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  • Natanya: the multiverse in motion
    3 February 2026
  • Omar and Brighter the Days

    Interview

    Omar and Brighter the Days

    Francis McCabe sits down with British soul star Omar Lye-Fook to discuss the importance of feelgood music post-pandemic and pre-AI

    18 March 2026
    Omar and Brighter the Days
  • Behind the scenes of Take it to the Bridge

    Interview

    Behind the scenes of Take it to the Bridge

    Becca Walker sits down with the bands battling it out

    15 March 2026
    Behind the scenes of Take it to the Bridge
  • Where are the regional voices?

    Opinion

    Where are the regional voices?

    11 March 2026
    Where are the regional voices?
  • Straight outta Stockwell

    Review

    Straight outta Stockwell

    7 March 2026
    Straight outta Stockwell
  • From page to stave 

    Feature

    From page to stave 

    6 March 2026
    From page to stave 
  • Pulling out all the stops for International Women’s Day

    Interview

    Pulling out all the stops for International Women’s Day

    6 March 2026
    Pulling out all the stops for International Women’s Day
  • Help! My uncle’s a Swiftie!  

    Help! My uncle’s a Swiftie!  

    6 March 2026
    Help! My uncle’s a Swiftie!  
  • Finding your wavelength

    Feature

    Finding your wavelength

    3 March 2026
    Finding your wavelength
  • Trash? Anything but: Suede at the Corn Exchange

    Live Review

    Trash? Anything but: Suede at the Corn Exchange

    28 February 2026
    Trash? Anything but: Suede at the Corn Exchange
  • Telephone killed the live music star?

    Opinion

    Telephone killed the live music star?

    24 February 2026
    Telephone killed the live music star?
  • The familiar sounds and new forms of The Orielles

    Review

    The familiar sounds and new forms of The Orielles

    Francis McCabe reviews the electronic and analogue interplay of The Orielles at Cambridge’s Portland Arms

    22 February 2026
    The familiar sounds and new forms of The Orielles
  • Why metal? Why not?

    Guide

    Why metal? Why not?

    Rohan Teelock-Gaya offers a beginners guide to metal listening

    20 February 2026
    Why metal? Why not?
  • How The Communards changed the course of queer history 

    Feature

    How The Communards changed the course of queer history 

    20 February 2026
    How The Communards changed the course of queer history 
  • Inside a singing lesson 

    Guide

    Inside a singing lesson 

    17 February 2026
    Inside a singing lesson 
  • Feel the (electric) love

    Playlist

    Feel the (electric) love

    15 February 2026
    Feel the (electric) love
  • Getting Killed hurts way less than it sounds

    Feature

    Getting Killed hurts way less than it sounds

    10 February 2026
    Getting Killed hurts way less than it sounds
  • Feature

    “The revolution will not be televised,” it will be sung

    7 February 2026
    “The revolution will not be televised,” it will be sung
  • The Human and the Alien in Bowie

    The Human and the Alien in Bowie

    6 February 2026
    The Human and the Alien in Bowie
  • Natanya: the multiverse in motion 

    Interview

    Natanya: the multiverse in motion 

    3 February 2026
    Natanya: the multiverse in motion 
  • The Arctic Monkeys and me 

    Feature

    The Arctic Monkeys and me 

    31 January 2026
    The Arctic Monkeys and me 
  • Mac DeMarco at the Corn Exchange

    Review

    Mac DeMarco at the Corn Exchange

    Mac DeMarco’s lesson in irreverance at the Corn Exchange, as reviewed by Ruby Wooller

    27 January 2026
    Mac DeMarco at the Corn Exchange
  • Stumbling into a stranger's lovestory

    Stumbling into a stranger’s lovestory

    Francis McCabe goes down the rabbit hole of Warhaus’ heartbreak-throughs

    6 February 2026
    Stumbling into a stranger’s lovestory
  • Happy Varlentines!

    Happy Varlentines!

