Music Reviews

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...

John Paul White – The Hurting Kind Review

Grammy Award winner John Paul White has released his third solo album, The Hurting Kind - a country record that transports listeners back to another time and pl... Read More...

Bear’s Den – So That You Might Hear Me Review

If you were to draw a big Venn diagram featuring Biffy Clyro, Coldplay and Nick Mulvey, smack in the middle of the converging rings you’d find Bear’s Den. That ... Read More...

The Lumineers re-illumine us with the glories of ‘Gloria’

The simple tunes are the hardest to write. That’s what the greats will tell you - ask B.B. King, the Rolling Stones, the Black Keys - heck, even AC/DC. Those so... Read More...

All Tvvins – Just To Exist Review

Irish duo Conor Adams and Lar Kaye, otherwise known as All Tvvins, are pushing boundaries with their second album, Just to Exist. ‘Hell of A Party’ is the openi... Read More...

Lucy Rose – No Words Left Review

The first time I came across Lucy Rose was at a gig in 2011/12 in Plymouth where she supported Noah and the Whale. She was a fresh-faced beauty with a soft voic... Read More...

Film

5 reasons to watch Wild Rose

JT LeRoy Review

Batman: Hush DVD Review

TV

From Castle Rock to Big Little Lies – 5 of the best book to TV adaptations to watch now

Win an exclusive American Gods Season 2 prize package

Dead To Me review: A resonant, biting dark comedy

Music

Green Man Festival 2019 review: A magical weekend of musical discoveries

Frank Turner’s No Man’s Land – insensitive or empowering?

Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind Review

Books

Book Review: My Not So Functional Family by Bridie Jabour

Book Review: The Carer by Deborah Moggach

Book Review: The Offing by Benjamin Myers