Caitlin Chatterton

I recently graduated from UCL with a First Class Honours degree in History, and have since completed studying for my NCTJ Diploma with News Associates.

I have also contributed to Clash Magazine, DIY Magazine and The Line of Best Fit, and volunteer as an in-house writer for Vocal Girls. 

Clash Magazine •

Looking Forward, Looking Back: Miya Folick Interviewed

“All the things that I’m going through and writing about right now will feel like ancient history in two years,” Miya Folick, reclining in her seat, says thoughtfully. “It’s like going through your old journal.”

The LA-based artist is at home, working on her next record ahead of a string of upcoming live dates. Among them is a headline show at Lafayette and a run of opening slots for Mitski in May, coinciding with the first birthday of her latest album ‘ROACH’. “With Mitski I’m truly a fan,” Mi
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Lambrini Girls interview — VOCAL GIRLS

One issue Lambrini Girls have always shouted loud about is the treatment of women and non-binary people, from their avid support of trans rights and ‘FUCK TERFS’ merch to songs like ‘Boys in the Band’, which calls out the toxic culture enabling assault (“Problematic and well connected / But it's still being deflected / Because we separate the art from the artist”). The government’s Misogyny in Music report, published at the end of January, therefore came as little shock to either of them. “Peopl
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Cherym: Take It Or Leave It Review - no holds barred | Punk

The Derry band epitomise the new age, bringing the political as well as the personal and echoing something of Meet Me @ The Altar across the pond. Their earworm 2019 single "Abigail" arrived steeped in vintage pop-punk influences, and was backed up two years later by the Hey Tori EP. Theirs is a sound embedded with nostalgia and fresh air in equal measure, making their eventual full-length debut all the more interesting.

Take It Or Leave It is an apt title for a first album that is, everywhere,
Clash Magazine •

Live Report: Gia Ford - The Lower Third, London

Suited, booted, and painted in shades of vintage androgyny, Sheffield’s Gia Ford has spent the last few years building her world of darkly cinematic lullabies. In March she’s joining confessional chameleon Marika Hackman on tour, before heading to Brighton’s melting pot music festival The Great Escape in May.

Tonight though, she’s headlining The Lower Third: tucked within the labyrinth of venues beneath Tottenham Court Road’s immersive lights exhibition and, somewhat confusingly, behind a bar o
MyLondon •

Beautiful city named the best to visit in Europe this winter where pints cost £2

Returning to work in the first weeks of January is never easy, especially when it seems to coincide with airlines announcing their cheap fares for European jaunts. Why not take them up on it? Boasting gorgeous art nouveau and Baroque architecture, and only a two and a half hour flight from London, Budapest has topped The Times’ list of European cities to visit this winter .

It is a chilly time to visit Hungary’s capital, where daily temperatures average -1C, but it does mean a picturesque dusti
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London graduates struggle to find jobs despite capital's record on graduate roles

London-based graduates are struggling to find jobs, despite research finding that graduate jobs are concentrated in the capital.

The proportion of graduates working in graduate jobs has declined in almost every other part of the country, according to a report published in November by the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

The report that found in inner London, 65% of working graduates are in jobs requiring a degree, compared to a national average of 57%.

However, London-based graduates are still st
Clash Magazine •

Next Wave #1153: Heartworms

For Jojo Orme – known both for her gothic post-punk stylings and love of military aircraft – succeeding in music has been a long-deserved, hard-earned passion project. Born in London but raised in the rural pastures of Gloucestershire, she moved back to the capital for uni, making the regular trek from her home in Tooting Broadway to her job in the cloakroom at Camden’s Roundhouse. “Every time I did something, like work at Roundhouse, I thought it was such a big thing,” she remembers fondly. “I
Clash Magazine •

Next Wave #1152: His Lordship

“It wasn’t a good idea to start a band during the pandemic,” James Walbourne says ruefully. “I wouldn’t advise it!” He’s talking about His Lordship, a duo project with Kristoffer Sonne born from the expanses of spare time brought on by lockdown. The pair met in 2014 working on Chrissie Hynde’s solo album; “We were just slung in together and we’ve been firm friends ever since,” James grins. “It was as simple as that.”

Their self-titled debut album is set for arrival in January, and is the culmin
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Activists hold Christmas vigil to reopen historic LGBTQ+ venue

On Saturday 16th December activists held their annual Christmas vigil to campaign for the reopening of the Black Cap, an iconic LGBTQ+ venue on Camden High Street.

Earlier in the year it was reported that pubs across the UK were closing at a rate of two per day, suffering from soaring energy bills and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on customers’ disposable income.

For London’s LGBTQ+ community in particular, December has seen the closure of G-A-Y Late due to surrounding building works
North West Londoner •

First ever Christmas card turns 180 years old

This Christmas marks the 180th anniversary of the first ever Christmas card, commissioned by Sir Henry Cole in 1843.

The card depicts a family gathered around a table for a meal, as well as charitable acts of feeding and clothing the poor.

It was designed by the painter John Callcott Horsley, and printed in a run of 1000 cards for Sir Henry Cole, who gave them out to his friends and family before selling the remaining stock for one shilling each.

Joanna Espin, a curator at The Postal Museum w
North West Londoner •

Activists hold Christmas vigil to reopen historic LGBTQ+ venue

On Saturday 16th December activists held their annual Christmas vigil to campaign for the reopening of the Black Cap, an iconic LGBTQ+ venue on Camden High Street.

Earlier in the year it was reported that pubs across the UK were closing at a rate of two per day, suffering from soaring energy bills and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on customers’ disposable income.

