James Thornhill’s Free Zine Celebrates 40 Years of the Casio Keyboard

Music journalist James Thornhill has created a 20-page zine in celebration of the iconic Casio keyboard for its 40th anniversary. Printed in partnership with the instrument company, all 1,000 copies of the zine are free to claim for UK residents today. Once all are accounted for, they’ll be posted. Inside the publication, Thornhill spotlights vintage ads, details how each model was designed and highlights its …

Romy: Lifetime

Romy Madley-Croft of The xx offers her first-ever official solo material (under the moniker Romy) with the uplifting “Lifetime”—a song featuring her familiar silken vocals over soaring synths. Written during lockdown, it tells a story of togetherness. “I think subconsciously the upbeat energy of the song is a reaction to the stillness and anxiety I was feeling in lockdown. I was missing the pace of …

Logo Printed T-Shirt

Featuring the striking black-on-black Warp Records logo, this T-shirt is purveyed by the legendary label’s subsidiary Bleep. Warp began in the back room of a Sheffield record shop circa 1989 and was founded by store employees Steve Beckett, Rob Mitchell and record producer Robert Gordon. It went on to become one of the most iconic names in music, producing albums by Nightmares on Wax, Aphex Twin, …