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T he Ju n gl e T h e ban d l ook s back on 20 y ear s of m u si c, ex p l or i n g n ew gen r es an d t h ei r ex p l osi ve w or l d t ou r i n t h i s excl u si ve i n t er v i ew .

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WOMENIN MUSIC

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CONTENTS M U SE | 10 N ov em b er 20 22

FEATURES

ELOISEO"REILLY

CURRENT AFFAIRS

2 A h i stor y on y ou n g Sou th A si an 's secr et r aves i n th e 80 's an d 90 's

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H as soci al m ed i a k i l l ed of f th e r i gh t to p r i vacy i n th e U K ?

3 Sam C o l e: T h e actor op en s u p abou t sk i p p i n g d r am a sch ool to l ear n h i s cr af t on th e job

32 St r eam i n g n eed s f i x i n g f or ar ti sts to get p ai d . W e br i n g y ou th e l at est.

7 Jo h n L et t s: T h e Bl ack , Br i t i sh f i l m aker , m u si ci an an d r acon teu r sh ar es h i s stor y

4 3 T h e T i cket Cr i si s: H ow ti cket r esel l er s h ave d am aged th e m ar ket an d l ead to a m ajor i n f l ati on of p r i ces

11Po d cast Ed i t : Ever y th i n g y ou n eed to l i sten to

15 A tou r ar ou n d Bow i e's Ber l i n

21Pl aceb o: A r ar e stu d i o v i si t w i th th e r etu r n i n g al t r ock l egen d s

26 K o d y Rad i cal : I t's been a l on g r oad to su ccess f or th e L on d on r ap p er

28 Fest i v al Fav o u r i t es: W e've got ou r top p i ck s f or th e best even ts th i s su m m er

REVIEWS

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57 Fi l m : T h e l at est p i eces

" I al m o st gav e u p ; I d eci d ed t h er e w as n o p l ace f o r m e i n t h i s i n d u st r y "

of ci n em a to h i t ou r scr een s. A m i ss or a m u st see?

6 4 T V : W e r ate th e best

El o i se 0 'Rei l l y com m en ts on th e str u ggl es of bei n g a f em al e ar ti st i n a m al e d om i n at ed i n d u str y an d h ow sh e f ou n d h er voi ce th r ou gh m u si c .

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6 9 M u si c: Ben M ar r , Gr ey Cou n t r y, O l d Road

PERFORMANCE SPECIAL T h e el ectr i c n ew tou r f r om T h e Ju n gl e i s h er e. T h e ban d l ook back on 20 y ear s of m u si c an d ex p l or i n g n ew gen r es i n an excl u si ve i n ter v i ew .

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ELOISE 0'REILLY A

" I al m o st gav e u p ; I d eci d ed t h er e w as n o p l ace f o r m e i n t h i s i n d u st r y " El o i se 0 'Rei l l y com m en t s on th e st r u ggl es of bei n g a f em al e ar ti st i n a m al e d om i n ated i n d u str y an d h ow sh e f ou n d h er voi ce th r ou gh m u si c .

WORDS Gr ace Sm i th

"I su r r ou n d m y sel f w i t h cr eat i ves, l ots of w h i ch ar e ol d El oi se O 'Rei l ly sh ot to w om en . W e w er e d i scu ssi n g f am e w i th h er EP Ever l on g. h ow w e f i r st got i n t o t h e Fi ve y ear s d ow n th e l i n e i n d u st r y an d i t em er ged an d th e ar ti st r em ai n s on e "I t 's h ar d er t o m ak e a h ow d i f f i cu l t i t w as f or u s of th e m ost l oved i n th e n am e f o r y o u r sel f as a com p ar ed t o ou r m al e i n d i e gen r e w i th h er ly r i cs col l eagu es". T h e l abel w o m an . W e ar e at a an d m essage acti n g as a w or k s al on gsi d e t al en t d i sad van tage an d w h en ever m ou t h p i ece f or a n ew agen ci es t o sou r ce t al en t a f em al e ar ti st d oes su cceed gen er ati on of w om en . Bu t th er e i s alw ay s a m al e n am e acr oss t h e U K an d su p p or t th e jou r n ey h as n ot been y ou n g ar t i st s t o br eak i n t o r egar d ed as th e r eason easy. Sat acr oss f r om h er at t h e m u si c i n d u st r y. beh i n d h er su ccess". A f ter h er f l at i n B r i x t on w e th e su ccess of h er d ebu t d i scu ssed th e gen d er al bu m , O 'Rei l ly w as i n equ al i ti es sti l l p r evel en t i n th e m u si c i n d u str y tod ay. d r op p ed by h er l abel af ter cr eati ve d i sp u t es con cer n i n g h er i m age. "I ab so l u t el y h av e "T h ey w an t ed m e to en co u n t er ed sex i sm f or m to som eth i n g I i n t h e m u si c i n d u st r y . con w asn 't . I w an t to p er f or m I d on 't l ook at m y sel f as a m y ow n m u si c an d be i n v i ct i m . I th i n k som e p eop l e con tr ol of m y ow n i m age". ju st ar e n ot tau gh t an y Ear l i er th i s y ear , O 'Rei l ly better . Cer tai n beh av i or h as star ted h er ow n l abel . Sh e been p assed d ow n an d i t's ai m s to p r ov i d e a sp ace f or been accep ted , an d I th i n k y ou n g f em al e ar ti sts to i t 's u p to u s as w om en n ot n u r tu r e th ei r cr eati v i ty . to accep t i t an d l ead by T h e p r oject w as f ou n d ed ex am p l e. I w on 't al l ow af ter a d i scu ssi on w i th m y sel f to be op p r essed ". O 'Rei l ly an d h er f r i en d s.

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O 'Rei l ly h as been ver y op en abou t h er ex p er i en ce as a w om en i n a m al e d om i n ated i n d u str y.

O n h er car eer , O 'Rei l ly com m en t ed , "I f eel I am i n a good p l ace n ow. I h ave f ou n d m y sou n d an d f i n al ly h ave cr eat i ve con t r ol over m y ow n i m age. Bu t f or m an y f em al e ar t i st s t h i s i s st i l l a str u ggl e w h i ch i s w h y w e n eed t o w or k h ar d er t o sp ot l i gh t w om en i n m u si c an d r ai se aw ar en ess of t h e d i scr i m i n at i on w e f ace". O 'Rei l ly 's l at est al bu m i s set f or r el ease n ex t Sp r i n g an d h as been h er al d ed as on e of t h e best u p com i n g al bu m s of t h e y ear . T h e al bu m i s avai l abl e f or p r e- or d er on ou r w ebsi t e.

SPECI A L T H A N K S El oi se O 'Rei l l ly I n d ep en d en t Recor d s