Juliette Rowsell casts her thoughts on Francis Lee’s local masterpiece and why it we need it on our screens now, more than ever. It feels remarkable that Francis Lee’s directorial debut was written before the […]
Twin Peaks Episode 14 Review and Analysis: An ode to David Bowie
What. A. Dream. When Twin Peaks decides to make an impact, it comes hurtling at us in full force. This was an episode that shows the series’ skill in placing us within a shroud of […]
Twin Peaks Episode 12: Review and Analysis
If the three minute scene in episode 7 in which a man relentlessly brushed the floor of The Roadhouse was too much for you, then this week’s episode would have been a brushstroke (or few) […]
Twin Peaks Episode 11 Review and Analysis: The Return of the Cherry Pie
Warning: this article includes spoilers, do not read unless you have been following Twin Peaks: The Return All is not what it seems in the poor old town of Twin Peaks. This week’s episode seamlessly […]
RSC Salome Review
Juliette Rowsell challenges the ambitious desires of Owen Horsley as he reshapes Oscar Wilde’s female-centric tale into an all-male performance reflecting, the struggle of its playwright. Salome has always been a play intoxicated with its […]
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 […]
Single Review: Don’t Delete The Kisses by Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice have always been a band of many colours, and the band’s latest single comes out on the softer end of the spectrum. If the band’s first single ‘Yuk Foo’ off of their forthcoming […]
The Maccabees Farewell Tour @ O2 Institute, 22/06/17
‘So whose is this first Maccabees’ gig?’ energetic guitarist Felix White asks the 2,000 adoring fans in Birmingham’s dimly lit O2 Institute. As people raise their hands in the packed out venue, White scoffs, ‘well […]
Whitney @ Mama Roux’s, 21/06/17
Packing out the suitably beautiful New Orleans style venue Mama Roux’s, Whitney take to the stage on one of the hottest days of the year. ‘We used to do this shirtless’, leader singer/drummer Julien Ehrlich […]
If you want to win the youth vote, you’ve got to speak their language
“Children are to be seen and not heard”, so goes the idiom. And so goes the Tory party’s strategy towards young voters as well, according to their 2017 election campaign. If the Tories want to […]
Single Review: Wall of Glass by Liam Gallagher
With big names, come great expectations. And Liam Gallagher, the former Oasis front-man, is no exception to this. However, what with the flop of his post-Oasis band Beady Eye and simultaneous success of his older […]
Review: Spelling Bee – Musical Theatre Society
Musical Theatre Society’s latest production takes us back to those cringe-ridden days of adolescence with an unashamed brashness and humour. In presenting us with some of the darker sides of growing up face on with […]