Alexandra Lloyd

Punk music is a vessel for anti-establishment ideals, including advocacy for self-expression, gender expression and sexual liberation. Emerging in the mid-1970’s Punk is more than a music genre. Punk is an ethos, mentality, style, music style and a way of life. This raw form of rock music emerged in the mid-1970s as young people challenged prevailing social norms, including expectations of conformity, conventional career paths, and traditional expressions of gender and sexuality. The Punk...

The death of Elliott Smith was ruled a suicide, but many close to the singer were never fully convinced. The untimely death of a celebrity is always a shocking and tragic event, triggering an outpouring of grief from fans across the world. What is more, when a public figure takes their own life, there can often be an added layer of hurt that heightens these already tragic occurrences. However, when it was announced on the 21st October, 2003 that American musician and singer-songwriter Elliott...

London-born artist RAYE has more than 17 million monthly listeners on Spotify today. Further, the R&B star has seven Top 20 hits to her name and song writing credits for a variety of household names, like Beyoncé, John Legend and Little Mix. However, the journey to stardom has not always been smooth sailing for the 28 year old. RAYE has spoken out publicly about the mistreatment she suffered at the hands of her record label. After being signed to her then label Polydor in 2016, the...