We’re just about halfway and summer is slipping away fast folks so this week’s watchlist is all about bang for your buck. You could do all three of these in an afternoon and still have […]
For Emma, Forever Ago – A Retrospective
Ten years and ten days ago, the enchanting For Emma, Forever Ago was self-released by a then unknown Justin Vernon, under the guise of Bon Iver. Re-released a year later by Jagjaguwar, the album marked […]
Cocoon in the Park 2017: A Review
Cocoon in the Park has become an unmissable date on any techno and house music fanatic’s festival calendar since its birth in 2009. Sven Vath’s incomparable influence over the industry, with a career spanning four […]
The Symphonic Sounds of Back To Basics: A Preview and An Interview with Dave Beer
Founded back in 1991, Back To Basics currently stands as the longest running weekly house night in the UK. It’s become a cultural institution in its own right; passing on the bastion from one generation […]
LGBT+ Pride: A Celebration of Expression and Love
During high school, I never knew I was gay. It sounds ridiculous to say now, partially because I’d actually consider myself bisexual, but up until the age of 18 I had never really thought of […]
‘BP or not BP?’ – That is the Question of Student Theatre Subsidies
From odious oil spills to fat-cat theft – Rose Crees discusses why subsidised student theatre tickets are too good to be true. On the 28th of July 2016 BP announced, to the great dismay of all […]
Down, down the rabbit hole: Alice’s Adventures Underground Review
George Hulkes recounts her recent trip to Wonderland in this review of Les Enfants Terrible’s immersive theatrical extravaganza. The audience are promised to leave the world that they know and enter a place that is […]
Live Review: NME Under the Radar @ Omeara, London, 12/07/17
If NME’s Under the Radar gig was about showcasing the latest up and coming talent, then the future looks bright. Packing out London’s beautiful Omeara venue, this was an evening of celebration: a celebration of […]
The Arts Netflix Weekend Watchlist: Vol 15
This weekend marks the end of Wimbledon, and I see no better way to celebrate the conclusion of two weeks of people dressed in white, politely batting balls back and forth, than having a lot […]
Single Review: Praying by Kesha
When you think of Kesha, you think of glittery parties, glittery alcohol and glittery vomit. That’s not a slight to her — it was the image she put out when she released her first single, […]
Festival Review: Glastonbury 2017
So, Glastonbury was fun. In the wake of the current political climate, Glastonbury felt greater event then just a music festival. An immense feeling of optimism and relief filled the air and fuelled a celebratory atmosphere. […]
The Death of the Punk in a Digitalised Age
The iconography of the ‘Punk’ has been both popularised and reproduced at a staggering rate since its heyday in the late ‘70s. Beginning as a set of shared ideological values and musical taste, the infamous […]