Music Reviews

Single Review: Andrea – Fighting For

Andrea’s debut single, 'Fighting For' addresses the anxieties of young adult life and is sure to resonate with many listeners unsure of their future right now. ... Read More...

Gregory Porter – All Rise Review

I have been immersing myself in Gregory Porter’s new album All Rise throughout the week. Contentedly and lavishly soaking in the feel-good vibes. Porter is ... Read More...

Our Man In The Field: A modern-day take on a vintage soundtrack

Armed with his guitar and a notebook, Our Man In The Field reports back heartfelt dispatches from his travels, resulting in songs rife with spacious guitar melo... Read More...

Mass House – Birmingham Review

Brummie duo Mass House release their new song ‘Birmingham’ - a socio-political commentary on life in one of England’s music capitals. The track describes a conf... Read More...

Laneway 2020 Review: The 1975, Charli XCX and Mahalia take over the Melbourne festival

There’s no better way to spend a mid-summer in Melbourne, Australia, than at a festival surrounded by music, dancing and happy people. Well, it just so happens ... Read More...

Jai Thep Review: A gem of a festival in Thailand

If big corporate festivals aren’t really your jam, and you’re more about the workshops and community than being in it for the gram, then this little gem will be... Read More...

Live Music Review: The Teskey Brothers at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

There’s a red haze aglow at the Empire tonight - a smokeless smokiness. It's like waiting to discover a fresh new talent that no one else knows about. Except, e... Read More...

Gabrielle Aplin – Dear Happy Review

With her second studio album, 2015’s Light Up the Dark, Gabrielle Aplin marked a departure from the quieter, softer sound we’d perhaps expected, swapping out th... Read More...

DeWolff – Tascam Tapes Review

It’s hard to think of many hairy, Hammond-bashing hard rockers who could do what DeWolff have done with Tascam Tapes. After the colossal Deep Purpleisms of 2... Read More...

The Lumineers at the O2: one big celebration

The Lumineers have earned the vast international following that’s represented at the O2 tonight, and they know it. Bandleader Wesley Schultz admits that this is... Read More...

Grapevine Gathering Festival Review

Whilst the rain might be pouring in the UK, summer is coming to Australia, and the sun was certainly shining for Grapevine Gathering Festival. Set 30 minutes ou... Read More...

Festival Review: One hell of a weekend at Maho Rasop 2019

It’s mid-November in Bangkok, one of the largest and busiest cities in the world, and it’s time to escape for a weekend of international music at Maho Rasop Fes... Read More...

Film

The Bay of Silence Review

Miss Juneteenth Review

Monsoon Review

TV

Win The New Legends Of Monkey Merch

Win Gangs of London on DVD

The Great review: A witty, profane and lavish royal drama

Music

Single Review: Andrea – Fighting For

Spotlight on Matt Marcii and Robbie Hutton

Gregory Porter – All Rise Review

Books

Book Review: Fire Queen by Joanna Courtney

Book Review: The Seven Doors by Agnes Ravatn

Book Review: Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Music Reviews

Single Review: Andrea – Fighting For

Gregory Porter – All Rise Review

Our Man In The Field: A modern-day take on a vintage soundtrack

Mass House – Birmingham Review

Laneway 2020 Review: The 1975, Charli XCX and Mahalia take over the Melbourne festival

Jai Thep Review: A gem of a festival in Thailand

Live Music Review: The Teskey Brothers at Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Gabrielle Aplin – Dear Happy Review

DeWolff – Tascam Tapes Review

The Lumineers at the O2: one big celebration

Grapevine Gathering Festival Review

Festival Review: One hell of a weekend at Maho Rasop 2019