WPGM Commentary: The Desert Blues – A Rough Guide
The Desert Blues sound is one of the most individualistic, characterful and invigorating you’ll ever come across and yet for so many, the mention of...
WPGM Commentary: Flightless – The Resurrection of Psych
Flightless Records was founded by Eric Moore in Melbourne in 2012 using ‘Dole’ money to ship out the label’s early releases. Since then it has...
WPGM Commentary: Gaming Music And Its Influence On The Gaming Experience
Sound is evocative and so is music. Sound produces an emotional effect which makes people want to keep playing more. This is something that movie...
WPGM Commentary: Should Festivals Exclude Certain Audiences To Maintain Exclusivity?
“With dance music more prominent on the airwaves now than at any time in the last decade […], festival organisers have started to worry about...
WPGM Commentary: 30 Years On, Why Does Acid House Still Matter?
On March 28, it was announced that Trainspotting’s author, Irvine Welsh will write a TV series detailing the emergence of acid house and rave culture...
WPGM Commentary: More Life – The Quintessential Drake Playlist
Before we begin, let’s make it clear this isn’t a review of More Life. This is a casual thought-piece about it. I feel like Drake...
WPGM Commentary: Changing Listening Habits And How We’re Getting Sick Of Our Favourite Music
Looking over the history of music, and how we listen to it, we’ve generally gone from format to subsequent format with sizeable advantages coming with...
WPGM Commentary: I’m Mixed Race, Can I Speak On Black Issues?
My best friend turned to me, over seven years into our friendship and said “omg, you’re actually half black”. You would think that after seven...
WPGM Commentary: Four Tet’s Playlist Protest Is A Celebration Of Culture
Pioneering UK producer Four Tet (Kieran Hebden) made a political statement of a unique sort last week. The musician collated tracks by artists from the...
WPGM Commentary: Super-Groups… A History Of Disappointment?
Audioslave, a band made up of Chris Cornell of Soundgarden fame, and Rage Against the Machine alumni Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk, reunited...