What’s the highest grossing film of all time? Infinity War? Titanic? One of the Star Wars films? It’s actually the same film is was just less than ten years ago. The 2009, CGI-fest that is […]
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For the past few years, I have been increasingly interested in art. My knowledge of this field used to be very limited, and that is the main reason I decided to pick History of Art […]
Colourism in the Music Industry
Colourism has long since been a widely controversial topic of debate across the music industry. Historically, the industry has been ingrained with racial inequality and discrimination towards artists of colour. This issue, known as colourism, […]
5 Decades of Damon: 50 reasons to celebrate Albarn
On 23rd March 2018, the incredible Damon Albarn celebrates his milestone 50th birthday. To mark the occasion and as a tribute to his extraordinary life and career, music editor Hollie Griss has compiled 50 of […]
The Beat & The Ballot Box: Politics’ place in music
The Brit Awards 2018 provided yet another yearly dose of lacklustre ‘banter’, gentrified drab and predictable winners for this year’s cosy creations. The one uplifting moment which stood out above the vapid, however, was Stormzy’s […]
Fall Out Boy & Fandoms: Why Teen Girls Deserve A Break
In case you haven’t already heard, emo megastars Fall Out Boy dropped a new record last month. M A N I A is their 7th full-length album, and their 3rd post-hiatus. If this isn’t news […]
I Feel Love: the Valentine’s Day playlist
Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is here, and what better way to get you in the mood than a befitting playlist? Fancy someone? Just had your heart broken? Practising some self-love? This eclectic […]
Stranger Things Season Two: Back to the 80s
Everyone’s favourite Netflix original, Stranger Things, has finally made its return, after its acclaimed debut season in July of last year. Many of us here at In The Middle have already binged Season Two in […]
What’s in a Name?
In the mosaic of qualities that give a piece of music meaning the last thing which often figures is what an artist calls their work. This seems appropriate: if something sounds abysmal it doesn’t […]
50 Years of Summer: the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love
In San Francisco, 1967, a cultural revolution was taking place. Teenagers were questioning and challenging the values of the previous generation; conservatism, monogamy and tradition were rejected in favour of vibrant music, sexual liberation and […]
7 Years of One Direction: More than Music
The 23rd of July 2010 was a momentous occasion in history. Seven years on, we commemorate it. Yes, I’m talking about the formation of the biggest and best pop act of the 21st century. I’m […]
Dear UK: you can win Eurovision (next year)
Dear UK, We need to have a talk. It’s about Eurovision. I’ve heard your entries. What do you think you’re playing at? Don’t you know there are people who care about your reputation? Keep up […]