind who, even if you’d never heard a...
Owen White
Oct 19, 20217 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To 2000s Pop Music
2000s pop music is a guilty pleasure to many. The music that the majority of us students grew up surrounded by, it provides comfort,...
Cat Jordan
Oct 17, 20215 min read


A Ten Song Introduction To Freak Folk Music
From 70s cult horror soundtracks to Bahamian spiritual music, Freak Folk is less a genre and more a loosely defined grouping of artists...
Owen White
Sep 2, 20219 min read
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