United Kingdom
Northern music writer / punk based in Manchester writing for print-based magazines, interviews and live music reviews. Previous experience includes working on music campaigns and covers with Adidas, Ellesse, Canada Goose and Calvin Klein. Regular contributor for Notion, Wax Poetics, and Louder Than War.
The onlookers are trapped, merging closer and closer together as the tension in the room reaches its peak, culminating in a suffocating crunch, the gruesome cracking of bones —a relentless, tightening squeeze that signals the irreversible descent of no return.
“I feel like… I am an instrument, channelling the music and communicating the message, following my higher purpose and speaking for what I believe in”. Embarking on a spiritual path of self-exploration, Tamil-Swiss singer Priya Ragu reveals all on her full-length debut, Santhosam, for Notion 94. Order a physical copy of Notion 94 featuring Priya Ragu here. Shipping commences w/c 27th November.
“Pirate radio is intrinsically part of my culture, so to convert it into my album feels like second nature.” Covering Notion 93, Hak Baker unpacks the layered themes, intentions and inspirations underpinning his new debut album, Worlds End FM. Order a physical copy of Notion 93 featuring Hak here. Shipping commences w/c 26th June.
flowerovlove reflects on her introspective creative process, the meaning behind her moniker, and her latest EP, 'A Mosh Pit In The Clouds'.
Written by Sophie Wyatt Global fashion lifestyle brand Calvin Klein is collaborating with music journal Wax Poetics to celebrate the next generation of journalists who are shaping the contemporary music landscape through their own distinct perspectives. Wax Poetics was founded in 2001 with a goal to shine a light on the historical and cultural significance of Black music.
Calvin Klein has unveiled a partnership with the recently relaunched music journal Wax Poetics to spotlight a group of next-generation journalists who are
Youth Music NextGen writer Amelia Fearon investigates the lack of diversity and equal opportunities...
As a celebration of arts and culture, my commissioned piece for Wax Poetics also included an invitation to talk with Kate Hutchinson (writer for The Guardian and host of the award-winning podcast series The Last Bohemians) in London discussing the young journalist's experience. Calvin Klein collaborated with Wax Poetics to find the next generation of music writers and to help shape the contemporary music landscape. This event was filmed and recorded and can be found on Youtube: "Wax...
Between concrete slabs, sprouting from Manchester’s cobbled backstreets, was the budding sapling of new music, a genre later introduced to the world as “post-punk” by New Musical Express writer Paul Morley. Joy Division, the Fall, New Order, A Certain Ratio, and the Smiths were just a few of many artists hailing from this colourless city in the North of England renowned by musicians and the town’s inhabitants for joyless living and bleak weather.
Amelia Fearon sits down with Berlin-born and London-based Sahra Gure to discuss her most recent EP, Stolen Moments, and her journey in exploring her identity, culture and personal experiences as a young jazz artist of colour.
