In Depth

A herd mentality replaced enjoyable argument. We lost, they won. Pity the brave soul who asks if Bon Iver (or whoever) might not actually be a tiny...

A five point guide to starting a music magazine from Everett True

Louis Pattison talks us through the strange and cryptic lore behind assigning numbers to records

The Death Of The Music Critic. By John Doran.

The recent death of pop-political scatologist Swells has prompted fresh introspection among music journalists.

I figured out long ago that music critics weren’t to be trusted. Journalism in post-modern times is a cynical business; everyone knows that there c...