Category: Music Blog
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There is something immediately chaotic about It’s Getting Harder. From the moment the EP opens with For The Attention of…, Be N!ce make it obvious that they are going to do what all great Punk Bands do – deliver scathing social commentary. This EP serves as a great insight into the inner lives of the…
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Content note: This article discusses suicide and mental health. It does not describe suicide methods. Music has always given people a way to express feelings that can be difficult to put into ordinary conversation. Post-punk, new wave, goth and alternative music in particular have often explored isolation, despair, anxiety, alienation and the darker parts of…
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Fender has recently found itself surrounded by controversy. This follows them winning a landmark case in Germany, granting them legal protection over the Stratocaster’s body shape. They then began to go after other guitar manufacturers, such as PRS, Yamaha and Harley Benton. You might find yourself asking: aren’t they right to be doing this? Well,…
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1979 Fender Stratocaster before by John Tuggle, licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Fender has recently made waves in the guitar manufacturing world – and it has been met with a lot of resistance from musicians and guitar manufacturers alike. Fender’s recent court case in Germany has recognised that the iconic Stratocaster should…