    6 February 2026
    Happy Varlentines!
  • The subaltern hegemony aka I love you Cameron Winter

    Opinion

    The subaltern hegemony aka I love you Cameron Winter

    24 January 2026
    The subaltern hegemony aka I love you Cameron Winter
  • Walking in a winter wonderland

    Guide

    Walking in a winter wonderland

    23 January 2026
    Walking in a winter wonderland
  • New Year, new streams

    Guide

    New Year, new streams

    23 January 2026
    New Year, new streams
  • Electrified at Stereolab

    Review

    Electrified at Stereolab

    20 January 2026
    Electrified at Stereolab
  • Hope, retrospectively 

    Opinion

    Hope, retrospectively 

    17 January 2026
    Hope, retrospectively 
  • Inside Radiohead's circle

    Live Review

    Inside Radiohead’s circle

    13 January 2026
    Inside Radiohead’s circle
  • XONGZ of praise 

    Live Review

    XONGZ of praise 

    10 January 2026
    XONGZ of praise 
  • Creating connection and chaos with CD collecting 

    Guide

    Creating connection and chaos with CD collecting 

    Isobel Heal examines the defiant power of a CD collection to discover music, connect people and counteract algorithm-controlled listening 

    6 January 2026
    Creating connection and chaos with CD collecting 
  • Rizzle Kicks bring the sunshine

    Review

    Rizzle Kicks bring the sunshine

    Live at the Corn Exchange, Rizzle Kicks were the perfect antidote to a cold Cambridge day, says Uma Kukreja

    3 January 2026
    Rizzle Kicks bring the sunshine
  • Happiness Is Going To Get You (even in Lent term)

    Album Review

    Happiness Is Going To Get You (even in Lent term)

    30 December 2025
    Happiness Is Going To Get You (even in Lent term)
  • Peter Hook and the Light: performers for the people

    Live Review

    Peter Hook and the Light: performers for the people

    27 December 2025
    Peter Hook and the Light: performers for the people
  • Should Christmas songs stay another day?

    Head to Head

    Should Christmas songs stay another day?

    23 December 2025
    Should Christmas songs stay another day?
  • How to find success as a Cambridge student band

    Guide

    How to find success as a Cambridge student band

    20 December 2025
    How to find success as a Cambridge student band
  • The ones best forgotten 

    Opinion

    The ones best forgotten 

    16 December 2025
    The ones best forgotten 
  • I'm not that daft

    Opinion

    I’m not that daft

    9 December 2025
    I’m not that daft
  • The trials and tribulations of indie collabs 

    Opinion

    The trials and tribulations of indie collabs 

    6 December 2025
    The trials and tribulations of indie collabs 
  • A not-so-comprehensive guide to Cambridge’s favourite study music

    Playlist

    A not-so-comprehensive guide to Cambridge’s favourite study music

    2 December 2025
    A not-so-comprehensive guide to Cambridge’s favourite study music
  • Du Blonde @ The Portland Arms 

    Live Review

    Du Blonde @ The Portland Arms 

    Daisy Cooper reviews the glam grunge icon Du Blonde

    29 November 2025
    Du Blonde @ The Portland Arms 
  • Spotify unwrapped: 2025 predictions

    Interview

    Spotify unwrapped: 2025 predictions

    Lucy Jude Grantham and Daisy Cooper present the dreaded yearly listening habits of the average Cambridge student 

    28 November 2025
    Spotify unwrapped: 2025 predictions
  • Jingle alt the way

    Playlist

    Jingle alt the way

    28 November 2025
    Jingle alt the way
  • Halle soars and surrenders on love? ... or something like it

    Album review

    Halle soars and surrenders on love? … or something like it

    25 November 2025
    Halle soars and surrenders on love? … or something like it
  • To twee or not to twee...

    Live Review

    To twee or not to twee…

    18 November 2025
    To twee or not to twee…
  • Motivational metal to survive week 5

    Playlist

    Motivational metal to survive week 5

    14 November 2025
    Motivational metal to survive week 5
  • Three underated evensongs you need to visit

    Feature

    Three underated evensongs you need to visit

    14 November 2025
    Three underated evensongs you need to visit
  • Gurriers make mayhem at MASH

    Live Review

    Gurriers make mayhem at MASH

    11 November 2025
    Gurriers make mayhem at MASH
  • Willoughby Tucker and the myth of teenage freedom 

    Album Review

    Willoughby Tucker and the myth of teenage freedom 

    4 November 2025
    Willoughby Tucker and the myth of teenage freedom 
  • The Music Team brings you the soundtrack for the spooky season

    Playlist

    The Music Team brings you the soundtrack for the spooky season

    31 October 2025
    The Music Team brings you the soundtrack for the spooky season
  • In conversation with the The Hunna

    In conversation with the The Hunna

    Jasmine Heddle-Bacon chats with frontman Ryan Potter ahead of their upcoming EP, Blue Transitions

