WPGM Commentary: Hip-Hop And The Often Unheard Artists It Samples
There’s the recent curious news of Afeni Shakur’s death, mother of 2Pac, which came not so long after the death of Prince, who in turn...
WPGM Commentary: No Pop Versus The Music Industry
Let’s face the facts, it is damn near impossible to make a living as a musician. This can cause bands and artists to do certain...
WPGM Commentary: Could Hayley Williams Make A Two-Piece Paramore Work?
It’s rare to find a decent and popular female-fronted band in 2016 – I’m not counting Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s She & Him, the...
WPGM Commentary: Is Today’s ‘Young Pop’ Any Good?
Pop is known to be ‘easy’; pop is known to be ‘light’. After all, pop stands for popular and the only way to create something...
WPGM Commentary: Remembering David Bowie (1947 – 2016)
Some lesser known facts about David Bowie: His birth name was actually David Jones but he assumed Bowie as a stage name because he didn’t...
WPGM: Are Hipsters To Thank For The Rise In Vinyl Sales?
It would be wrong to suggest that ‘hipsters’ and the ‘hipster movement’ are a new sub-culture in society, but more likely a culture that is...
WPGM Commentary: Azealia Banks – Social Activism or Publicity Stunting?
Allow me to introduce the intriguing case of Azealia Banks. Some readers may know the Harlem emcee for her breakthrough hit “212” from 2011 that...
WPGM Commentary: Where Are All The Afrobeats Covers?
Earlier this week, Wretch 32 was in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performing his latest single “6 Words“, as well as a cover of...
WPGM Commentary: American Music Awards 2014 – Who Should Win
This year’s American Music Awards will take place live in Los Angles, California, at the Nokia Theatre on November 23, 2014. It is going to...
WPGM Commentary: Emerging ‘Urban’ UK Talent Will Succeed Only If We Let It
“If you knew how physically and mentally draining it is to create a piece of work and for it to get over looked is a...