Archives for Isaac Hewlings
Music Editor (2008/09)
Isaac Hewlings
Despite my natural aversion to other humans and social intercourse, I’ve recently been clubbing a few times, which has led me to making some observations from the field.
Chuck D
Isaac Hewlings on the Public Enemy legend who’s shaking up the music industry.
Isaac Hewlings
Drunken rites of passage
I’m going to be frank with all you intrepid readers of this column, I’m taking the cheap route and starting this with a bit of recursive writing. Were it that I was either better prepared for this or had a reasonable amount of ability, I would have avoided this seedy alley and [...]
Bang Face
The term ‘rave’ is as contested a concept as any that exists within popular music. For some a rave should only ever mean a free party, preferably in a field or a warehouse, for others the term is just for a type of 90’s hard house, and for quite a few others rave just means neon paint and glowsticks
Isaac Hewlings
Instead of making you wait for it, I’m just going to mention Michael Jackson immediately. He’s dead. A talented musician and dancer, probably. Dead, certainly.
Isaac Hewlings
It appears to me that there is no better an expression of youthful energy and joy in life than the humble house-party. Made iconic in a thousand music videos, (anyone remember the Jimmy Eat World ‘The Middle’ video?) and another thousand American High School series, surely this represents the high-water mark of socialising?
The MUSE festival guide
Whether you’re a festival virgin or hardened rave junkie, Estella Adeyeri, Isaac Hewlings and Laura Hulley help you find the right festival this summer.
Ed Banger Records
For every genre that becomes mainstream, or influences the mainstream, there has to be an odder, less straightforward artistic force in the background.
Isaac Hewlings
Not content with making this comment filled with the kind of geeky music trivia that stops people from talking to me at parties, this edition I’ve decided to create an even more unholy alliance of music and internet geekery.
Isaac Hewlings
A phenomenon has occurred, which before it goes any further, compels me to add a few words of warning.
Isaac Hewlings
Some things in life sometimes appear totally inexplicable – the printed sign in my local, which has the legend ‘Drugs’ crossed out, for example. I like to imagine a situation in which a couple of junkies walk in, spot the sign, turn around and then head off to a more welcoming hostelry, muttering something about bigoted locals
Isaac Hewlings
So here we are, venturing into the New Year bloated, hazy and not a little hung-over. The fattened calf was slaughtered, and yes, it was good.
Isaac Hewlings
Music, like politics, is one of those interests in which those that are interested in it find those that are not entirely baffling. It’s not just a hobby, it’s crucial to who you are, who want to be and how you want people to perceive you.
New Young Pony Club
New Young Pony Club burst into people’s consciousness last summer, touring on the NME Indie Rave Tour, which culminated with the release of their Mercury-award shortlisted album Fantastic Playroom last July.
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