When people talk of Germany, the often-common topics of football, precision engineering, Angela Merkel, sausages, offbeat fashion and cheesy Europop seem to instantly come to mind. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hip-Hop doesn’t usually spring to mind as a cultural highpoint for Germany but as is so often the case, that doesn’t mean it’s not […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Grime, a derivative of Hip-Hop, has come to rule the British urban scene with its display of characters and wordsmiths like no other movement. With regular sold-out shows (not just in the UK but overseas, from an array of Grime artists both old and new) the scene has shed new […]
2015 has been a big year for one of Hip-Hop’s most recognized derivatives, Grime. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information A fluctuation of artists has put the scene firmly within the British mainstream, highlighted by the 27 nominations across all categories for the region’s highly prestigious MOBO Awards last month. Stormzy, a south London rapper, epitomizes […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Nick Hornby once wrote, “Sentimental music has this great way of taking you back somewhere at the same time that it takes you forward, so you feel nostalgic and hopeful all at the same time.” The book was High Fidelity, an acclaimed semi-autobiographical tale evoking the essence of the quintessential […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It’s safe to say Tyson Fury’s win over the 11-year undefeated WBF, IBF, WBO and IBO champion Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday night rocked the world of sport harder than a Zinedine Zidane headbutt. The ‘Gypsy Warrior’ was a 6/1 long shot to beat one of the great heavyweight champions in […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Mercury Prize is possibly the most prestigious event for respected and conscious songwriters within the UK. It celebrates the best album of the past year and is considered the coup de grace among musical aficionados and critics alike. Past winners are known to be fairly unknown and obscure and […]
We kick off this monthly feature with one of the great debut albums of the twenty-first century, the mesmeric Elaenia by Floating Points. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Elaenia is a kaleidoscopic journey of the trials and tribulations, the unprecedented highs and the crushing lows, of the producer otherwise known as Sam Shepherd and his […]
After the atrocities that shook the world on Friday night (November 13) in Paris, the repercussions produced have had an immense effect on the western world. The safety and security of what we call home has all of a sudden come under intense scrutiny once again, as attacks from ISIS against innocent people are becoming […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Hip-Hop in Britain has long been in the shadows of the region’s transatlantic neighbors (North America), remaining firmly within the underground without achieving the universal stardom it often arguably deserves. A strong Hip-Hop contingent has consistently blossomed since the late 80s in many UK cities—from London to Manchester, Bristol […]
