Live Recap: Japanese Breakfast @ O2 Academy, Bristol
Whether it was the lingering heatwaves or the fact that everyone and their dog had just returned from Glastonbury Festival, last Tuesday’s Japanese Breakfast show was a surprisingly laid-back affair. Just a few days earlier, the band finally played their debut set at the iconic festival, following a last-minute cancellation in 2023. After Glasto, JB […]
Album Review: Gelli Haha, ‘Switcheroo’
One late night in Nov. 2022, on the dark streets of New York, a woman with the TikTok handle @princessazula0 filmed herself in front of an intersection. “You know what it never was?” she asked, seemingly to no-one in particular but her front-facing phone camera. The answer? “That serious. It was never that serious. Quite […]
She Wore the Pants… and the Hat Too: How Women Are Rewriting the Rules at Pitti Uomo
Anxious and overwhelmed by the relentless news cycle this past winter, I turned to doomscrolling for escape. In a failed attempt to reset my algorithm, I stumbled across Pitti Uomo. But what caught my eye wasn’t the usual parade of men in tailored suits and cigars — it was the women. Their presence felt like […]
Album Review: BC Camplight, ‘A Sober Conversation’
For those unfamiliar with the brilliant craft of Brian Christinzio, aka BC Camplight, imagine a very f’ed up Beach Boys for the modern day. Originally based in Philly and playing with musicians who would later join War on Drugs, Camplight moved to Manchester, UK, in 2010, and has spent the past 15 years building a […]
Live Recap: WITCH @ The Jam Jar, Bristol
WITCH’s resurrection story is one of the most unlikely in music. As pioneers of Zambia’s zamrock genre in the 1970s, their incredible blend of African rhythms and psychedelic fuzz guitar was nearly lost to time and remained practically unknown outside the continent. Thanks to the efforts of a few tireless boutique labels in the early […]
Culture Carriers: How PishPosh, StockedUp, and TORTURE® Are Shaping Indie Streetwear’s Next Wave
Philadelphia’s underground fashion scene has always been loud without needing a mic. It’s in the quiet confidence of a walk, the intention stitched into every article of clothing, and the legacy being built by hand. At the heart of this movement are three brands: PishPosh, StockedUp, and TORTURE® each unique in style and approach, but […]
Album Review: King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, ‘Phantom Island’
It comes as zero surprise when a new King Gizzard album lands in my inbox. Nonetheless, it’s always a treat to see what these tenacious Aussies are up to next. After last summer’s Flight b741, where the outfit played it somewhat straight with a boogie and blues rock sound, Phantom Island marks their first foray […]
Album Review: 100%WET, ‘100%WET’
One of the digital era’s greatest byproducts has been the explosion of subgenres. By 2025, we’ve reached a point where people are literally playing games to guess whether a subgenre actually exists or was just made up on the spot. So, imagine the collective singular eyebrow raise when Copenhagen duo 100%WET describe their sound as […]
Inside Rerun Streetwear: How It’s Reworking Fashion From Bristol’s DIY Skate Scene
Born in Bristol’s gritty skate culture, Rerun Streetwear embodies the spirits of its hometown: creativity, community and sustainability. Founded in 2018 by friends Toby Thorpe and Wilf Hastings, the brand began with a love of skateboarding and a frustration with the lack of durable, affordable clothing. Toby started by importing vintage workwear and reselling it […]
Album Review: Florry, ‘Sounds Like…’
If you’re looking for an album with the laid-back ease of a cozy sweater combined with the wonky Americana spirit of a speed-balling Dylan, then Florry’s latest record, Sounds Like… is for you. Hailing from Philadelphia’s DIY circuit, Florry makes the kind of tunes that could just as easily belong in 1975 as they could […]