Artwork for Mixmag
Definitely the best thing about this piece is my cameo role in every single photo. Art is a bad influence. https://mixmag.net/feature/artworks-story-reads-like-hes-already-lived-a-thousand-dance-music-lives
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Ones to Watch for FACT Mag 2017/18
Here’s a couple of lists I wrote, one at the end of 2016, one at the end of 2017. Out of all the artists on em (ignoring the two entries […]
Skepta cover story for the Guardian
Originally appeared in The Guardian Guide, August, 2016, the week before Skepta won the Mercury Prize. You can read it in original form (and enjoy the mad bastards commenting below […]
8Ball, Ghost World & Daniel Clowes for i-D
First appeared on i-D “I had this notion,” says comic book pioneer Dan Clowes, “of not editing myself, just putting whatever sick thoughts I had down on paper, and if […]
A Guide to UK Afrobeats for RBMA
First featured on RBMA. Afrobeats is in a state of constant evolution. The genre has grown to cover such a nebulous range of tempos, conventions and rhythmic patterns, that it […]
Tween Pop Stars for i-D
This article first appeared here on i-D Pop culture thrives in the struggle between artifice and authenticity. For every Johnny Rotten, howling his heart out that he ‘means it man’, […]
The Prodigy for The Guardian
The Prodigy are sitting around a table in a King’s Cross boozer, riled by what’s become of rave culture. “Dance music at the moment is so fucking dead,” spits Liam […]
Gone To A Rave #13: Acid Techno
Easily, and bizarrely, the most popular piece I have ever written. Read it over on Ransom Note to enjoy the comment thread packed with misty eyed ravers (and a few […]
Just Jam for The Guardian
This October, grime veteran Skepta snatched a Mobo award with his That’s Not Me video, directed by the scene’s go-to creatives, Tim & Barry. Looking like it was shot on […]
2014: The Year Grime Won – for i-D
Originally appeared on i-D over here In February of this year, the City of London police decided to indulge in a spot of traditional bullyboy tactics. Deciding that the Just […]