Well, it's that time of year again when music journalists arm themselves to the teeth with their opinions and spend the best part of a month shouting down their colleagues and thrusting their assessments on to their readers. Naturally, we cover stuff like best tracks of the year and pick out a list of artists we think will conquer their year ahead, but we also thought it would be interesting to look back on the year in music journalism.
As all good writers should, we get our music news and info from a lot of different sources. From Medium and Tumblr to i-D and FACT, there's a lot of stuff out there that we might not cover ourselves, perhaps discussing topics outside of Complex's usual realm, and it is only right that we give it some props. What was our favourite review? Which artist do we think gave the most interesting and enlightening interview? And, most importantly, which writer managed to spin a solid feature out of an uncomfortable semi-confrontation with an artist who just didn't like their face?
Well, Complex UK's music staff (and friends) have answered these questions, and more, by each picking five of their favourite music features from 2015. Get stuck in below.
Well, it's that time of year again when music journalists arm themselves to the teeth with their opinions and spend the best part of a month shouting down their colleagues and thrusting their assessments on to their readers. Naturally, we cover stuff like best tracks of the year and pick out a list of artists we think will conquer their year ahead, but we also thought it would be interesting to look back on the year in music journalism.
As all good writers should, we get our music news and info from a lot of different sources. From Medium and Tumblr to i-D and FACT, there's a lot of stuff out there that we might not cover ourselves, perhaps discussing topics outside of Complex's usual realm, and it is only right that we give it some props. What was our favourite review? Which artist do we think gave the most interesting and enlightening interview? And, most importantly, which writer managed to spin a solid feature out of an uncomfortable semi-confrontation with an artist who just didn't like their face?
Well, Complex UK's music staff (and friends) have answered these questions, and more, by each picking five of their favourite music features from 2015. Get stuck in below.
Joseph 'JP' Patterson, Music Editor
by Emma Warren, RBMA Daily
May 26, 2015
The VICE Oral History Of Dubstep
by Lauren Martin, VICE
June 23, 2015
Forgive Him When He's Famous: The Art Of Being Bonkaz
by Aniefiok Ekpoudom, GRM Daily
Aug. 15, 2015
Adele Interview: World Exclusive First Interview In Three Years
by Hattie Collins, i-D
Nov. 26, 2015
by Son Raw, FACT Magazine
Dec. 10, 2015
James Keith, Staff Writer
The Stacks: How The Grateful Dead Became Immortal
Ed McClanahan, The Daily Beast
June 27, 2015
Metal In Motion: The Story Of UK Industrial Pioneers Test Dept
by Louis Pattison, FACT Magazine
Aug. 17, 2015
How Can Frank Zappa's Colorful Life Possibly Fit In A Documentary?
by Kory Grow, Rolling Stone
Aug. 21, 2015
Too Funky For Gangsta Rap: Meet The Producer Who Left N.W.A Weeks Before 'Straight Outta Compton'
by Jeremiah Alexis, THUMP
Sept. 9, 2015
Vince Staples: 'I Started Gangbanging Because I Wanted To Kill People'
by Ben Beaumont-Thomas, The Guardian
Oct. 26, 2015
Tobi Oke, Staff Writer
by Cedar Pesori, Complex Magazine
June 2, 2015
Black Rock – Decolonising Rock Music
by Jesse Bernard, Media Diversified
July 31, 2015
by Benjamin Meadows-Ingram, The FADER
Oct. 1, 2015
Drugs, Raving, Football: The Short Life Of My Techno Sunday League Team
by Scott Oliver, THUMP
Nov. 9, 2015
Streaming War Pigs: Apple, Tidal, Spotify & The Year In Music Services
by Michael Nelson, Stereogum
Dec. 17, 2015
Chantelle Fiddy, Contributor
Benga: 'Nobody Wants To Come Clean, Let Alone An Artist'
by Kate Hutchinson, The Guardian
Oct. 2, 2015
Want A Job Making Music Playlists For Google? Pass The Susan Boyle Test First
by Stuart Dredge, The Guardian
Oct. 16, 2015
by Storme Whitby-Grubb, Cuepoint
Oct. 26, 2015
The Story Of Jockey Slut, The Greatest Dance Magazine You Probably Never Read
by Josh Baines, THUMP
Nov. 4, 2015
Sia's Reject Opus: Songwriter On Reclaiming Adele, Rihanna's Unwanted Hits
by Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone
Dec. 3, 2015
Milly McMahon, Contributor
Cosmic Neurotic: The Heady Perfectionism Of Tame Impala's Kevin Parker
by Corban Goble, Pitchfork
July 14, 2015
Meet Sinead Harnett, The Gospel-Toned Pop Singer Going For Gold
by Joseph 'JP' Patterson, Complex Magazine
Aug. 24, 2015
by Javier Rodriguez, Tiny Mixtapes
Sept. 18, 2015
Justin Bieber: This Is Who I Am
by Craig McLean, The Telegraph
Oct. 31, 2015
by Duncan Cooper, The FADER
Nov. 17, 2015
Jerry Gadiano, News Writer
by Dan Hancox, The FADER
June 4, 2015
Mac Miller, Lil Dicky And The White Rapper Problem In 2015
by Andrew Friedman, FACT Magazine
Sept. 29 2015
Dave East Is Ready For The Spotlight With 'Hate Me Now'
by Eric Diep, HipHopDX
Oct. 5, 2015
An Audience With... Noel Gallagher
by Alex Bilmes, Esquire
Nov. 6, 2015
Prince: 'I Was Right About The Internet – Tell Me A musician Who's Got Rich Off It'
by Alexis Petridis, The Guardian
Nov. 12, 2015
