Released on April 19th 1994, Nas’ début album Illmatic remains one of the most articulate and well produced Hip-Hop albums of all time. Aged just twenty when Columbia Records unleashed the Queensbridge rapper’s forty minute masterpiece, it is often forgotten with the path his career has since taken, what a brilliant record this is. Opening track ‘N.Y....

  I find it often takes a good road trip with old friends to spur some nostalgic communal enjoyment of music that you experienced together when growing up and on a recent soirée to Copenhagen this proved to be the case. Depeche Mode may not be a name that all of you are familiar with,...

The other half of Lazer Sword now known as Lando Kal holds fast the tradition Hotflush maintains of producing excellent debut records with the crisp and fresh effort that is Further/Time Out. Combining finely chopped vocal with a deep house beat is no mean feat (as anyone who has ever messed with CDJ’s will know)...

“The last thing that’s available to you is your right to complain. If you ain’t gonna do nothing else, don’t say nothing. Just shut the fuck up. If you’re not gonna work, if you’re not gonna help, do not complain about what ain’t happening… Just contribute or shut up.” Recently we have been saddened to...

‘Who are you?’ ‘…From?’ A plaid and bobbled cap, fixed-flexed brows, two dot eyes, the glean of glasses and a variation on absurd blazer is usually the source of these blunt questions. Somewhat aggravated by a vocal range from mildly perturbing to incredibly fucking exasperating. The subject of the interview is typically thrown off by...