stories that must be told: from the underground and beyond

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  • Graphic artwork featuring two soldiers in silhouette with a red and yellow abstract background. Text in the center reads 'Children of Zeus'.

    Manchester is the beating heart of new UK music / mixmag

    As a new wave of Manchester music bubbled up from the underground, I took a look at the main players for a feature in Mixmag.

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  • A man wearing glasses and a black quilted jacket standing on a city street with buildings and parked cars in the background.

    THE INDISPUTABLE LEGACY OF MARCUS INTALEX SHINES ON / MIXMAG

    One-year after his tragic passing, I explored the D&B/techno pioneer’s legacy, featuring words from DRS, Calibre, Martyn and Zed Bias.

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  • A lively nightclub scene with a group of people dancing and celebrating on the stage. There are colorful lights, a flag being waved, and a crowd in the foreground.

    The electric sound of manchester hip-hop and soul / bandcamp daily

    Profile of the Manchester acts creating ‘their own from scratch’ (MC Chunky).

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  • A DJ wearing a gray t-shirt and a baseball cap standing behind DJ equipment during a nighttime outdoor event with a large crowd in the background.

    15 YEARS OF CRITICAL MUSIC / MIXMAG

    I surveyed the impact of forward-thinking D&B label Critical in a journey that took me from Tottenham to Croatia.

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  • A newspaper article about Irish culture in London, featuring a photo of Mark O'Donnell sitting at the Churchill Arms pub in Kensington. The layout includes text about Irish history and a pink box with additional information about Camden's Irish Centre.

    irish london

    For a Time Out feature that made my family proud, I wrote about Ireland's longstanding relationship with the capital.

  • A man with glasses and a beard wears a striped polo shirt and a cap, holding the brim of his cap with one hand, looking at the camera, against a dark background.

    MARCUS INTALEX TRIBUTE FEATURE / TIME OUT

    A long-read for Time Out with contributions from Mark XTC, Goldie, Zero T and Jenna G.

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