Selected Interviews & Features
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The uneasy beauty of Tirzah: “I didn't have any expectations.”
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Light, Sound and Spirit: The Return of The Avalanches
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No Compromise, No Bullshit: Genesis Owusu
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Rico Nasty is a Spongebob in a sea of Squidwards
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Changephobia and Rostam's journey
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Aminé, and finding balance amongst the limbo of loss
Interviews & Features
“Reintroducing, RiTchie,” Pilerats, April 18 2024
“Sarah Levins Takes Flight,” Pilerats, December 12 2023
“Running Out of Time with Romanie,” Pilerats, November 20 2023
“Juice, Worth The Squeeze,” Pilerats, November 1 2023
“The Folky Folklore of Lady Apple Tree,” Pilerats, September 19 2023
“Dolce Blue’s Sweet Melancholy,” Pilerats, August 1 2023
“Jacob Check In to Hospital,” Pilerats, August 1 2023
“Sentimental Slinging,” Pilerats, July 20 2023
“Sputnik Sweetheart Are Changing,” Pilerats, July 14 2023
“Thomas Headon is Trying Something New,” Junkee, July 4 2023
“dust Never Settles,” Pilerats, June 28 2023
“Sarah Levins’ Butterfly Effect,” Pilerats, June 20 2023
“Hugo van Buuren’s Place For Everything,” Pilerats, May 18 2023
“One Degree of Sunfruits,” Pilerats, May 5 2023
“Introducing the Loveable Laurie Cave,” Pilerats, April 5 2023
“Now To Noakesy, with The News,” Pilerats, April 4 2023
“Sputnik Sweetheart’s Cosmic Come-Up,” Conor Herbert, December 15 2022
“Snny Days,” Conor Herbert, November 2 2022
“Albert Salt Knows For Sure,” Conor Herbert, August 17 2022
“Stella Bridie Lives!”, Conor Herbert, July 27 2022
“Say Hello to Vicky Farewell,” Pilerats, May 25 2022
“VITA, Revitalised,” Pilerats, April 28 2022
“Orion Sun Makes Her Getaway,” Pilerats, April 15 2022
“Why Fostering Female Talent Is In Saweetie's Nature,” Cool Accidents, March 31 2022
“Aitch: Hits, Heart and New Horizons,” Pilerats, March 22 2022
“Saba, From Nothing To Abundance,” Pilerats, February 9 2022
“Mildlife: Turning a destabilising year into their most successful yet,” Pilerats, January 13 2022
“HUSH FORTE: Looking Closer, Speaking Louder,” CentralSauce, November 12 2021
“The uneasy beauty of Tirzah: ‘I didn't have any expectations’,” Pilerats, October 14 2021
“Listen to Peas, a new single from Melbourne's Convenience Store,” Pilerats, October 4 2021
“Tommy Genesis Is Born Again,” Pilerats, September 15 2021
“The Kid LAROI Is Coming Home,” Junkee, September 14 2021
“BERWYN is taking over the world, and there’s no time for sleep,” Pilerats, July 30 2021
“Changephobia, and Rostam's journey in embracing change,” Pilerats, June 15 2021
“Celebrating 20 years of Since I Left You with The Avalanches,” Pilerats, June 4 2021
“The Chilly, Exhilarating Notes of Native Son,” CentralSauce, May 10 2021
“Suede Seats at Jaywop’s House,” CentralSauce, May 7 2021
“Masked Wolf, From Underground Sydney Rapper To Global Superstar,” Junkee, April 26 2021
“No Compromise, No Bullshit: How Genesis Owusu Sculpted His Debut Album,” Junkee, March 2 2021
“Do you know who you are? Nick Ward, and the questioning of self,” Pilerats, February 5 2021
“Introducing Ayesha A Madon, who shows great promise with Outside of the Party,” December 22 2020
“Light, Sound and Spirit: The Return of The Avalanches,” Pilerats, December 11 2020
“Rico Nasty wants you to let it out,” Pilerats, December 7 2020
“BLESSED by name, blessed by nature,” Pilerats, November 20 2020
“The wonderful world of WizTheMC: "Rap was my disguise”,” Pilerats, November 19 2020
“Kwame vs. The World: This is our moment. This is our platform,” Pilerats, October 29 2020
“The storm of Internet Money, hip-hop’s chart-topping collective,” Pilerats, September 8 2020
“Introducing Tayo Sound: UK street busker, vision of the future,” Pilerats, September 3 2020
“Aminé, and finding balance amongst the limbo of loss,” Pilerats, September 2 2020
“Breathe Deep, and the fusion of Oscar Jerome’s many sides,” Pilerats, September 1 2020
“You can’t spell Manchester without an Aitch,” Pilerats, August 20 2020
“Meet Albert Salt, who returns with Even Out, after having never really left,” Pilerats, July 28 2020
