Film Review: The Advent Calendar
Physical disabilities have been used in genre cinema dating back to the silent era, but usually not in a good way. Traditionally, the ‘bad guy’ or ‘monster’ had some form…
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Track: Lastigband observes the heavens in the sweet lo-fi ‘tronica of ‘Galaxy’
RECORDIAU CAE GWYN RECORDS is one of those labels doing the good work; like Come Play With Me way, way east across Offa’s Dyke in Leeds, it’s a label fiercely…
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Track: bdrmm’s ‘Port’ gets some loving electro remix action from Working Men’s Club – come trance out
IT’S AN excellent, mouthwatering battle of two very cred, very excellent Yorkshire bands, duking it out. In the left corner, grapple fans, we have Hull’s bdrmm, the premier next now…
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Tallinn Black Nights Review: Other People
At the beginning of the twentieth century, musical theatre became increasingly popular with audiences who demanded light relief from the socio-political issues leading up to, and during, World War I.…
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Track: Josephine Sillars – ‘I’ll See You When I See You’: heartfelt songwriting from a rising Highlands talent
THE LATEST instalment in the singles club run by Leeds grassroots organisation Come Play With Me – the label, zine, promoter and all round caring body active on the West…
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Blu-ray Review: Le Samouraï
During the 1960s and 1970s, Alain Delon was one of the most iconic faces of European cinema. He made a string of eye-catching films with famous directors, including Antonioni (L’Eclisse),…
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Track: Tina and The Hams return to the fray with the epic and shimmering sounds of ‘Dorset Street’
With a wall of fuzzy, jangling guitars and arcing riffs, the new single from Melbourne’s Tina and the Hams is a powerful piece of indie rock with frayed edge interludes…
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Track: Sydney’s Lisa Caruso sums up the zeitgeist with her glorious, anthemic track ‘It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas’
It’s been over a year since Sydney chanteuse Lisa Caruso released her highly impressive debut album ‘In Feelings’ (see my review here) and the intervening time has been horrific for…
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Track: Sydney’s End Scene unveil the jangling melodic single ‘Bittersweet Spell’ ahead of release of their new album ‘All My Ghosts’ on 10 December.
There is a recognisable antipodean jingle jangle thrum in Sydney band End Scene‘s reflective track ‘Bittersweet Spell’. With the hallmark features of a beautiful melody, sparkling instrumentation and intelligent, yearning…
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Live Review: Mouth Culture / Lauren Hoyle – The Victoria, Birmingham 30.11.2021
Review by: Jessie Millward & Aidan Davies Photo Credit: @Photo.Hog Birmingham based Lauren Hoyle has burst back onto the scene with her new EP released this year. Her cheeky stage presence…
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