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The Mic's Albums Of The Year 2021
We've almost reached the end of 2021, which means it's the perfect time to look back at some of the musical highlights of the year. So,...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 17, 202118 min read


Albums Of The Year: Indigo De Souza, Injury Reserve, Olivia Rodrigo, Dave, Måneskin and deathcrash
In the last instalment of The Mic's Albums Of The Year 2021 before the full list is unveiled, we dive into albums from Indigo De Souza,...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 16, 20215 min read


Barman Reviews: Eagles Of Death Metal @ Rock City
Our resident barman Jake Longhurst caught Eagles Of Death Metal's live set at Rock City at the start of December, and despite only being...
Jake Longhurst
Dec 15, 20214 min read


Interview: Overpass
A few hours before their sold-out Nottingham show, Millie Hopcott had the pleasure of interviewing Overpass in The Chameleon’s tiny bar,...
Millie Hopcott
Dec 13, 20215 min read


Albums Of The Year: Arlo Parks, Black Country New Road, Sons of Kemet, Little Simz and Dry Cleaning
The end of the year is drawing closer, so it's time to look at some more of The Mic's Albums Of The Year 2021. In our third sneak peak of...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 13, 20215 min read


Albums Of The Year: Wolf Alice, ENNY, Jeff Rosenstock, Ben Böhmer, Zuzu and Maisie Peters
We're back with another batch of albums from The Mic's Albums Of The Year list, featuring our thoughts on 2021 releases from Wolf Alice,...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 10, 20215 min read


Albums Of The Year: Alice Phoebe Lou, Gojira, Hayley Williams, Trash Boat, SG Lewis and Clairo
Over the past few weeks, The Mic's team have been busy preparing for our end of year album list. For starters, here's of our writers'...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 8, 20215 min read


The Mic Recommends...
It seems that this week has been full of big releases - artists are trying their best to put their music out before Mariah Carey takes...

The Mic Magazine
Dec 6, 20213 min read


Barman Reviews: The Rock Orchestra @ Rock City
The Mic's very own Jake Longhurst works as a barman at Rock City, which sparked the idea for 'Barman Reviews', a new feature series on...
Jake Longhurst
Dec 4, 20214 min read


The Mic Recommends...
After a brief hiatus last week, The Mic Recommends is back and better than ever! Including new releases from Frank Turner, Marika...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 29, 20215 min read


Classics Revisited: George Harrison - 'Thirty Three & 1/3'
It’s the 45th anniversary of the George Harrison album you wish an Irish person would pronounce, Thirty Three & 1/3, so it seemed like...
Maia Gibbs
Nov 19, 20213 min read


Fear of a Dead Planet: The Music Industry and Climate Change
With the COP26 summit in Glasgow having wrapped up last week, the time we have to drastically reduce human contributions to climate...
James Pusey
Nov 15, 20213 min read


Classics Revisited: Beastie Boys - 'License To Ill'
35 years ago, a trio of teens dropped an album on a relatively new record company with a producer whose name was relatively obscure....
James Pusey
Nov 15, 20213 min read


The Mic Recommends...
From a shimmering new EP from TikTok's latest breakthrough artist PinkPantheress which was released a few weeks ago, to a reimagined...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 14, 20213 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


The Mic Recommends...
We are midway through the Autumn term and for many, it's reading week - AKA, the perfect time to immerse yourself in some new music...

The Mic Magazine
Nov 8, 20215 min read


Injection Spiking In Nightclubs: A New Epidemic
While we’re still in the midst of COVID-19, there is a new epidemic taking place in our nightclubs. After over a year of inconsistent...
Lucas Mannion
Nov 4, 20213 min read


Classics Revisited: Spice Girls - 'Spice'
“Tell me what you want, what you really, really want” might not seem like a pioneering or innovative lyric on the surface, however when...
Maia Gibbs
Nov 4, 20214 min read


Classics Revisited: Slayer - 'Reign In Blood'
On 7th October 1986, the metal world changed forever. Slayer, the underground thrash band, had released their third album Reign In Blood,...
Jake Longhurst
Nov 2, 20217 min read


The Mic Recommends...
Happy Halloween! Yes, as I'm am writing this, it's Halloween TODAY. Whether you are going out and dressing up, or staying in and carving...
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Oct 31, 20214 min read
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