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Last week, Emily Eavis announced Glastonbury Festivals first headliner for 2019 amid speculation on various social media platforms. To many peoples delight, and also to many peoples dismay, it was confirmed that Stormzy would headline the Pyramid Stage on the Friday night at next years edition of the festival. One can only imagine that headlining Glastonbury festival must be the most prestigious and illustrious of all occasions for a musician. A celebration of the given musicians successful career, all culminating to a headline slot at the most acclaimed festival in the world. If the rumours are correct, Stormzy will be joined by The Cure and Paul McCartney as headliners at next years festival. Both acts are ones which have had stellar musical careers spanning over decades. Numerous iconic albums and years upon years of touring has given The Cure legendary status in the industry and opting for Paul McCartney as a headliner needs no further explanation. Of course, the remaining two he...

Drawing inspiration from a band of Oasis' calibre is always a dangerous game to play. Perfectly justifiable, of course, but a dangerous game to play. Trying to emulate the showmanship and songwriting skills of the aforementioned can often lead to a failure of colossal proportions. You'd be hard pressed to find an emerging band from Manchester who don't claim to have drawn some kind of inspiration from Oasis, in some point of their careers. One particular band take tremendous pride in doing so, however, aren't Mancunian. Or British, for that matter. Australian three-piece, DMA's, formed in 2012, in Sydney. They quickly gained themselves a reputation as the 'Australian Oasis'. In doing so, they portrayed a likeness to Oasis that no British band can currently claim to. They've adopted the retro sportswear, the high-pitched monotonous vocals and the mid-pace gritty sound that Oasis became synonymous with. Despite growing up on the other side of the wo...

In a year where Donald Trump became president, Theresa May toppled Jeremy Corbyn in the general election, and terrorist attacks became common occurrences, music did not fail to restore faith in all humanity. We saw the return of some particular music legends, as well as the emergence of some mightily impressive newcomers. From self proclaimed music icons, to politically charged indie bands, to grime royalty, this following list has it all. Kicking off with some honorable mentions, without further a do, the following list contains my top ten albums of 2017. Honorable Mentions Queens Of The Stone Age- Villains Royal Blood- How Did We Get So Dark? Paul Weller- A Kind Revolution King Krule- The Ooz Life- Popular Music 10: Stormzy- Gang Signs And Prayer Going straight in at number one and becoming gold within two weeks of release , the insanely humble South London grime artist received widespread acclaim from critics for this effort. It's an explosive debut album that'...