In music, the phrase “up and coming” gets used around a lot. And while critics are keen to label Billie Marten as folk music’s newest rising star, at 17, Billie is something of a music veteran. She was discovered, almost accidentally, on Youtube after her mum used the site to share videos of her… Continue reading Interview: Meet Billie Marten
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This video shows you how to be a feminist
Like any self respecting Spice Girls fan I remember exactly where I was when I first saw the Wannabe music video. I was four years old, it was a Saturday morning and I was lying in my parents’ bed watching cartoons on our tiny, boxy black TV. Live and Kicking (the Saturday morning show hosted… Continue reading This video shows you how to be a feminist
Turning A ‘Like’ Into A Living
How do you go about turning something you like into a living? Careers advice often focuses on academia, how well you perform in exams and which school subjects can set you up for a satisfying career. Hobbies are often overlooked, but these can hold the key to an exciting future. You can do something you… Continue reading Turning A ‘Like’ Into A Living
REVIEW: Foxes – All I Need
After making her first appearance on the pop charts alongside award-winning producer and DJ Zedd with Clarity, Louisa Rose Allen, better known by her stage name Foxes, has made a name for herself in the music industry, quickly becoming a firm favourite with pop fans who are looking for more than a catchy chorus and… Continue reading REVIEW: Foxes – All I Need
REVIEW: Rihanna – ANTI
The problem with ANTI is that it it is actually a really great pop album, it’s just a bad Rihanna album. In a career that has spanned 13 years, 8 albums, 35 worldwide No 1’s and hits such as Diamonds, Rude Boy and Only Girl, ANTI comes as the ultimate anticlimax. There’s no standout track… Continue reading REVIEW: Rihanna – ANTI
The Source Christmas Megamix
We haven’t heard the word ‘megamix’ used since about 1997, but it’s Christmas, so it’s OK to be a bit retro, right? As we countdown to the holidays, get yourself in the spirit of things with our cracking Christmas Spotify playlist. Pop this on while you’re doing the last of your wrapping this weekend –… Continue reading The Source Christmas Megamix
REVIEW: Demi Lovato – Confident
Confident is US songstress Demi Lovato’s fifth studio album, and though it contains the same impressive high notes and empowering lyrics as albums past, Confident has an air surrounding it that oozes Demi’s new found self-assurance, independence, and well, confidence. Through overcoming hurdles in her personal life; opening up about her past struggles with bullying, bipolar… Continue reading REVIEW: Demi Lovato – Confident
TRENDING: Ryan Adams – 1989
If you live under a rock (or don’t follow Taylor Swift on Twitter – in which case, who even ARE you?), chances are you’ll have missed the news that a rather famous music type has chosen to do a cover of the songstress’ work. Now, we’re not talking a collection of Tay-Tay’s hits. That’d be… Continue reading TRENDING: Ryan Adams – 1989
That Friday-feeling Playlist
We’ve put together some tunes to get you ready for the weekend!