MusicOMH (stylized as musicOMH) is a London-based
online music magazine which publishes independent reviews, features and interviews from across all genres including
classical,
metal,
rock and
R&B.
History
MusicOMH was founded and launched by Editor in Chief Michael Hubbard in 1999.
In February 2011 the site's former theatre section was spun off, becomin
Exeunt Magazine as MusicOMH refocused from being a general arts publication to writing primarily about music.
Main features and coverage
MusicOMHs music content consists of reviews of albums, gigs, tracks and festivals, alongside features, interviews and
blog posts. The site also provides live reviews and other features.
The site's album reviews, usually covering a wide range of genres including pop, electro,
classical,
metal,
rock and
R&B,
have been quoted by numerous publications such as ''
The Daily Telegraph'', ''
The Independent'' and the
BBC. The site has also been used as one of many sources to accumulate aggregated review scores for
Metacritic.
Over the course of 20 years the site has also conducted interviews with artists, ranging from
house music
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duo
Basement Jaxx
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, via Swedish band
Miike Snow to rapper
Jay-Z
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.
In September 2009, publications such as
Contactmusic.com,
AOL
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and
Yahoo! Music used the interview with Jay-Z to spread word of his will to work with other notable musicians such as
Jack White and
Bono
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Born and raised in Dublin, he attended M ...
.
Awards and nominations
''The Independent'' described MusicOMH as "Brit-centric, accessible and unpretentious", in their list of the 25 best music websites in October 2009.
The site was nominated for Best Digital Publication at the 2009, 2010 and 2011 Record Of The Day Awards.
See also
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Review site
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AnyDecentMusic?
AnyDecentMusic? is a website that collates album reviews from magazines, websites, and newspapers. Primarily focused on popular music – covering rock, pop, electronic, dance, folk, country, roots, hip-hop, R&B, and rap – albums are adjudg ...
*
Consequence of Sound
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Drowned in Sound
''Drowned in Sound'', sometimes abbreviated to ''DiS'', is a UK-based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway. Founded by editor Sean Adams, the site features reviews, news, interviews, and discussion forums.
History
''D ...
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The Line of Best Fit
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Epinions
References
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External links
MusicOMH.com
British music websites
Internet properties established in 1999
1999 establishments in England