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Most of us think of the Battle of Britpop between Blur and Oasis as taking place in the record charts, but what about the time the lads took it to the football pitch instead? Britpop emerged in the early 90s and soon dominated the UK charts. Specifically, two bands reigned in this era, becoming the faces of the movement. Their fandom in the UK was split right down the middle, […]

Millennials aren’t getting any younger, and the 2000s, Myspace, and all the bands we listened to on the go-to social media platform of the day are suddenly 20 years in the past. This is a hard pill for millennials to swallow, including me. I can’t express how it truly feels like just yesterday we were customizing our Myspace pages, completing surveys for Myspace bulletins before the Facebook status, and rearranging […]

Rappers rarely turn out to be great actors. Similarly, actors don’t seamlessly transition into rapping either. Both disciplines require different forms of presence to really hook the audience and convince them of their stardom. One form of ‘aura’ relies on the ears and the other relies completely on the eyes. Most times when rappers try acting, it seems like they’re much better at one than the other. Consequently, when you […]

Any artist would strive to have an unparalleled career like RZA and the Wu-Tang Clan. They made some of the most vital music in New York and hip-hop history. They had a mythical quality, even beyond their penchant for old kung-fu movies and samurai culture. It had a grizzled, cold toughness you could only claim if you came from Shaolin. However, as legendary as their run was as a group […]