Up The Junction: Popular Music and the British Identity
Plunging itself into a state of instability from the seventies onwards, Britain found itself drowning in crisis. Thatcher, conflict,...
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Kira O'Boyle
Oct 27, 20234 min
Can a Cover Be Better Than the Original?
Can covers be better than the original? Whilst it may seem a rare phenomenon, some covers have risen and proven to outshine the...
Olivia Hannant
Mar 18, 20233 min
Documentary Review: Meet Me in the Bathroom
Call it fate, Call it karma, hedonism, obsession and addiction: Olivia Hannant reviews Lovelace and Southern’s adaptation of Meet Me in...
Jonathan Hague
Oct 14, 20222 min
Live at Leeds Preview
This Saturday Jonathan Hague is hugely excited to be attending Live at Leeds In The City; a multi-venue day festival featuring many of...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 6, 20225 min
Heavy Gig Preview
With the new term fast approaching, the city of Nottingham is gearing up for a tidal wave of amazing heavy music this next few months! So...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 4, 20224 min
Reading Festival: What Biscuit Are You?
On the weekend of the iconic Reading Festival, The Mic president, Jake Longhurst, was joined by his brother, Sam Longhurst, to talk to a...
Jake Longhurst
Sep 2, 20223 min
Reading Festival Curates a Supergroup
Jake Longhurst was at Reading Festival over the weekend and had a chat with plenty of bands, asking them all two important questions, the...
Jake Longhurst
Jun 6, 20226 min
A Preview To Heavy Music Festivals
It’s finally summer, and here at The Mic that can only mean one thing - it’s festival season! There are plenty of amazing festivals going...
Jake Longhurst
May 17, 20224 min
The Foundations Of Decay: Have Old Bands Really Still Got It, Or Are They Falling Apart?
As My Chemical Romance play their first UK dates in over a decade, and release their first new music in eight years, there has never been...
Cat Jordan
May 3, 20228 min
Tour Diary: Life On Tour With 5 Seconds Of Summer
From Rotterdam to Brussels to Hamburg, Cat Jordan has lived out every music fan's dream: she followed her favourite band on tour around...
Roxann Yus
Apr 1, 20225 min
What Can Be Done To Keep Everybody Safe At Concerts?
Content Warning: This article contains discussion of sexual assault. If you, or someone you know are affected by the issues outlined...
Cat Jordan
Mar 21, 20224 min
Are Artists Responsible For Ensuring That Their Fans Do Not Engage In Online Harassment?
In 2021, songs from Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour were completely inescapable. From tear-jerking heartbreak anthem driver’s license...
Hal Hewlett
Mar 1, 20226 min
What Is The Appeal Of Vinyl?
Something dark is rising once more. It stalks the old shopping arcades, clawing up from under crates of music long-forgotten, scratching...
Cat Jordan
Feb 11, 20224 min
A Summary Of The Brit Awards 2022
It was great to see that The Brits were back in all their glory this year, filled with performances, repetitive acceptance speeches and,...
James Pusey
Nov 15, 20213 min
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...
Lucas Mannion
Nov 4, 20213 min
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...
Tristan Phipps
Aug 20, 20215 min
Preview: Anjunadeep - Open Air
After a turbulent year in the capital, deep house connoisseurs ‘Anjunadeep’ are here to reinstate the calm. The Mic's Tristan Phipps...
Gemma Cockrell
May 6, 20214 min
Back to the Future: Are Music Festivals Over-Reliant on Nostalgia Acts?
Littered with washed-up dad rockers and contentious 90s frontmen-gone-rogue, the festival bills of the present seem to reflect little of...
Izzy Felton
Apr 1, 20214 min
Songs TikTok Made Popular Again
From Renegade to Lemonade, over the past twelve months, TikTok has treated us to a delightful helping of moreish soundbites. In a...
Hannah Aldred
Mar 20, 20214 min
Olivia Rodrigo: The Rise of Disney’s Gen Z Music Superstar
Due in part to Olivia Rodrigo’s angelic vocal talent, but also her achingly raw lyricism, Driver’s License has taken the internet and...
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