Think Pieces

Last Record Store Day, 22% of releases came from Universal, Sony and Warner — despite the fact that it’s the smaller labels who push vinyl sales for the other 364 days of the year.

Dave Campbell talks of the importance of doing Deadpunk on his own terms and keeping it as inclusive as possible.

BLM contributor Megan India argues that we should be spending our cash on the smaller gigs

Rhys Buchanan asks if our love of limited edition releases damages the whole point of physical music.

Sol Curry at Factory Studios takes a look at what makes a successful artist in todays industry.

We headed to the #EndAusterityNow march which got us thinking about the relationship between music and politics.

Words: Leon Pattrick, Noods Radio Now three-and-a-half years into broadcasting, we've moved from our living room sofa, to mates’ bedrooms, our favourite pub, and then...

The Spark, a Bristol-based magazine set up in 1993, came out of circulation earlier this year. Beccy Golding celebrates all things independent in Bristol.

If you’re not a risk-taker, you probably shouldn’t be in business at all. But, to be in the business of running an outdoor festival...

The Bristol Refugee Festival, of which I’m Artistic Director, runs throughout June and plays host to music from around the world, at events across the city.