For London’s LGBTQ+ community in particular, December has seen the closure of G-A-Y Late due to surrounding building works
MyLondon •

'I visited the most festive pub in London and it was absolutely rammed'

The Churchill Arms in Kensington is the most festive pub in London, self-professed in their Instagram bio and echoed in the countless TikToks that have been made by people visiting the Christmas landmark.

Not content with just this seasonal title, in summer the pub also makes a bid for the capital’s prettiest pub, hiding itself beneath a blanket of flowers that burst from every window box and balcony ledge.

In winter the flowers are replaced with a row of Christmas trees circling the outside o
Clash Magazine •

Next Wave #1151: VLURE

VLURE are gathered round the green room’s snack table, the twangs of a soundcheck punctuating our conversation. The Glaswegian five-piece – who’ve been up since six this morning to travel the length of the country – are hours away from headlining the 100 Club, Oxford Street’s iconic underground room.

“This is a bucket list venue, for sure,” says vocalist Hamish Hutcheson, who’s been buzzing ever since he found out he’d be getting a wireless mic this evening. “It’s steeped in history, and to be
Clash Magazine •

Live Report: Chappell Roan – Heaven, London

An artist’s debut album is usually a consolidation of their sound to date – perhaps still a little rough around the edges, and often with a fair amount of potential still to live up to. It’s rare that they produce a fully-realised pageant of twirling, technicolour club hits and heart wrenching ballads – unless you’re Chappell Roan, the rhinestone and fringe-clad supernova whose ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess’ made a late-game bid for one of 2023’s best records.

The theme for her first
South West Londoner •

20 years since 28

Since its founding in 2016, the charity Just Like Us has trained its ambassadors (LGBT+ people aged 18-25) to go into schools and deliver talks to increase awareness and visibility around LGBT+ experiences. While they do not teach sex education, the ambassadors open with their own stories of growing up LGBT+, before discussing various definitions and opening the floor to questions.

Just Like Us ambassador Isaac Seleim said: “It’s funny we bring up Section 28. Obviously it’s 20 years since it wa
Clash Magazine •

Creating Space To Grow: mxmtoon Interviewed

“I certainly did not think I’d ever do curling when coming to London,” Maia grins, perched under a heat lamp outside the Coal Drops Yard pop-up. “But hey, first time for everything!”

The trio of plastic lanes are lit up in neon and nestled beneath the fairy lights of the yard – a festive destination for tourists, corporate team building groups and, this evening, Californian soft-pop singers on a photo shoot. Maia – the 23-year-old behind mxmtoon – doesn’t have long to soak in the capital’s Chri
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VIDEO: Lantern Methodist Church and Arts Centre host community Christmas celebration

The Raynes Park Lantern Methodist Church and Lantern Arts Centre celebrated Christmas at their joint community event on November 25th.

The two charities work together to fund and house a range of community initiatives, including their welfare hub that provides people with advice and support on various health and wellbeing, employment and social concerns.

A number of dance and theatre companies use the arts centre to bring low-cost creative outlets to the community.

The Christmas celebration s
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Katy Kirby Celebrates Her Friends On ‘Party Of The Century’

Katy Kirby has today shared her latest single ‘Party Of The Century’.

The single is the latest to tease her sophomore album ‘Blue Raspberry’, set for arrival on January 26th via ANTI-.

‘Party Of A Century’’s accompanying lyric video shows candidly shot clips of Katy and her friends in clubs, on road trips, and generally getting up to shenanigans. The lyrics are eclectic, piecing a love song together with a toothy grin.

Speaking about the track’s creation, Katy said:

“I wrote ‘Party Of The Ce
Clash Magazine •

Out In Nature: Laura Misch Interviewed

For saxophonist and producer Laura Misch, the regimented, sound-panelled box of the recording studio was beginning to feel claustrophobic. On debut album ‘Sample The Sky’ she broke out – literally. Armed with a preamp, looper, delay pedal and zoom on a ‘pedal belt’, she was able to play and record tracks outside. “The concept was Lara Croft, but she has a zoom instead of a gun!” Laura grins through the screen of our video call. .

Her saxophone days began as a small-scale rebellion against the s
Clash Magazine •

Dutch Uncles Prep Cassette Of Unreleased Gems

Manchester art-rock quartet Dutch Uncles have announced that ‘No Hooks’, a cassette of exclusive unheard cuts, will be available at their December tour dates.

To celebrate this return to physical music the band have today released ‘At The Wheel’. The new track, taken from the project, shares its lyrics with ‘Poppin’’, the lead single from their sixth album ‘True Entertainment’ which arrived earlier this year via Memphis Industries.

‘At The Wheel’ wobbles its way around the keyboard and minimal
Clash Magazine •

The Japanese House Flips ABBA's 'Super Trouper'

The Japanese House has today released her new EP, ‘ITEIAD Sessions’.

The six-track record collects already-heard live recordings of her album singles ‘Sad to Breathe’, ‘Touching Yourself’, ‘Sunshine Baby’ and ‘One for sorrow, two for Joni Jones’. It also features a brand

new live version of ‘Boyhood’.

Surprisingly perhaps, the EP closes with a cover of ABBA’s dancefloor anthem ‘Super Trouper’. Stripped of all the camp keys and backing vocals of the original and Mamma Mia versions, The Japanes
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Nubiyan Twist Share New Single 'So Mi Stay'

The Afro-jazz band Nubiyan Twist have today released their new single ‘So Mi Stay’.

The track is their first outing since bandleader Tom Excell welcomed the Sheffield-based Aziza Jaye to the group. Pulling together influences from R&B and patois, her vocals blend seamlessly with the arrangement behind her.

‘So Mi Stay’ is set to appear on the band’s fourth album, which they’re in the process of recording and are set to release in the spring of 2024.

Discussing the mood of the track, Aziza sai
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