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Black Eyed Peas have been praised for a supposed return to their "political roots" away from the "party bangers" of now-ten-year-old The E.N.D. But, argues Aida Amoako, the group have always had a politicised Afrofuturism at the heart of what they do.
So, you've only heard Sex by The Necks... well, where do you go next? Thirty years into a career of ever-blossoming sonic exploration, Joe Richards has been speaking to Tony Buck (drums and percussion) and Lloyd Swanton (bass), two thirds of The Necks, ahead of their European tour and sold out show at Café OTO
Search Party, Big Little Lies, Black Mirror, Breaking Bad… A new kind of murderer is increasingly present in recent TV series. No longer, the mad, bad, psychos of yore, but someone more human, more ordinary – perhaps not even intentional
Nobody lives house music and its many contradictions like Honey Dijon. From soundtracking the catwalks of Louis Vuitton to playing at Panorama Bar, she straddles different worlds with deceptive ease but being a black trans artist is not an easy path to tread, says Manu Ekanayake