Life feels a bit frozen at the moment, the energy and passion in the live music scene is the perfect form of escapism and fun, and it’s a part of my routine, be it work or social. My whole life revolves around gigs and live music so it’s really strange adjusting to a world without it.
– Sahera Walker
Lockdown has been a strange time for everyone. We are constantly wishing for more time to do as we please, to pursue a creative interest, to focus on something other than work. And now we unexpectedly have all the time in the world, we don’t know what to do with it. So here are three books we recommend when your inspiration is low, you need a boost of creativity or you just want to kickback with a good read for an hour or two.
In July 2019, Matty Healy of The 1975 was met with huge backlash after claiming on Instagram that he didn’t need to credit photographers, as he was doing them a favour by letting them photograph him.
Within a few lines, Matty Healy had managed to completely disregard the amount of hard work that goes into gig photography. Getting the perfect photo within your allotted time (normally only the first two songs), whilst battling against intense stage lighting and weaving your way through other photographers in the pit is something that requires practice, never mind the hours on your computer meticulously editing before your ready to share your creation with the world.
During this time of isolation, I have been thinking hard about what content to post on this site. With the lack of live music currently about, and many bands postponing the release of their albums, this has been a slight challenge. But not one that can’t be solved.
Why Generation? Issue 3 is still 100% on its way and will be available to buy very, very soon and our blog is still up and running, however, given the current circumstances, we have decided to cancel the launch party.
It’s been a minute since Why Generation? has had any new posts. This is because of two reasons:
1. I moved house, which seemed to take up a lot more time then I was expecting. This plus having no Internet and incredibly bad signal in our new place has made updating the Why Generation? website rather difficult.
*Disclaimer This article does not go into the court case against Caroline Flack as I don’t know enough about it to give accurate detail and I choose not to speculate. Speculation from strangers seems to do more harm than good.*
You may have seen some teasers on Instagram that Why Generation? issue 3 is on its way, and of course, when there’s a new issue, there’s a launch party!
Seeing as our favourite venue, The Monarch is no more (R.I.P, gone but not forgotten, fuck the toffs that decided that money is more important than culture), we are now taking over Roadtrip & the Workshop on 25th March 2020 with sets from Television Screams, UK Paint Horse and La Vie.
