Since the advent of social networking sites like Twitter and Tumblr, being a fan of an artist has never been the same.

With fantastic album drops from Lupe Fiasco and Death Grips, and with Kanye West dropping later this year, 2015 is already shaping up to be a great year for hip-hop.

New Order

I still remember his youthful face. He taught us Physics and Mathematics in Holy Cross School. He warned us that the 'Notredame students' were working harder than us.

Mellowdrone

I first heard his name when 'A Suitable Boy' was published.

The audience had only barely finished arriving at the venue before the tickets for the show had sold out.

Armeen Musa's Simultaneously is essentially a pop album but terming it as just 'pop' would be a great disservice.

If you've never heard any of Godspeed's music before, they sound exactly like their name suggests.

Everyone loves a good old-fashioned villain. Indeed it's very important for any story-telling medium to have a worthy antagonist biting at the heels of the main character.

Requirements for Recruitment. The first thing you need is five fresh teen boys, preferably British. 1. A hot rebellious one. He's usually the heartthrob. 2. A moody sensitive one. 3. Someone who'll do nothing but stand in the background and go “yeah, baby” occasionally. 4. A thug. 5. A fat one who'll pretend to be the “talent” of the bunch. (None of them should be able to play any musical instrument.)

AFTERNOON

This Town Needs Guns

Mixtape

LITTLE THINGS

Pop star Madonna falls off stage during her performance at the 2015 Brit Awards

Forty four years after Rafi's remains went into the grave, it is the greatness of the artiste that lives on. And it is greatness which comes wrapped in humility. He never drank, indeed never indulged in anything that was forbidden by his faith.