    31 October 2025
    In conversation with the The Hunna
  • Still Smitten, smaller stage 

    Interview

    Still Smitten, smaller stage 

    Daniel Kamaluddin sits down with Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie

    28 October 2025
    Still Smitten, smaller stage 
  • Back on 25 with Jungle's Tom McFarland 

    Interview

    Back on 25 with Jungle’s Tom McFarland 

    25 October 2025
    Back on 25 with Jungle’s Tom McFarland 
  • When the going gets tough, whip out a guitar

    Guide

    When the going gets tough, whip out a guitar

    21 October 2025
    When the going gets tough, whip out a guitar
  • Oasis vs Blur, thirty years on

    Opinion

    Oasis vs Blur, thirty years on

    19 October 2025
    Oasis vs Blur, thirty years on
  • On nurturing newbies and nepo babies 

    Live Review

    On nurturing newbies and nepo babies 

    17 October 2025
    On nurturing newbies and nepo babies 
  • Ye olde and ye new at Ye Vagabonds

    Live Review

    Ye olde and ye new at Ye Vagabonds

    17 October 2025
    Ye olde and ye new at Ye Vagabonds
  • Soundtrack your day the Varsity way 

    Guide

    Soundtrack your day the Varsity way 

    17 October 2025
    Soundtrack your day the Varsity way 
  • Streaming killed the video star

    Opinion

    Streaming killed the video star

    14 October 2025
    Streaming killed the video star
  • South London comes alive at Rally Rally Rally music festival

    Review

    South London comes alive at Rally Rally Rally music festival

    11 October 2025
    South London comes alive at Rally Rally Rally music festival
  • Is Sabrina Carpenter a feminist? (and why it matters)

    Opinion

    Is Sabrina Carpenter a feminist? (and why it matters)

    Harmony Mitchell reflects upon the controversies of Sabrina Carpenter 

    7 October 2025
    Is Sabrina Carpenter a feminist? (and why it matters)
  • So, long summer: The Beths at Chalk

    Review

    So, long summer: The Beths at Chalk

    Auckland indie rockers The Beths as reviewed by Daisy Cooper

    4 October 2025
    So, long summer: The Beths at Chalk
  • The low-down on the Cambridge music scene

    Guide

    The low-down on the Cambridge music scene

    3 October 2025
    The low-down on the Cambridge music scene
  • Seasons of (sonic) change 

    Playlist

    Seasons of (sonic) change 

    3 October 2025
    Seasons of (sonic) change 
  • As metal strides forth, women are leading the charge

    Opinion

    As metal strides forth, women are leading the charge

    28 September 2025
    As metal strides forth, women are leading the charge
  • The plague of performative listening 

    Opinion

    The plague of performative listening 

    27 September 2025
    The plague of performative listening 
  • Ministry of Sound Classical: A review from the stage

    Live Review

    Ministry of Sound Classical: A review from the stage

    23 September 2025
    Ministry of Sound Classical: A review from the stage
  • A Cameron (Winter) Summer

    Album Review

    A Cameron (Winter) Summer

    20 September 2025
    A Cameron (Winter) Summer
  • Is Cambridge's classical tradition accessible? 

    Opinion

    Is Cambridge’s classical tradition accessible? 

