Album Review: Sparks – Hippopotamus
When Sparks roared back to relevance with 2002‘s Lil’ Beethoven, it was treated as a glorious return to form. How long that form would last was another matter. Was it…
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New Music: Racing, The Bass (EP)
There’s nothing like a bit of swaggering, posturing, assured rock’n’roll and no better is that epitomised than by a new band out of New Zealand called Racing. They have just…
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New Music: Wild Ones, Mirror Touch
Wild Ones are an indie pop band from Portland, Oregon – as always, a petrie dish of artistic creativity. With an EP already under their belt, Wild Ones are about…
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New Music: Mogwai, Every Country’s Sun
Scotland’s Mogwai are one of those bands that have been on the periphery of my vision (or hearing?) for many years, receiving strong critical acclaim and amassing a huge and…
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Blu-Ray Review Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Along with H.G. Wells, Jules Verne was a pioneer in science fiction writing. Both men were active in the late 19th Century and their books have been widely adapted to…
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Incoming: The Graduation
A plunge into one of the most prestigious film schools, La Fémis in Paris, as acclaimed filmmaker Claire Simon observes the rigorous and demanding application process for the students vying…
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News: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club announce new album
It’s been a while in the making, but Black Rebel Motorcycle Club are always worth the wait. This week has seen the revealing of their new single ‘Little Thing Gone…
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Video: The Duke Spirit – Houses
The Duke Spirit share the quirky new video for ‘Houses’ as they build on the momentum from their momentous new album, ‘Sky is Mine’. The Duke Spirit have been a…
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INTERVIEW: One Day After School / Dead Sea Poems soundtrack
On September 30th West Yorkshire Post-Rock influenced band One Day, After School will perform their specially commissioned soundtrack to poet Simon Armitage’s The Dead Sea Poems. We caught up with…
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Incoming: The Villainess
Sook-hee (Kim Ok-bin) is a trained assassin who takes revenge on the men who murdered her father in a breathtaking opening sequence. After losing consciousness she awakes at the National…
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