“Meet Strath, the LA-via-Melbourne musician making psych-pop with The Peak,” Pilerats, July 1 2020
“The Breaks at 40: Kurtis Blow, Crazy Legs & the Breaks That Bind,” DJBooth, June 24 2020
“Meet Convenience Store, who bring a slow-burning indie stir with Right Here,” Pilerats, April 24 2020
“Tom Misch, on building a world with Yussef Dayes,” Pilerats, April 24 2020
“Thundercat: The Good, The Bad and the Dragonball Durag,” Pilerats, March 31 2020
“Rex Orange County, despite his meteoric glow-up, is keeping it DIY,” Pilerats, March 17 2020
“Passion, Place and Purpose: Nicolas Godin’s Concrete and Glass,” Pilerats, January 31 2020
“No longer ‘wearing all black, standing in the back’: Free Nationals step out,” Pilerats, December 12 2019
“A Plan Comes Together: In Conversation with Joey Purp,” Pilerats, November 11 2019
“Vegyn wants to laugh: "Music is a real opportunity for escapism," Pilerats, November 5 2019
“From French electro-house to Frank Ocean: SebastiAn steps out,” Pilerats, November 4 2019
“From Atlanta to beyond, Berhana wants to take you away,” Pilerats, October 23 2019
“Rico Nasty is a Spongebob in a sea of Squidwards,” Pilerats, August 21 2019
“Rich Brian: The Sailor and The Captain,” Pilerats, August 12 2019
“Falling Forward: In Conversation with DUCKWRTH,” Pilerats, April 3 2019
“From Broken Bones to Black Panther: The Redemption of Jay Rock,” Pilerats, March 18 2019
““You’re not gonna make everybody happy.” An interview with Joey Purp,” Pilerats, December 4, 2018
“Denzel Curry Isn’t Afraid of the Taboo,” Pilerats, November 15 2018
Bylines
“The St. Ides of March,” Conor Herbert, March 15 2023
“Automatic Transmission,” Conor Herbert, February 15 2023
“Romanie Returns with Anthony,” Conor Herbert, February 9 2023
“David Dower Trio & The Mighty Mravka,” Conor Herbert, November 22 2022
“Fishmans Friend,” Conor Herbert, September 15 2022
“The Album Art of Phil Hartmann,” Conor Herbert, August 24 2022
“On the Carousel with Convenience Store,” Conor Herbert, August 9 2022
“The Return of Montgomery,” Pilerats, March 13 2022
“Meet MINOE, the Canadian musician making magic out of swirling and sultry R&B,” Pilerats, October 28 2021
“Don’t Forget Cola Boyy, California's ‘disabled disco innovator’,” Pilerats, July 21 2021
“Introducing Inkswel, the producer fusing worlds with his new album, Astral Love,” Pilerats, June 1 2021
“Listen to Watertight, a slate-cleaning new single from Melbourne's Strath,” Pilerats, May 31 2021
“Listen to an existential new single from Albert Salt, Think It's Time To Get A Job,” Pilerats, May 1 2021
“An Interstellar Spectacle: A review of The Avalanches, live,” Pilerats, April 29 2021
“Introducing one-to-watch Rob Edwards, and his returning single Lonely Lover,” Pilerats, April 16 2021
“How Mista Monk - a long-time, underground hip-hop favourite - finds a new peak,” Pilerats, March 9 2021
“The 10 Most Essential Daft Punk Songs, From ‘Da Funk’ To ‘Instant Crush’,” Music Junkee, February 23 2021
“Ghost Stories: The voices of The Avalanches' We Will Always Love You,” Pilerats, January 11 2021
“How potent storytelling and rich vocals make Lontalius' new EP, Side One, a must-listen,” Pilerats, November 30 2020
“Listen to Albert Salt's brilliant new EP, 25 Not Doing Alright,” Pilerats, November 27 2020
“Celebrating 10 years of MBDTF, and the dark, twisted celebrity of Kanye West,” Pilerats, November 23 2020
“The long and winding road to Jay Electronica's 'new' record, Act II,” Pilerats, October 27 2020
“Ten years of The Age of Adz, Sufjan Stevens’ embrace of the unexpected,” Pilerats, October 12 2020
“The Killers' new record Imploding The Mirage is an unexpected 2020 highlight,” Pilerats, September 3 2020
“Diggin’ Deep: How a Sample Spotter Discovered a Long-Lost MF DOOM Flip,” DJBooth, June 24 2020
“Shut up and play the hits: The myth of non-political music,” Pilerats, 11 June 2020
“10 years of Janelle Monáe's The ArchAndroid, and its complex creator,” Pilerats, 18 May 2020
“Coxy's Biggest Break: The daytime TV star's rich history with hip-hop,” Pilerats, 5 May 2020
“Learnings from The Avalanches' legendary Since I Left You, 20 years later,” Pilerats, 30 April 2020
“King Kendal: How LMFAO's Redfoo ended up on Kendrick's King Kunta,” Pilerats, 14 April 2020
“Discovering Daniel Aged: The LA musician collaborating with Frank Ocean,” Pilerats, 6 April 2020