    16 September 2025
    Is Cambridge’s classical tradition accessible? 
  • Peter Hook on getting back on the road 

    Interview

    Peter Hook on getting back on the road 

    13 September 2025
    Peter Hook on getting back on the road 
  • Far out, up in the mountains

    Festival Review

    Far out, up in the mountains

    Once upon an (abnormally) sunny weekend, Daisy Cooper works at Green Man

    9 September 2025
    Far out, up in the mountains
  • Video killed the radio star 

    Opinion

    Video killed the radio star 

    Harmony Mitchell assesses the danger of listening to music in snippets 

    6 September 2025
    Video killed the radio star 
  • Genre: defied and redefined 

    Opinion

    Genre: defied and redefined 

    2 September 2025
    Genre: defied and redefined 
  • Radio, someone still loves you

    Opinion

    Radio, someone still loves you

    30 August 2025
    Radio, someone still loves you
  • Spotify substitutes 

    Review

    Spotify substitutes 

    26 August 2025
    Spotify substitutes 
  • Unravelling the myth of the Mozart effect 

    Feature

    Unravelling the myth of the Mozart effect 

    23 August 2025
    Unravelling the myth of the Mozart effect 
  • The K's and the modern music game

    Opinion

    The K’s and the modern music game

    19 August 2025
    The K’s and the modern music game
  • Family ties and the records we inherit 

    Feature

    Family ties and the records we inherit 

    16 August 2025
    Family ties and the records we inherit 
  • Pop music and the pendulum of irony

    Opinion

    Pop music and the pendulum of irony

    12 August 2025
    Pop music and the pendulum of irony
  • Genre's dead. Long live Jim Legxacy

    Album Review

    Genre’s dead. Long live Jim Legxacy

    9 August 2025
    Genre’s dead. Long live Jim Legxacy
  • Quick, Cut the Cameras!

    Review

    Quick, Cut the Cameras!

    Francis McCabe takes a look back at the BBC’s livestream of Glastonbury 2025

    5 August 2025
    Quick, Cut the Cameras!
  • Some might say this is more than music

    Opinion

    Some might say this is more than music

    Feuds settled, parkas donned – Ben Curtis gives the lowdown on what Oasis’ reunion means for Britain  

    2 August 2025
    Some might say this is more than music
  • Daisy Bates vs. the Tunes of 2015

    Feature

    Daisy Bates vs. the Tunes of 2015

    29 July 2025
    Daisy Bates vs. the Tunes of 2015
  • Cambridge's musical monuments

    Feature

    Cambridge’s musical monuments

    26 July 2025
    Cambridge’s musical monuments
  • Between the lines and lyrics of Hamlet Hail to the Thief

    Live Review

    Between the lines and lyrics of Hamlet Hail to the Thief

    22 July 2025
    Between the lines and lyrics of Hamlet Hail to the Thief
  • Inheriting a ghost

    Feature

    Inheriting a ghost

    19 July 2025
    Inheriting a ghost
  • ‘Our Father who Art in Corn Exchange’: Father John Misty in Cambridge

    Live Review

    ‘Our Father who Art in Corn Exchange’: Father John Misty in Cambridge

    15 July 2025
    ‘Our Father who Art in Corn Exchange’: Father John Misty in Cambridge
  • Are we having an Addison Rae Summer? 

    Album Review

    Are we having an Addison Rae Summer? 

    12 July 2025
    Are we having an Addison Rae Summer? 
  • 'Switch over, Switch off': Horsegirl live at Band on the Wall

    Live Review

    ‘Switch over, Switch off’: Horsegirl live at Band on the Wall

    8 July 2025
    ‘Switch over, Switch off’: Horsegirl live at Band on the Wall
  • A few musical gems you might have missed

    Playlist

    A few musical gems you might have missed

    5 July 2025
    A few musical gems you might have missed
  • An ethereal debut of Loyle Carner's new album Hopefully!

    Live Review

    An ethereal debut of Loyle Carner’s new album Hopefully!

    Mary Anna Im experiences the calm cadances of Loyle Carner live at Hackney Church 

    1 July 2025
    An ethereal debut of Loyle Carner’s new album Hopefully!
  • Embracing cringe with The Living Tombstone 

    Live Review

    Embracing cringe with The Living Tombstone 

    Isobel Heal deconstructs cringe culture to revel in the nerdy joy of The Living Tombstone live

    28 June 2025
    Embracing cringe with The Living Tombstone 
  • The down-low on Cambridge chapel choirs

    Guide

    The down-low on Cambridge chapel choirs

    25 June 2025
    The down-low on Cambridge chapel choirs
  • Sinners: a damning indictment of America’s vampiric music industry 

    Opinion

    Sinners: a damning indictment of America’s vampiric music industry 

    21 June 2025
    Sinners: a damning indictment of America’s vampiric music industry 
  • Maybe you’re gonna be the one that pays me 

    Opinion

    Maybe you’re gonna be the one that pays me 

    17 June 2025
    Maybe you’re gonna be the one that pays me 
  • Varsity’s musical time capsule

    Playlist

    Varsity’s musical time capsule

    13 June 2025
    Varsity’s musical time capsule
  • Black Country, New Road on being 'the best band in the world'

    Interview

    Black Country, New Road on being ‘the best band in the world’

    13 June 2025
    Black Country, New Road on being ‘the best band in the world’
  • Small venues, big impacts

    Feature

    Small venues, big impacts

    13 June 2025
    Small venues, big impacts
  • We are so back 

    Opinion

    We are so back 

    10 June 2025
    We are so back 
  • On The Prize: Live at The Portland Arms, Prima Queen and Slag are winners!

    Live Review

    On The Prize: Live at The Portland Arms, Prima Queen and Slag are winners!

