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20th May

  • Kanye West Is The 8th Wonder Of The World

    Kanye West Is The 8th Wonder Of The World

    by Larry Day

    Kanye West is perhaps the most polarising musician in the industry. His off-stage antics – calling George W. Bush racist, frequent paparazzi bust-ups and the whole Taylor Swift thing, among countless others – have landed him hot water on many occasions. His onstage rants are described as the fruits of his inflated ego, his super-narcissism verbalised. [read more]

  • The 405 meets The Raveonettes

    The 405 meets The Raveonettes

    by Derek Robertson

    Cast your mind back to 2002. Although White Stripes' Elephant and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' debut LP were still a year away, the so-called New Rock Revolution was well underway. Amidst all this, a little known duo from Copenhagen, The Ravonettes, released a scuzzy, brash EP of garage rock recorded entirely in the key of B-Flat Minor. And yet here they are, still going strong, eleven years and six albums later. [read more]

  • The 405 meets The Child Of Lov

    The 405 meets The Child Of Lov

    by Nadia Younes

    "Mystery is one of those things that can either be really exciting and alluring or just incredibly annoying. For those in the public eye, it has become incredibly difficult to maintain their privacy with the internet and social media creating an increased desire to know everything about a person. But anonymity, or just a general aloofness to the media, has become a bit of a trend for musicians lately." We chat with The Child Of Lov. [read more]

17th May

  • 405tv Session: Dingus Khan - 'Milk Of Every Mammal'

    405tv Session: Dingus Khan - 'Milk Of Every Mammal'

    by 405 TV

    Last month we got heroes of Essex Dingus Khan to record a special birthday song for us that we snappily called 'The 405 Birthday Song' - where they rather lovingly bought us a cake. Only for lead Dingus Ben Brown to set the box it was in on fire, then sit on it, then stamp all over it. [read more]

  • Audio Atlas: Nigeria

    Audio Atlas: Nigeria

    by Larry Day

    Audio Atlas is our monthly series exploring different music from around the world. This month we're looking at the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria. Bordered by rainforests to the south and the Sahara to the North, the country is a boisterous melting pot of cultures, religions and ideologies. [read more]

16th May

  • What's Going On?: The Ten Cities Project

    What's Going On?: The Ten Cities Project

    by Sam Briggs

    60 acts, 22 concerts, 23 authors, and counting. Not many cultural or social projects can claim to be this ambitious. Sam Briggs travels to Nairobi for an in-depth investigation. [read more]

  • The 405 meets Kisses

    The 405 meets Kisses

    by Doron Davidson-Vidavski

    The new Kisses album, Kids In L.A., is being promoted as "a loose narrative which follows teenage protagonists and [their] friends in Bel Air, exploring the overblown emotions and distinct chasmic boredom of privileged high schoolers." But, seriously, don't let that put you off - it's really not that bad. In fact, it's pretty spectacular. [read more]

15th May

14th May

  • The 405 meets Bishop Nehru

    The 405 meets Bishop Nehru

    by Martyn Young

    Age can be a deceiving thing, particularly in hip-hop. 16-year-old New York rapper Bishop Nehru is part of a new wave of young East Coast rappers who are rejected the ultra aggressive maximalist style of contemporary rap sounds like trap in favour of something sweeter, more soulful and old school. Despite his musical kinship with the likes of Joey Bada$$ and other Beast Coast affiliated acts, Bishop Nehru is very much a singular character. [read more]

  • Tour Diary: Farao

    Tour Diary: Farao

    by The 405

    Norwegian singer-songwriter Farao made her debut on The 405 recently with future release 'Skin', a breathtaking, woozy-pop kind of number. [read more]

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