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Title: American Psycho

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

What I Think So Far: It took me several attempts to read this book over the year. Initially, I was taken aback by the recurring and intimidating graphic […]

Dear haters of modern art,

The art world can sometimes seem as if though it’s closed-off – exclusive to intellectuals and pseudo-intellectuals alike. Within circles of contemporary art and post-modernism, […]

As an avid reader of fantasy and Sci-Fi, I was surprised when I found myself so engrossed in the field notes of ethnobotanist Mark Plotkin. Tales of a Shaman’s Apprentice records his research with the indigenous t […]

Jeff Buckley left an everlasting impression on the music industry with his 1994 debut – and subsequently only album – Grace. Unfortunately, Buckley’s life was cut short after a fateful swim in the Mississippi […]

The 90s were a great time for music, fashion, and art. It was in the 90s that the YBAs (Young British Artists) came to prominence after Charles Saatchi gave patronage to various artists at Damien Hirst’s Freeze A […]

Throughout history, there are times when music undergoes a complete revolution, times where it takes a new direction entirely. The biggest change of the modern era came in the 1960’s. From the British Invasion, to […]

Everywhere you look for books nowadays, whether it be online, the app store or a good old-fashioned book shop, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a book that’s, well, remotely interesting. New novels h […]

The sight of the sky above Los Angeles stole the heart of an English rose and she turned it into a piece of art. In the four years since the release of Ceremonials, the musical grandeur Florence + the Machine […]

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” – Malcolm X

The 19th of May 2015 would have been the 90th birthday of Malcolm X, had he not been assassinate […]

In stark contrast to the effortless side of indie music dominating the scene at the moment, Love, Faith and Fear offers a distinctly energetic first impression of a mildly eclectic range of driving impressions and […]

Title: The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt
What I think so far: I finally gave into the hype, and it feels so good. The Secret History reads intoxicatingly, like a guilty pleasure; yet, in combining an […]

There is something very remotely Kim Gordon about this record. And perhaps it’s not overt, and perhaps it isn’t always noticeable, but it’s there – if only for a second or two towards the beginning of track seven […]

In South Korea, around about the time of writing, free speech activists are preparing to launch over 10,000 copies of Seth Rogen’s The Interview using large balloons. No doubt Kim Jong-un will have prepared his m […]

Things are changing. The weather is starting to improve, the nights are getting longer and we’re all starting to get a little carried away. Ear muffs and winter scarfs have been swapped for fedoras and flower […]

There have been three massive revolutions in music in the past 50 years, say scientists from Queen Mary University of London. Researchers have been looking at different characteristics of music to see what really […]

Florence and the Machine release their highly anticipated third album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful in June, following on from their excellent critically acclaimed albums Ceremonials and Lungs. As a taster to t […]

When loading up any social media feed, it’s probable you’ll be struck by a storm of selfies. A selfie is a photograph of yourself, taken by yourself then to be uploaded for the internet to see. Behind this sto […]