Music Album Review: Laura Mvula - Pink Noise Laura Mvula's first album in five years is a joyful, 80s-influenced reminder of the unbridled joy of pop music.
Music Album Review: Foo Fighters - Medicine at Midnight Medicine at Midnight: the sound of a band unshackled from concept or legacy, no longer trying to out-do themselves but just to have fun with their craft.
Film Film Review: Last Christmas (2019) Last Christmas throws rom-com standards, Christmas-themed visuals, and the songs of George Michael into the mix. What comes out is an inconsistent movie but with a commendable core.
Music Album Review: Taylor Swift - Evermore Evermore, Taylor Swift’s second release of the year, continues the themes found on Folklore, but with a brighter edge. Whether this is a side-project, or a vision for long-term change, Evermore suceeds in delivering the artist’s vision.
Review Book Review: Fake Law by The Secret Barrister The Secret Barrister’s latest book, Fake Law, is a continuation of their excellent work dissecting and explaining the UK’s justice system and how our collective misunderstanding of the law allows our views to be manipulated.
Music The Best Albums of the 2010s We're now approaching the end of another decade. It makes sense to cast an eye back over the past ten years, and highlight some of the best albums of the 2010s.
Music Metalheads & Mental Health: Metallica's Some Kind of Monster Revisited Metallica’s 2004 film Some Kind of Monster wasn’t initially well-recieved. Fans thought it made the band look weak and dysfunctional. But how does it hold up 15 years later?
Music Review - ENO's Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel Ian Bell’s Jack the Ripper: The Women of Whitechapel succeeds in creating a powerful production about the strength of the women.
Books The Necronomicon - Fred Simon Fred Simon’s Necronomicon aims for Lovecraftian levels of mystisism but winds up a disappointing missed opportunity.
Books Live At the Brixton Academy - Simon Parkes How would you feel if you purchased a live music venue for just £1?
Music This Is Gonna Hurt – Sixx A:M Album Review The Sixx side-project’s somophore album drops the concept of their first outing, with the band settling into a radio-rock groove.
