Author: Kelly Murphy Archives: 01/2025

Robert Smith - The Cure - 1980s

’39’: The Cure song about Robert Smith’s mid-life dread

“That can poison everything.”

Jan 2, 2025

A brief history of murder ballads- The oldest form of crime literature - 2023

What was the ‘witch house’ movement, and where did it go?

A lasting subgenre.

Jan 2, 2025

Bob Dylan

‘Talkin’ World War III Blues’: Exploring the timeless charm of an overlooked Bob Dylan classic

Channeling the collective struggle.

Jan 2, 2025

Heavy Metal - Singer - Metal - Hardcore - Screaming

A Collision of Worlds: how heavy metal made its way to Botswana

The ultimate symbol of unity.

Jan 1, 2025