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Album Review: LTO – The Number From Which All Things Come

Bristol based musician LTO has released his debut album ‘The Number From Which All Things Come’ the title refers to the numerology of the number 10, 10 was described by Agrippa (an…

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DVD Review: The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion Collection)

Japan has a rich history and reputation for being one of the most significant, diverse and thought-provoking countries when it comes to cinema. In terms of film-making, the socio-economic climate…

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Incoming: Brotherhood

The third and final instalment in Noel Clarke’s urban trilogy, that also includes Kidulthood (2006) and Adulthood (2008). A gritty tale of an ex-con whose dreams of settling down and…

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Not Forgotten: Wild Butter – Wild Butter

Every now and then, while perusing the racks at Record Collector, I’ll happen across an album that will demand to be purchased based on its artwork alone. Wild Butter’s eponymous…

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Album Review: The Divine Comedy – Foreverland

Now a dozen albums into their career, The Divine Comedy have steadily carved their own unique niche into the musical landscape over the last twenty seven years. While Foreverland breaks…

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Film Review: The Conversations

British cinema is still predominately a white preserve, both in-front and behind the camera. Whilst there are occasionally films which showcase Black talent and delve into urban culture, Asian directors,…

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Say Psych: Playlist 17/2016

A few months back I posted a playlist of bands I was looking forward to see at this year’s Liverpool PsychFest. Since then the list has grown somewhat, and here…

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Album Review: Dan Loops – An Album

All music fans look for something different in the songs they listen to. Some are suckers for a guitar riff, whilst others like the big power vocalists. Me, well I’m…

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DVD Review: People of the Mountains

In this fast paced age of modern technology, global telecommunications and a dizzying array of multi-media platforms, it can be easy to forget that less than a hundred years ago…

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Album Review: Ed Harcourt – Furnaces

In a music scene still crammed full of post-Jeff Buckley singer songwriters, Ed Harcourt has been criminally overlooked down the years, especially when you consider that he’s only released one…

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Album Review: LTO – The Number From Which All Things Come

DVD Review: The Samurai Trilogy (Criterion Collection)

Incoming: Brotherhood

Not Forgotten: Wild Butter – Wild Butter

Album Review: The Divine Comedy – Foreverland

Film Review: The Conversations

Say Psych: Playlist 17/2016

Album Review: Dan Loops – An Album

DVD Review: People of the Mountains

Album Review: Ed Harcourt – Furnaces