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Hattie Fisk wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

An unheard Oasis song is like finding a needle in a haystack. As the band that formed British culture as we know it, Wonderwall enthusiasts across the globe rejoiced this week. Noel Gallagher revealed plans to […]

Libby Briggs wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

After her directorial debut Booksmart, actor and director Olivia Wilde (Her) had made herself known in Hollywood as a fresh and exciting new director. It’s no surprise then that New Line Cinema were quick to t […]

Yasmin Bye wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

As COVID-19 continues to upset the cinematic calendar, film festivals have been forced to cancel or postpone en masse. In the wake of such disruption, YouTube and Tribeca Enterprises (the organisation behind New […]

Joanna Magill wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

The Mancunian experimental rock band Everything Everything are back with a new single ‘In Birdsong’, their first release since 2018.

Their latest sonic masterpiece combines all the key elements of […]

Chloe Martin wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

SAWAYAMA is outstandingly raw, empowering and full of early 2000s Britney Spears vibes on a rollercoaster ride of bold synthetic beats and catchy lyrics.

Japanese-born British Rina Sawayama has created a […]

Gio Chiconelli wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

The truth is with the world at a stop I have found myself watching and overanalysing a lot of movies, and especially, the kiss scenes in these movies. Thus was born this list, purely out of too much spare time […]

Beth Kirkbride wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Which Way Out, set for release on 24 April via Blang Records by North London guitar band The Reverse, is an acerbic portrait of 2020 Britain. The album opens with ‘Crush My Chest With Your Hate’, a biting soc […]

Yasmin Bye wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Last week we were treated to the first clip from Stardust, the David Bowie biopic directed by Gabriel Range. Set in 1971, the film focuses on Bowie’s first trip to America after the release of his 1970 album, T […]

Mary Helen Josephine wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

There is no other artist like Fiona Apple and her most recent album is evidence of that.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters, Fiona Apple’s first record in eight years, is an engaging, raw, and percussive triumph that i […]

Mary Helen Josephine wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

A good video game soundtrack can deepen the connection between narrative and player, allowing for a more intense and engaging gameplay experience. Here are a few of our favorites that do just that.

The Last of […]

Steph Green wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

ITV’s Quiz takes us back to a yet another time in British history where coughing caused a scandal…

There’s a delicious sense of tacky, zeitgeisty Britishness running throughout Quiz, a three-part limited s […]

Megan Roxburgh wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

On April 15, 2020, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced that several of their wrestlers had been released from the company with their contracts being terminated with immediate effect.

This comes after […]

Elliott Jones wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Tom Hardy just loves playing a criminal doesn’t he? From the Krays in Legend (2015) to Britain’s most notorious prisoner in Bronson (2008), it seems Hardy truly feels at home when embodying some of the most […]

Olly Singleton wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Isn’t it fascinating that the self-proclaimed ‘best live presenter in the country’ can make such a twat of himself on live TV so consistently for so long? From telling a rape survivor that he thinks she shoul […]

Tara Fair wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Senior officials deliberately delayed action due to ideological differences, according to a leaked internal report into Labour’s handling of antisemitism.

The dossier, which assesses actions taken between 2 […]

Olly Singleton wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

In the span of 3 months, COVID-19 has quickly and inevitably morphed from a localized community issue in Wuhan to a decidedly international one. A majority of countries across the world have opted to implement a […]

Gio Chiconelli wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Blood, pain, betrayal, drugs, heartbreak, drinking, sex, power, glitter. A lot of shows about teenagers today have all of these elements at play, as more and more TV producers and writers choose to portray the […]

Chris Burns wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

There’s two voices on The Weeknd’s new album After Hours. It only dawns on you halfway through that there’s now a duality and a conflict to Abel Tesfaye. Ever since 2011’s Trilogy mixtape, The Weeknd’s sombre ma […]

Steph Green wrote a new post 5 years, 8 months ago

Four years ago, I wrote an article for this very website about books that defined my upbringing. Though that list may have changed since 2016, I still hold a special place in my heart for one of the inclusions: […]