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15th July 2018

Sigrid – Raw EP | Video Review

We’re looking at Sigrid’s sophomore EP Raw. After winning BBC’s Sound of 2018, awarded to up and comers of the year, people have been anxiously anticipating how Sigrid would cope with the pressure of Raw being her most scrutinised project to date. Sigrid came to mainstream attention in 2017 with a couple of promising tracks, “Don’t Kill My Vibe” and “Strangers” and...

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13th July 2018

Not3s – Take Not3s II | Video Review

Not3s returns with his sophomore EP Take Not3s II, sequel to 2017’s project. The original tape was great exposure for the Hackney rapper/singer, Take Not3s created the viral hit “Addison Lee (Peng Ting Called Madison)” which only peaked #57 but established his style. While similar to fellow Afrobeat afficiando J Hus, Not3s has created his own lane and recently appeared on charting songs...

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10th July 2018

Future – BEASTMODE 2 | Video Review

Beastmode 2 is a surprise release from Future, a follow up to last year’s medicore double album, the gluttonous Future and Hndrxx. Like the first Beast Mode, this project is exclusively produced by long-time collaborator Zaytoven. We’ll look back on the flurry of Future releases between 2014-2016 as his classic period, where the Atlanta rapper made a permanent impact on Hip-Hop with a...

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8th July 2018

Academics Claim Cryptocurrency are ‘the Next Natural Step for the Global Economy’

Cryptocurrencies are the ‘next natural step’ for the global economy, academics from Imperial University have claimed. A new report from the respected institution suggests that within a decade people could use Bitcoin to pay for their weekly shop. The study, commissioned by cryptocurrency exchange eToro presents research from Professor William Knottenbelt and Dr Zeynup Gurguc. The academics claim that digital...

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7th July 2018

Years and Years – Palo Santo | Video Review

Years and Years are back, coming three years after 2015’s breakout Communion, new album Palo Santo feels like an evolution on their Pop formula, The Future Garage vibes of the first album have been eschewed in favour of Electro with surging Disco-esq basslines. We’re looking at the latest release from the three-piece and will offer some saucy views in video-form: Last week, Drake –...

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6th July 2018

I’m Terrified that Google Duplex Can Telephone People

At Google’s annual developer conference, I/O, a frightening new AI development was announced. The Google Assistant bot can now call people on the telephone and engage in natural unscripted conversations. Google Duplex is bringing robot / human interactions to heights unseen. We’re going to talk about Google Duplex but in more saucy news, we also learned users can spice up...

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