“03.15.20, and the complex union of Childish Gambino and Donald Glover,” Pilerats, 25 March 2020
“Remembering the Kaleidoscopic Vision of Matt Doo,” DJBooth, 17 Feb 2020
“Life In A Glasshouse: Your guide to the huge Radiohead Public Library,” Pilerats, 24 January 2020
“Remembering Child Rappers of the ‘90s: The Lost Generation,” DJBooth, December 3 2019
“Library Music Is Changing the Sampling Game In Hip-Hop,” DJBooth, October 21, 2019
“The Death of Hip-Hop’s Legendary New York City Recording Studios,” DJBooth, September 16 2019
““Show & Prove”: The Legendary Story of Big Daddy Kane‘s 1994 Posse Cut,” DJBooth, August 20 2019
“Denzel Curry and the Carol City ZUU,” Pilerats, June 20 2019
“The Wild, Wild Western Story Behind Warren G & Nate Dogg’s Classic “Regulate”,” DJBooth, June 7 2019
“The Three Man Weave: Injury Reserve’s Innovative Arrival,” Pilerats, 23 May 2019
“Little Children, All Grown Up: Exploring The Ways A Kool & The Gang Album Cut Was Flipped,” The Art Of Sampling, May 16 2019
“An Ode to 'Kung Faux'—the Show That Married Martial Arts and Hip-Hop,” DJBooth, May 8 2019
“Rap, therapised: Inside the labyrinth of Dave’s opus, Psychodrama,” Pilerats, May 2 2019
“R&B’s Future Has Been Reimagined By Ravyn Lenae & Steve Lacy,” LNWY, August 13 2018
“Shitshow: A Grammys Retrospective,” Conor Herbert, May 7 2018
“In Bloom: The Redemption of Tyler, The Creator,” Conor Herbert, March 18 2018
“The Roots, Undun,” Conor Herbert, March 12 2018
“The Glass Passenger: The Life and Times of Jack’s Mannequin,” Conor Herbert, March 7 2018
“Sprung a Leak,” Conor Herbert, February 26 2018
“The Many Shades of Toro y Moi,” Conor Herbert, February 12 2018
“Alter-Egos, Masks and Finite Projects,” Conor Herbert, February 7 2018
“2017: The Year of Brockhampton,” Conor Herbert, January 28 2018
“30 for 30: How Del, Dan and Kid Koala Made Their Masterpiece,” Conor Herbert, January 15 2018
“Jay Electronica: The Contender,” Conor Herbert, January 8 2018
“Return to Monsta Island: Tracking the Monsta Island Czars,” Conor Herbert, December 7 2017
“Class of 2007: The Story Of Kanye West's Graduation,” Conor Herbert, October 18 2017
CentralSauce Pieces
“Kanye West Won’t Save Us – But Toasty Digital Might,” CentralSauce, March 24 2021
“Getting Louder with Leslie West,” CentralSauce, February 25 2021
“Shadows of Tomorrow V: Zev Love X-ile & MF, The Supervillain,” CentralSauce, January 13 2021,
“Shadows of Tomorrow IV: Ice-T, KMD & Hip-Hop Cops,” CentralSauce, January 11 2021
“Shadows of Tomorrow III: Long Live Kingilizwe,” CentralSauce, January 9 2021
“Shadows of Tomorrow II: Positive Kauses and Constipated Monkeys,” CentralSauce, January 7 2021
“Shadows of Tomorrow I: MF DOOM and the KMD Origin Story,” CentralSauce, January 5 2021
“Lost in the Fire: Hip-Hop and the 2008 Universal Blaze,” June 11 2020
“Manu Dibango and the Soul Makossa,” May 11 2020
“Behind ‘A Written Testimony’: The Sounds of Jay Elec’s Arrival,” March 20 2020
“The O[ther] G[uy]s: Hip-Hop’s Biggest Original Namesakes,” December 16 2019
“Sampled Their Provisions: The Sonic Palette of ‘Jesus Is King’,” November 21 2019
“Internal Affairs, 20 Years On: The Return of a Lost Classic,” October 19 2019
“Organized Konfusion’s Stress: The Extinction Agenda – 25 Years On,” August 16 2019
“Dissecting Madlib’s Production on Bandana: Every Sample, Every Beat,” July 19 2019
“Behind Doggystyle: The Singles,” July 3 2019
“Anatomy of the Funk: G-Funk Deconstructed,” June 17 2019
“Behind Warren G’s Regulate… G Funk Era: Every Sample, Every Collaborator,” June 2 2019
“25 Years of Illmatic: The Producers and Samples that Created a Classic,” April 18 2019
“How Kanye Made “The College Dropout” – Every Sample, Every Beat,” February 9 2019
“Behind the Sound of Janelle Monáe: It Takes a Village,” December 26 2018
“Behind “The Black Album”: Production & Sampling Deep-Dive,” November 13 2018
“Dissecting No I.D.’s Production Masterclass on 4:44,” October 20 2018
“Dissecting Jay-Z’s Forgotten Classic, Vol 2… Hard Knock Life,” September 29 2018
“Behind Drizzy’s Most Essential Album, “Nothing Was The Same,” September 24 2018
“Producing Doris: Every Sample from Earl Sweatshirt’s Debut Studio Album,” August 22 2018
“Wyoming: Breaking Down Kanye West’s 42 Samples, one by one,” July 28 2018