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Councillor Brian Tolver wanted the annual Christmas party to be at Pizza Express, but then Jackie Weaver suggested that that might not reflect very well on Handforth Parish Council in the wake of Prince […]

Beloved actor and national treasure Christopher Plummer sadly passed away yesterday, aged 91. 

With a career spanning seven decades, he touched the hearts of so many and left a legacy which will be ch […]

On 11 January 2011, Kentucky rock-band Cage the Elephant released their second studio album – Thank You, Happy Birthday. With a variety of styles and musical influences, this album is often acclaimed as the piece […]

2007 is widely regarded as one of the best years overall for the games industry. Just about every genre of video game saw a Triple-A title that would go on to be considered as a modern classic. Super Mario Galaxy […]

Venues across Buxton, Derbyshire have told organisers of the Buxton Fringe that they are still happy to welcome performers this summer.

The Fringe is set to go ahead from 7-25 July, and performers are […]

What seems worse, being stranded on a deserted tropical island or stuck in a global pandemic? I may have picked the pandemic, but after watching the ‘Unsinkable Eight’ struggle in The Wilds, I’d happily choose […]

As Daydream’s Past suggests, Sourface are a band looking retrospectively – but their music is far from outdated. The band are influenced by many genres, from indie and jazz, to bossa nova – a style of samba […]

Marilyn Manson fans have come out in support for Evan Rachel Wood after the American actress stated that her ex-fiancé “horrifically abused” her.  The pair had previously been together for three years befor […]

Anyone watching Liverpool’s recent 7-2 drubbing minus the irksome canned crowd noise would’ve heard the unforgettable opening salvo of ‘Paranoid’ across the Villa Park PA no fewer than seven times that evening […]

Once again, a lockdown brings restrictions on how and where we can exercise. With gyms, swimming pools, and other indoor facilities closed, the act of keeping in shape has been limited to outdoor pursuits or […]

Last weekend, my mother produced a dinner including a side of boiled broccoli which was enveloped in a sickly yellow hue. Tinges of this shade on every floret, in an attempt to hide its age. This was not a rare […]

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has shown a growing contempt towards the arts as restrictions and lockdowns have continued to put theatres, cinemas, museums, galleries, and gig venues under […]

Matthew Bourne’s The Red Shoes is an unrivalled choreographic triumph. Having seen the performance live in December 2019 (before the pandemic closed theatre doors), I was pleasantly surprised at how well the s […]

John Kampfner’s Why The Germans Do It Better is an engaging account of German history, culture and national identity. Though wide-ranging in its subject matter, the book’s chief ambition is for other count […]

The Recce boasts stylish filmmaking and a clear sense of tension—but it lets the genre do all the heavy lifting, writes Mischa Alexander.

There’s a lot that can be appealing about war films: immediate ten […]

Flux Pavilion’s debut album Tesla was a blended mixture of darkened EDM and electronic music. His latest album .wav gives us more of the artist’s abilities and musicality in rhythm, storytelling and talent.

It […]

The latest act to feature on NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk (Home) Concert’ is Miley Cyrus, with her rendition of Mazzy Star’s ‘Fade Into You’. The singer also performed ‘Prisoner’ and ‘Golden G-String’–the closing track from […]

Whether it’s on or off-screen, the COVID-19 pandemic is being depicted in a number of ways. Before television shows started incorporating the pandemic, our only view was through the news. 

With increased sc […]

Cats (2019) is a bad movie. You know it’s bad. You might not have seen it, but you know it’s bad. Everyone and their mum have bellowed from the rooftops about it. Whether about the disturbing CGI child-mice, the […]