Celebrated for its frank and evocative lyricism, The Streets’ sophomore album, ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’, captured a British life of misadventure and mundanity. On its 20th anniversary, we asked 9 artists, creatives and collaborators to reflect on the record’s impact and why it still resonates today.
The late musician and audio engineer was synonymous with pummelling noise, metallic screeches and guttural roars. But in his quieter, often overlooked musical output, he applied the same dynamics to record tender moments of stillness, embracing grace and restraint with equal potency as he did noise and fury.
Celebrated for its frank and evocative lyricism, The Streets’ sophomore album, ‘A Grand Don’t Come For Free’, captured a British life of misadventure and mundanity. On its 20th anniversary, we asked 9 artists, creatives and collaborators to reflect on the record’s impact and why it still resonates today.
The late musician and audio engineer was synonymous with pummelling noise, metallic screeches and guttural roars. But in his quieter, often overlooked musical output, he applied the same dynamics to record tender moments of stillness, embracing grace and restraint with equal potency as he did noise and fury.
The late musician, record producer and audio engineer crystallised his critical view of the music industry through cuttingly funny columns, interviews and reviews. Remembering his legacy as an opinionated champion of independent music, we look back on 6 pieces from the archive.
Kamasi Washington is a revolutionary figure in the L.A. jazz scene, celebrated for his soaring, cosmic improvisations – and his work with everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Michelle Obama. On Fearless Movement, the saxophonist’s first full-length in six years, he finds inspiration in more earthly pleasures: family, connection and the act of living