We hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break, because TV is about to come back in a big way. We’re in the midst of a Peak TV era that shows no signs of slowing down, which means that 2020 will see the premiere or return of an astonishing number of shows […]
For many of us, 2019 has been a year of flux — politically, culturally, professionally, personally. It’s hard to envision what the future might bring since the recent past has shown us that we don’t know half the things we thought we knew. In unsteady times, music can be a […]
In 2019, TV networks and a seemingly endless number of streaming services pumped high- and low-quality content straight into our eyeballs with a ferocity never seen before. So how to prioritize the actually good TV shows quickly, before their secrets are spoiled and you just give up and re-watch the “Leap […]
That ‘Hyperspace’ is quite so seamless in its execution is an utter joy. Label: Capitol Released: 22nd November 2019 Rating: 4/5 Stars Judging by looks alone may well be a fool’s game, but the image adorning the sleeve of ‘Hyperspace’ does in fact give much away about Beck’s 14th. Featuring […]
Followed by an advance screening of the new Star Wars film, Starwars: The Rise of Skywalker
The last council meeting of the year this Thursday 12 December has a recommendation and a report on potential Performance spaces for Councillors to consider. The recommendation is; That Council: 1. Notes the Issues and Options Discussion Paper (Interim Findings) for Performing Arts Spaces (Indoor and Outdoor) and place on […]
Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins mine ingenuity from the trenches. By Dan Pfleegor The Pitch: Two British foot soldiers are selected for a last-minute, solo mission. They need to make a day’s long trek across no man’s land to warn 1,600 fellow soldiers about a pending German trap that will […]
Despite their precarious relationship, Daltrey and Townshend return for their first album in 13 years, snarling at the Grenfell disaster and hoping for world peace By Alexis Petridis The first words you hear on the Who’s 12th studio album are Roger Daltrey, telling the band’s audience to get stuffed. “I […]
Book Review: The master of the spy genre takes aim at Brexit and Trump in a classy entertainment about political ideals and deception John le Carré’s novels contain flurries of physical activity – moodily described surveillance, dead-letter drops, the very occasional shooting – but the real action is always two […]