Brazil: The Next Generation. Pics Regis Falcao  As we enter a new year full of economic uncertainty, the UK reaches the final stages of preparation for the Olympic Games in July. Soon London must brace itself for the huge influx of athletes, co...

Should it be surprising to hear Nick Clegg make comparisons between Brazil and Britain in his recent speech in Brasilia during his tour of Latin America? Or describing Brazil as "one of the world’s fastest growing economies," instead of using rheto...

  Interview with Mode Words: Colour Recently, I’ve been inspired in the studio, and I’ve been making a lot of melodic minimal 170bpm music, influenced by producers like Bop, D Bridge, Asa and Blu Mar Ten. I’m really loving the melodic ove...

I first came into contact with MC Xander in Carnaby street. He was busking a live set from his soon-to-be-released album, ‘Eyeopenness’. Now, if you didn’t know, MC Xander has claimed his rank as one of the best beatboxers in the UK, is part of...

I should mention that this is the first Hybrid album I’ve come into contact with, and it was bought purely on a whim. Unknown to me were the ear-tingling cinematic and progressive breakbeats that lay inside. So what is Hybrid? It is a Welsh act, n...

Somewhat unsurprisingly for this reclusive musician, things have been rather quiet of late. After the surprise mainstream success of both ‘Burial’ and ‘Untrue’ (reviewed here), the latter rated the second-best album of 2007 by the review col...

On March 26th, a vast number of people marched through London. Diverse groups of people, from Young Socialists to Pensioners’ Clubs, walked, unified by the TUC under the banner of anti-cuts. The demo was, for the most part, peaceful. But not all of...

After some months in respite, the Chilcot Inquiry commenced again in January 2011. Somewhat rapidly for an inquiry widely derided as an establishment whitewash, it called Tony Blair to the dock for a second time to clarify various statements made by ...