• Amplify Voices Instead of Muddying the Channels

    TW: This article references sexual abuse and its portrayal within the music industry. Last summer, accounts of abuse inflicted by well-known creatives with varying degrees of influence within the music scene in the North, shared publicly on social media, set the precedent for an active stance of zero tolerance on emotional and physical violence going forward. By way of ripple effect, the conversation has induced a wider consideration of whether not being abusive, or even being anti-abuse, is enough: What do we want to accept, engage with, and platform? What are our individual responsibilities when it comes to addressing these…