Music Reviews

Night Flight soar on debut LP

There is no better experience than discovering your new favourite band by chance at a pub gig. That’s what happened to this writer when Night Flight supported W... Read More...

Fatboy Slim kicks off Live in The Wyldes

In the beautiful setting of the Cornish countryside, down a few winding roads near Bude, something was stirring on Friday 14 June. A steady stream of traffic wa... Read More...

DeWolff – Live & Outta Sight II Review

Where did all the live albums go? In the Second Great Age of Rock - also known as the 1970s - they were the absolute cat’s pyjamas. After Frampton Came Alive, e... Read More...

Gov’t Mule ride into Kentish Town

It’s seven o’clock in Kentish Town, and a strange crowd is moving in on the north-Camden hipster haven. They’re old, they’re hairy and they’ve kept the faith si... Read More...

Duncan Lloyd – Outside Notion Review

Having shot to fame in the early noughties with indie band Maximo Park, Duncan Lloyd has stayed in the indie scene until now. Lloyd’s new solo album Outside Not... Read More...

XE54 take over The Wool Store

On Saturday (1 June), XE54 hosted the penultimate Wool Store party of 2019. Decked out with an insane lighting rig, there was a post apocalyptic feel to the ven... Read More...

Mark Knopfler brings the class at The O2

There are good gigs, and then there are musicianly gigs. There are wig-outs and happenings, and then there are virtuoso displays. Tonight’s show at The O2, bill... Read More...

The Lumineers put Gloria Sparks into the world

How do you market music these days? It’s a question that the music industry still hasn’t quite sorted out in the digital age, but The Lumineers have had an idea... Read More...

Swimming Tapes – Morningside Review

Cassettes that can swim? Poolside home videos? Sellotape in the sea? It may be hard to parse their name, but it’s not hard to listen to their music - that’s Swi... Read More...

William The Conqueror mellow out The Lexington

The Lexington has a good level of scuzz to it. The pub downstairs looks like the bar where Dewey Finn romances Miss Mullins in School of Rock. The venue upstair... Read More...

Tōth – Practice Magic and Seek Professional Help When Necessary Review

Tōth’s debut LP, ‘Practice Magic and Seek Professional Help When Necessary’ is a funny beast. When the sound first sails out of the speakers, it’s hard not to ... Read More...

Live Music Review: Jamie Jones at The Wool Store

The memories of dancing in the sunshine at summer festivals are fading away like the seeds of a dandelion clock floating with the breeze. It might be getting cl... Read More...

Film

The Peanut Butter Falcon Review

A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood – BFI London Film Festival Review

The Irishman – BFI London Film Festival Review

TV

Sanditon review: One of ITV’s most divisive dramas in recent history

Win Shadowhunters Season 2 on DVD

The 100 season 6, episode 1 review: ‘Sanctum’

Music

Hiss Golden Messenger – Terms of Surrender Review

Win Runrig’s The Last Dance on DVD

The Lumineers – III Review

Books

Read an extract from I Will Make You Pay by Teresa Driscoll

Book Review: Happiness, As Such by Natalia Ginzburg

Book Review: Into The Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo