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Literal Bedroom Pop - An Interview with Out of the Blue

Few students can imagine doing much more outside of uni than a sports club and maybe a society or two. But two students in a makeshift studio on Winton Drive have taken expectations and exceeded them—writing, recording, and producing an entire album in a little over a year. Not only did they self-release their debut LP, bedtime stories, an eclectic mashup of house beats and bedroom pop, but they managed to hear their single “iris” played on BBC Introducing. G-You has reviewed bedtime stories and gotten an exclusive interview with its creators—Nicolas and Bérénice!

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Geisha Today, Gangster Tomorrow: Cultural Appropriation in the Music Industry

The systematic oppression of African American culture in the Western world has led to a diverse sub-culture in music, Hip-Hop being one of the most prominent examples. Azalea, having the option to pick and choose which aspects of black culture she adopts, may profit from it, whilst remaining unruffled by the discriminatory issues affecting the African American community.

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