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Ryuichi Sakamoto's '12': A Subtle, Haunting, and Beautifully Controlled Album
Photo by Joi Ito via Flickr (licensed under CC BY 2.0) Ryuichi Sakamoto has had a long and successful career in music as a composer,...
Akane Hayashi
Jan 25, 20235 min read
Bob Bob Ricard, W1: ‘A Gallery Of Aesthetic Finesse And Casual Largesse’
Just when you think Soho could not come up with a more unlikely juxtaposition of venues, people, and flavours (Russian-American-French anything was always going to be a contentious ménage à trois), you will come across Bob Bob Ricard on Upper James Street. Ever so often, I find my centre of gravity off-kilter, as the invisible force drags me back to this place. In the spirit of this rule of three, I bring two Northern pals here for New Year’s Eve. So we scurry off to the Cent

Milton Tomic
Jan 17, 20234 min read


'A Christmas Carol' Review: What Is Christmas For, If Not To Scare Kids Into Being Better People?
It’s that time of year again: tinsel, roast dinners and people pretending Home Alone is the best Christmas film. In fact, there’s a lot...
Georgia Gibson
Dec 20, 20224 min read
Christmas Food Taste Test: Which Supermarket Got It Right?
Finally, a normal Christmas after a two-year hiatus - but is it? Supermarkets have definitely gone big this year. Even the most jaded palate will be revived by some of the offerings; others might find this cloying, pastry and booze-centred excess nauseating (see Asda Irish Cream mince pies), but will turn to decadence and festive cheer in other ways. Whether a mention of Christmas is conjuring up a nativity scene in your mind, or you’re just looking forward to the shimmering

Milton Tomic
Dec 14, 20225 min read


Danny Elfman and Original Cast Amaze Wembley Audiences With 'Nightmare Before Christmas' Live Show
Photo by Megan Gallagher Last Friday and Saturday night, OVO Arena Wembley hosted legendary composer Danny Elfman and the BBC Concert...
Megan Gallagher
Dec 13, 20222 min read


Sea Girls Heat Up A Cold December Night At Alexandra Palace
Photo by Leon Lewis Donning a red polo and black blazer, Henry Camamile storms onto the stage of Sea Girls’ biggest headline show ever,...
Leon Lewis
Dec 4, 20223 min read


‘DECIDE’ Review: Joe Keery’s Hypnotizing Mixture of Indie and Techno
Photo by Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) In the follow up to his acclaimed 2019 debut, Twenty Twenty,...
Megan Gallagher
Dec 4, 20222 min read


Tamino Leaves Audience Speechless at KOKO, But We're Still In Conversation With Opening Act Loverman
Photo by Thesupermat via Wikimedia Commons (licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0) Following the release of his second studio album entitled Sahar,...
Meghana Praveen
Dec 4, 20225 min read


'Pinocchio' Review: Guillermo del Toro's Dazzling Debut Into Animation
Competing with two other adaptions of Collodi’s legendary children’s novel this year, one might wonder how Del Toro, for the first time...
Alex Alcock
Dec 3, 20223 min read


‘Night Burns like Cigarettes’ Review : Should We Be Going Through The Night As If It’s Day?
Credit: Steppenwolves Films Premiered at the Raindance Film Festival 2022, Night Burns like Cigarettes by director Elisabeth Felson tells...
Ariunzaya Batkhuyag
Nov 29, 20222 min read
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