English five-piece band Nothing But Thieves has enjoyed its fair share of success since forming in 2012. It emerged from simple origins and now racks up an eclectic mix of support on tours featuring some of the most prestigious venues up and down the country. Opening for artists like Arcade Fire and Awolnation is not to be taken lightly by any band, let alone one releasing its … Continue reading Nothing But Thieves – Album Review
Almost exactly two years ago, I and a group of friends went to see a concert by Woodkid, a French musician. Despite his worldwide acclaim as both a music-video director and a singer, we were lucky enough to see this performance in the fairly small, intimate venue of the Norwich Theatre Royal. Our tickets read: “Woodkid and Support.” We didn’t find out the supporting act’s … Continue reading Benjamin Clementine
Warning: contains mild spoilers It’s been announced. It’s coming. Ladies and gentlemen, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will soon be here. The first Star Wars film in 7 years, the first live-action Star Wars film in 10 years and the first non-prequel Star Wars film in 32 years. When the world was first told by Disney that they were producing new Star Wars films, generally … Continue reading Why do we love Star Wars?
Courtesy of Abbeygate Cinema, Tom Caruth reviews the ‘tragicomedy’, Skeleton Twins. While set against an inexorable backdrop of clinical depression and attempted suicide, Skeleton Twins – the latest film by little-known director, Craig Johnson – manages to be a surprisingly joyful analysis of sibling relationships. After ten years of being apart, twins, Milo (Bill Hader) and Maggie (Kristen Wiig) are reunited unexpectedly following Milo’s attempted … Continue reading Film Review: Skeleton Twins
There’s something off about Ex Machina, the latest film by ‘28 Days Later’ director, Alex Garland. It’s something indefinable but omnipresent, a sense of unease that permeates through the entire film. In my view that’s what makes this latest effort in a long line of science fiction films about the true nature of artificial intelligence stand out from the crowd. The movie follows Caleb (Domhnall … Continue reading Film Review: Ex Machina
Courtesy of Abbeygate Cinema, Deputy Editor Molly Stacey reviews the teen movie about teen movies: Charlie Lyne’s Beyond Clueless. In the decade that passed between the plaid-clad debut of Cher Horowitz in Clueless, and the death-by-bus decimation of the Junior Plastics in the final scenes of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls, Hollywood seemed to be an infinite cache of red cups, bitchy cliques, sexual awakenings and Freddie … Continue reading Film Review: Beyond Clueless
Courtesy of Abbeygate Cinema, Editor Tony Diver reviews The Theory of Everything. In many ways, The Theory of Everything is a misleading title for the biopic of Stephen Hawking. Not least because his theory, which primarily concerns itself with the nature of black holes and ‘space-time singularities’, is not about ‘everything’. Academically, the film tracks Hawking’s study of cosmology – starting with his PhD thesis … Continue reading Film Review: The Theory of Everything
Jesus Christ SuperStar at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds Performed by the Irving Stage Company Tuesday 4th November – Saturday 8th November The Gospels are not the most obvious choice to adapt into a stage musical, least of all a rock opera. But that didn’t deter Andrew Lloyd Webber. In 1970, Jesus Christ SuperStar was composed as a concept recording and was brought to … Continue reading Jesus Christ SuperStar at the Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
It is evident from the very beginning of this album that Ben Howard has made some significant changes in his approach to music. The first track, Small Things, offers a haunting insight into the troubled mind of the artist, accompanied by discordant guitar and an introduction to the new experimental-electronic side to Howard. The listener welcomes the familiar guitar picking of Howard from the start, … Continue reading Editor’s Pick: I Forget Where We Were // Ben Howard
It is difficult to think of any music prior to FKA Twigs’ own that is in any way comparable. Although Tahliah Debrett Barnett began her career as a backing dancer for many mainstream vocalists, Ed Sheeran and Jessie J to name two, no obvious influence is present in her own work. It seems as though Twigs has a consistent one-track-mind attitude throughout this album, focusing … Continue reading Editor’s Pick: LP1 // FKA Twigs
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