Why The SOURFACE?
Not many bands can say they’ve played fake weddings and multiple lockdown gigs in the UK and Paris, so naturally we had to check in with Sourface.
‘You Won’t Believe Who Was in My Dream Last Night…’
The most invasive sentence to be uttered at nine in the morning: ‘you were in my dream last night.’ Oh no, what was that little perverted version of me up to this time?
CROSSING CHARTED WATERS: REVIEWING EVERY NUMBER ONE SINGLE OF 2020
…Let us begin reliving 2020 in the most honourable way I know how: through songs validated by copious amounts of Spotify streams and endless TikTok loops.
THE 2020 LAST BUS ROUND-UP
2020 will be a year for the history books, but we’re sure you all know that by now. Luckily, music has been the beacon of light guiding us through what can only be described as a trainwreck shitstorm (and in the words of Leslie Jones, that’s offensive to shit and trains).
This Time Next Year…
Last year, I wrote a piece for Last Bus called ‘5 New Year’s Eves You Will Experience in your Teens and Twenties’. I spoke of chaotic house parties and long, drunken queues outside of crowded nightclubs. Imagine that!
Get To Know : ella jane
Indie pop artist ella jane may only be nineteen, but her effortlessly ethereal vocals are catching the attention of many.
A Word with Malady
An ode to the big smoke, the ridiculously appealing grooves and lamenting lyrics of London, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down perfectly capture the love/hate relationship with the gentrifying London we’ve all come to accept.
Neelam Khan Vela : Life Through The Lens
YES, she has shot some of the coolest bands around (The Orielles, Confidence Man, HINDS, Dream Wife, The Ninth Wave...) but artists-aside, it’s Neelam’s eye that caught our attention.
JOSIE MAN Is On The Rise
Having only released her debut single just over a year ago, (which now has almost 2 million Spotify plays) Man is on a rapid trajectory. She’s signed to Columbia Records, supported Beabadoobee and has garnered almost 215,000 monthly Spotify listeners.
A DAY WITH KHARTOUM
Khartoum recently released their latest single, the electric ‘New Cold War’, which they debuted at the Extinction Rebellion Marble Arch Blockade back in 2019. We met up with the band and spent a day exploring Notting Hill…
Holly Whitaker : Life Through The Lens
From touring with Squid and rediscovering her post-lockdown creativity with Goat Girl to shooting Shame a on micro-pig farm…
No, we are not talking about a fanatic Doctor Doolittle animal lover, we are talking about Holly Whittaker.
Everyone’s Invited : An Interview With Soma Sara
On the 24th June, Soma Sara began sharing her personal experience of rape culture on her Instagram stories. Within a week she received and shared over 300 anonymous responses, reaching almost 9,000 people. This is how ‘Everyone’s Invited’ was born.
D.G.S.Y.R - The Faces Behind the Name
Curated by three wonderful powerhouses over lockdown (Zsuzsa , Lindsay and Morgan), the aim of DGSY was to create a public space to showcase an immense collection of quarantine art.
In The Studio With : SWEAT
SWEAT are a self-sufficient operation – from creating genre-bending music out of their DIY South London studio to coding their own VR nightclub, this 5-piece do not disappoint.
Man About Town - Adam Bray
He's the guy you don't see but his finger prints are over everything. What he does isn't a mystery...it's what he doesn't do that's difficult to answer.