BIG SPECIAL, live at The Roundhouse, London
Words by Miles Milton-Jefferies Photography by Isaac Watson If everyone’s a big band to someone; to Big Special, it’s no longer just the cunts that are in them. Their rapid rise as four years as a band has seen them go from playing in small tents at End of the Road Festival ’24 (another win for the tastemaker festival) to packing out the Roundhouse on a Friday night, which is no small achievement. It’s a terrific night: if you’re getting the feeling of going nowhere in just a
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‘HELP 2’: Rekindling a Landmark Collaboration for a New Generation
Words by Ewan Bourne In 1995, War Child brought together one of the most remarkable collaborations British music had seen. The original ‘HELP’ album united artists such as Oasis , Blur, Radiohead , and Massive Attack , with Brian Eno helping guide the projects creative purpose. The album was conceived quickly and recorded with urgency, yet its impact was lasting. Rather than explicitly showing itself as a charity compilation, it stood as a defining cultural moment in its
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From Haiti to Brixton by way of France, meet the explosive musical melting pot of ZONBI
Words by Chiara Strazulla Photo by Ryo Joyau Blurring the lines between musical genres and cultural influences alike, ZONBI are one of the most intriguing new things to have emerged on the grassroots scene in recent years, refusing to let themselves be pinpointed to any one definition or, indeed, any one place. Built around a backbone drawn from Haitian racine musique, their music incorporates jazz, punk, and post-punk elements, ripples of saxophone weaving a spell that brin
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