Norway - There is little to fault on Colin Hagens first EP. Production is tight. Perfectly recorded with imperfections to expose the subtleness of an acoustic guitar. If you listen carefully, you hear the fingers sliding on the strings. Vocally, by the end of the EP Colin will have infected your … [Read more...] about Colin Hagen releases his first EP
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Strange Little Birds – Garbage
For Garbage, Strange Little Birds is their 6th studio album. For some bands that have been around this long, it is easy t overlook them as ‘has been's’ or ‘irrelevant in the music scene today’. Between the four members, they have a collective of 231 years of life experience, all of which arguably … [Read more...] about Strange Little Birds – Garbage
Private Capital For Public Problems
Across the globe, many societies are arguably experiencing a higher standard of living than at any time in human civilisation. Thanks, in part to greater accessibility to clean water, reduction in infectious diseases and provision of health care. However, despite these advances, poverty still exists … [Read more...] about Private Capital For Public Problems
The album II, by Naxatras: Review
Oort Cloud begins the album as an instrumental introduction. Proxima Centauri a 7 minute soundscape with an analogue feel. A circular guitar riff greets the listener for the initial 2 minutes before an intentional crescendo resulting in a double time riff by 2 minutes 50 which continues for a minute … [Read more...] about The album II, by Naxatras: Review
Our Troubled Relationship With Hormones
By 2015, the use of the hormone-based contraceptive pill or device has become almost as ubiquitous as vaccination or cheeseburgers. Touting many social benefits such as the emancipation of women from the risks of unplanned pregnancy, the contraceptive pill has become the mascot of modern feminism. … [Read more...] about Our Troubled Relationship With Hormones
Waste, Rubbish And What Is Left Over
More than 4 trillion kilos of waste are produced in OECD nations every year. This colossal ocean of waste could be a large part of solving the problem of increasing demand versus supply bottlenecks forming in the Global economy. Waste, via reprocessing and re-purposing, is potentially a powerful new … [Read more...] about Waste, Rubbish And What Is Left Over
