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Emma Wilkes

26 posts

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Great albums still to come in 2025

Track of the Week! Albums still to come in the rest of 2025! Grassroots news!

Essay

Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

Marilyn Manson's back in the UK this week - but despite multiple allegations of abuse, how is he still so revered?

Interview

ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

ALT BLK ERA have had a huge 2025 - but it all started with community grassroots youth projects. We spoke to them about the difference those projects made to their lives...

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What if musicians had a living wage?

Ireland's providing musicians with basic income. We ask - what would better workers' rights look like? And why does imagining better matter?

Newsletter

Music recommendations need heart - not AI

Spotify has partnered with Chat-GPT to bring users music recommendations. Politely (or not), no thanks...

Essay

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

If you claim rock is dead in 2025, you're going to look very, very silly....

Emma Wilkes

Great albums still to come in 2025

Marilyn Manson faces zero consequences and returns to the UK this week

ALT BLK ERA on life-changing grassroots music projects

What if musicians had a living wage?

Music recommendations need heart - not AI

Rock's not dead - it's resilient

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