On 20 February 2026, I saw Deftones live at London’s O2. What struck me immediately was not just the sound, but the crowd. The demographic appeared almost evenly split: original fans from the late 90s and early 2000s standing alongside teenagers and early twenty-somethings who discovered the band decades later. At 27, I technically fall … Continue reading From Gen X to Gen Z: The Ethereal Power of Deftones
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Albums that influenced my music & shaped my mindset
Music has always been present in my life, but there are moments when certain records go beyond being a soundtrack and begin shaping how you see the world. After a long creative silence, these albums did not influence my sound so much as remind me that I have a creative voice worth using. Some arrived … Continue reading Albums that influenced my music & shaped my mindset
Depeche Mode: M – A Cinematic Journey of Music, Memory and Mortality
(I took this photograph in January 2024 at Depeche Mode's performance at the O2 in London) On a gloomy Monday afternoon in early November, I found myself listening to Sister of Night and reflecting on the long-anticipated Depeche Mode: M, the film I was lucky enough to see at the Greenwich Odeon the day before. … Continue reading Depeche Mode: M – A Cinematic Journey of Music, Memory and Mortality
Logan Darkwoods 