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hannah holland

Interview: Hannah Holland

Kate Wildblood speaks to DJ, producer and now award-winning composer Hannah Holland about the impact the LGBTQ+ community has had on her work, transitioning from decks to studio and her forthcoming album, Tectonic.

By Kate Wildblood 8 Jun 2021
rina sawayama

Tom Mehrtens: Rina Sawayama and Queer Publicity

Jay Singh speaks to Tom Mehrtens, senior entertainment publicist at SATELLITE414, about their experiences in the industry and how they have helped a queer person of colour become one of the biggest names in pop.

By Jay Singh 7 Jun 2021
lunatraktors

Interview: Lunatraktors

Harry Harris speaks to Margate folk duo Lunatraktors about their contemporary and confronting lyrics, how their approach to folk music is akin to their queer identities and challenging the ‘nostalgic nationalists.'

By Harry Harris 4 Jun 2021
Bimini

Princess Julia: 'Drag! It's the most punk you can be.'

Princess Julia serves up some drag history, celebrating how it has always explored the spectrum of gender across music and talks to some of today’s scene stars.

By Princess Julia 3 Jun 2021
black lives matter

The Show Must Be Paused: What happened next?

As we mark the one-year anniversary of The Show Must Be Paused, a social media blackout deployed in response to the murder of George Floyd, Estée Blu reflects on the last twelve months, and explores what progress, if any, has been made by the music industry.

By Estée Blu 2 Jun 2021
mysie

Interview: Mysie

In the build up to the release of her new EP Undertones, released last week on Fraser T. Smith’s 70Hz label, we spoke with Mysie about the record and its genesis.

By Olly Wareham 24 May 2021
elderisland

Playlist: Elder Island

As anticipation builds for the Bristol-based Elder Island’s sophomore LP, Swimming Static, we asked the band to make us a playlist of album influences.

By Maya Radcliffe 21 May 2021
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Paul Sylvester Absolute Radio Network: The Sound of Solace

As we approach the Audio and Radio Industry Awards ceremony where the best stations, shows, hosts and podcasts are crowned, Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester reflects on a year where everything changed in the radio industry.

By Paul Sylvester 20 May 2021
James Newman

Interview: James Newman

BRIT Award-winning singer-songwriter James Newman is vying to end the UK’s near quarter-century wait for a Eurovision winner at the 2021 edition of the much-loved contest in Rotterdam on 22 May. James Hanley caught up with the Embers hitmaker to get the lowdown on a moment two years in the making.

By James Hanley 19 May 2021
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