This article was written for The Telegraph, India, and can be viewed online here Mission Control When I arrive at around 2pm, Apeejay House is a sea of green t-shirts. Volunteers from the Robin Hood Army are running around, innovatively wheeling office chairs stacked with donated produce into elevators so the goods can be loaded into … Continue reading #Mission1Million: a roaring success
I have frequently heard friends who have been lucky enough to travel to India before describe the country as, “an assault on the senses” and “one of the most colourful places in the world”. But it isn’t until you visit for yourself that you understand where these descriptions come from. India does not stop for … Continue reading Trust in Kolkata
Written for The Telegraph On Thursday 23 June, all across the UK, individuals visited polling stations and put a cross on a slip of ballot paper as they cast their votes in the EU referendum. In the run up to the day, the question of whether or not the UK should remain a member of the European … Continue reading Young people have a right to be angry at Brexit – but not at their parents who voted Leave
DIIV’s second album, Is The Is Are, is the product of Zachary Cole Smith’s life over the past few years – from his widely-reported arrest back in 2013 (where he was arrested alongside girlfriend Sky Ferreira, for possession of drugs and driving a stolen car without a license), to his struggles with heroin and writer’s … Continue reading Album Review: Is The Is Are // DIIV
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Basked in lambent green light, Spector swan onstage, evidently wondering what to make of this evening’s crowd. Partway through the set frontman Fred Macpherson notes the O2 Academy is only two thirds full. Whether this is because it’s a Wednesday evening or because Spector’s reach is limited to a small group of ardently devoted fans, … Continue reading Live Review: Spector // Oxford O2 Academy, 28.10.15
Crafting an ethereal, mystical landscape with her haunting vocal style, Halsey has seen her debut album propelled to number nine in the UK charts and number two in the US following its release on 28th August. Her success with Badlands is testament to the record’s pulsating aura, which consumes the listener and – at times … Continue reading Halsey haunts on her Badlands debut
If FIDLAR’s self-titled 2013 release was a kid in your high school class then it’d be the guy with no regard for the dress code, who cut class to go smoke a spliff in the bike shed, and was found at the skate park on the weekends doing more of the same. Their sophomore effort, … Continue reading FIDLAR, not too cool for school anymore
“Good things come to those who wait” is how the saying goes, but ‘good’ is an adjective which simply doesn’t do Spector’s sophomore album, Moth Boys, justice. Following on from their 2012 debut, Enjoy It While It Lasts – a record cherished by the bands small but nonetheless devoted fanbase – this release set for … Continue reading Album Review: Moth Boys // Spector
Following on from 2013’s horrifically overlooked release, We Need Medicine, Glaswegian rockers The Fratellis are back, determined to cause more than a ripple in the sea of rock ‘n’ roll releases with their new album, Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied. The record launches into action with ‘Me and the Devil’, which, if we overlook the grammatical … Continue reading Album Review: Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied // The Fratellis
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