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Some people need absolute silence to be at peace or to work. Others opt for lo-fi beats, classical piano or white noise to help tune their wandering brains. Lately, however, I’ve discovered a section of YouTube t […]

In what can only be described as another notch in the weird and peculiar belt that is 2020, there was recently a multiple hour hostage siege by an animal rights activist with an uncommon request. The hostage […]

Alan Menken, the composer and lyricist behind the scores for huge musical theatre shows, such as Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act and Newsies, picked up an Emmy over the weekend. This has made him only the 16th […]

The longlist for The Booker Prize 2020 has just been announced.

Widely regarded as the UK’s foremost literary award, The Booker Prize recognises the best novel written in English and published in the UK and I […]

Trigger Warning: This article contains references to eating disorder behaviours.

I have always been skinny. For most of my childhood, I didn’t even notice it. I was far more concerned with stuffing party r […]

It has been a busy year for Nicolás Jaar. The producer returned to his roots with a mid-tempo industrial noise album in February, before turning that on its head with Cenizas in March. This had always been a […]

The Golden Age sets further on the hills of Hollywood with the passing of Olivia De Havilland, at the age of 104. Havilland was one of the few left from Hollywood’s Golden Age, an era of glitz, glamour, heroes a […]

After the tragic death of Glee star Naya Rivera, tributes for the actress have flooded in online from friends, family, co-stars and fans.

Rivera, 33, disappeared on July 8 after taking a boat out onto Lake P […]

Actress and creator of Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, has publicly discussed the “the cloud that has crept over” the theatre industry as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

She has teamed up with the charity […]

Caitlin Moran’s outdated feminism of ‘big knickers and girl power’ falls flat in this rags-to-riches-and-back-again adaptation

Like many, I was over the moon at the news that one of my favourite teenage nov […]

Vietnam is a country known for many things: Mad motorbike traffic, a single-party communist government, a violent war, beautiful scenery, delicious food, and friendly people. Now, successfully dealing with the […]

Shem Sharples has returned with his highly anticipated track ‘Crystal Clear View.’ The song is taken from his upcoming album, Strange Sounds From the Wreckage, which comes out in September. ‘Crystal Clear View’ […]

Dave Franco may be prepping for the wide release of his directorial debut The Rental, but he’s not planning on slowing down. The actor is set to play 90s rapper Vanilla Ice in a new biopic film titled To The E […]

Somewhere in Berlin, a diverse group of progressive, savvy music students prepare for a dinner party. We have Dasia, raised in Munich with Yemini roots, and Yael, who comes from Israel. Ahmed is from Nigeria, and […]

Dead Sexy: A Fortnightly Column on Erotic Thrillers

Contrary to popular belief, I prefer erotic thriller maestro Adrian Lyne’s Lolita adaptation to the one made 35 years prior by Stanley Kubrick. But do either […]

After the well-received release of ‘Spin’, indie-rock band The Covasettes punch back onto the scene with newest track ‘Be Mine’, released July 24th. 

The Northern group are relatively new to the headline […]

You’d have to have spent your entire life in a cave to have had absolutely no exposure to the living legend that is Sir Tom Jones. He’s arguably one of the greatest singers of all time. The 80-year old Wel […]

Music is deeply personal, for the producer and the consumer. It’s not just a form of entertainment; music can transport listeners to a different time, place or feeling. As a result, our listening habits are […]