    7 June 2025
    On The Prize: Live at The Portland Arms, Prima Queen and Slag are winners!
  • Songs for counting sheep 

    Feature

    Songs for counting sheep 

    Freya Compton on the soothing power of music to send us to sleep

    3 June 2025
    Songs for counting sheep 
  • Keeping time with the algorythm 

    Opinion

    Keeping time with the algorythm 

    Giulia Reche-Danese explores the potential and pitfalls of finding new tracks through the algorithm 

    31 May 2025
    Keeping time with the algorythm 
  • In praise of a preacher's daughter 

    Opinion

    In praise of a preacher’s daughter 

    27 May 2025
    In praise of a preacher’s daughter 
  • One beer. One band. Bed.

    What's On?

    One beer. One band. Bed.

    24 May 2025
    One beer. One band. Bed.
  • Tales of lost wigs and roadside resuscitations: Panic Shack live at MASH

    Live Review

    Tales of lost wigs and roadside resuscitations: Panic Shack live at MASH

    20 May 2025
    Tales of lost wigs and roadside resuscitations: Panic Shack live at MASH
  • The conclusive case for Black classical music

    Feature

    The conclusive case for Black classical music

    17 May 2025
    The conclusive case for Black classical music
  • Antidemocracy: Trumpism and Radiohead's Hail to the Thief 

    Album Review

    Antidemocracy: Trumpism and Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief 

    13 May 2025
    Antidemocracy: Trumpism and Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief 
  • Starting out: how a Cambridge band is born 

    Interview

    Starting out: how a Cambridge band is born 

    10 May 2025
    Starting out: how a Cambridge band is born 
  • Sea Power, ‘Arriving on the Scene’: Disco Elysium and more at The Old Market 

    Live Review

    Sea Power, ‘Arriving on the Scene’: Disco Elysium and more at The Old Market 

    6 May 2025
    Sea Power, ‘Arriving on the Scene’: Disco Elysium and more at The Old Market 
  • Joni Mitchell's manual for modern life

    Opinion

    Joni Mitchell’s manual for modern life

    3 May 2025
    Joni Mitchell’s manual for modern life
  • The Smyths at MASH: a tribute to hometown music 

    Feature

    The Smyths at MASH: a tribute to hometown music 

    Watching a beloved Smiths tribute perform at Cambridge MASH, Berry Bottrell considers what it means to have local music brought to you

    29 April 2025
    The Smyths at MASH: a tribute to hometown music 
  • Classical study playlists: music made to ignore?  

    Classical study playlists: music made to ignore?  

    Jack Marley delves into the art of study playlists, and argues Classical music is made for much more than background noise 

    25 April 2025
    Classical study playlists: music made to ignore?  
  • The pipes are calling: the life of a Cambridge Organ Scholar

    Interview

    The pipes are calling: the life of a Cambridge Organ Scholar

    25 April 2025
    The pipes are calling: the life of a Cambridge Organ Scholar
  • Varsity's Easter break playlist

    playlist

    Varsity’s Easter break playlist

    25 April 2025
    Varsity’s Easter break playlist
  • The modern day mixtape and the musical meaning of love

    Opinion

    The modern day mixtape and the musical meaning of love

    23 April 2025
    The modern day mixtape and the musical meaning of love
  • Berninger at the Brudenell and beyond

    Review

    Berninger at the Brudenell and beyond

    16 April 2025
    Berninger at the Brudenell and beyond
  • The spectacle of FKA Twigs' Eusexua Tour

    Live Review

    The spectacle of FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Tour

    12 April 2025
    The spectacle of FKA Twigs’ Eusexua Tour
  • Varsity's guide to finding new music

    Guide

    Varsity’s guide to finding new music

    8 April 2025
    Varsity’s guide to finding new music
  • Quasar and friends: great music that keeps you guessing 

    Quasar and friends: great music that keeps you guessing 

    1 April 2025
    Quasar and friends: great music that keeps you guessing 
  • Cambridge's music landscape: small venues and small support?

    Opinion

    Cambridge’s music landscape: small venues and small support?

    30 March 2025
    Cambridge’s music landscape: small venues and small support?

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