Culture
Elbow at the O2
LIVE REVIEW
Elbow are a remarkable band. Armed with some fantastic new songs from their latest album The Take Off and Landing of Everything they deliver a gig in front of 20,000 people that is simultaneously epic and deeply personal, large enough to [read more]
Desert Mountain Tribe at The Monarch
LIVE REVIEW
We all know the blues are full of troubles. So many emotional musicians resort to them to cathartically release their moans and groans, in order to cope with the harshness of life. Yet that foundation of the blues has been transcribed onto [read more]
Tauba Auerbach: The New Ambidextrous Universe and David Robiliard: The Yes No Quality of Dreams at the ICA
EXHIBITION REVIEW
Tauba Auerbach’s work is to do with the fourth dimension. The fourth dimension is something only understood by people on Youtube who happen to be younger than you. It is something we can’t perceive, which for an artist is something of [read more]
Peggy Sue at Oslo
LIVE REVIEW
If there’s any upcoming band you should have your eye on right now, it’s Peggy Sue. Hailing from Brighton, this indie-folk four piece have already toured with an impressive array of artists including Jack White, Mumford & [read more]
Relative Values at the Harold Pinter
THEATRE REVIEW
Noel Coward’s vibrant and engaging comedy, set in the library of Marshwood House, restored the master playwright to iconic status after he and his work had been dismissed as irredeemably old-fashioned during his comparatively lean [read more]
James Walsh at Bush Hall
LIVE REVIEW
James Walsh is celebrating the release of his first solo album since the hiatus of Starsailor with a UK tour. Playing at Bush Hall on Tuesday night, he opened with new material from his debut Turning Point. Immediately Better Part of Me [read more]
Joan as Policewoman at Village Underground
LIVE REVIEW
While Joan as Policewoman’s most recent effort Classic might be worlds away from attaining its titular status, it’s still very much a step in the right direction for an artist who has faced accusations of being bland and middling. Even [read more]
Smoke Fairies at Rough Trade East
LIVE REVIEW
British blues-folk duo Smoke Fairies have notable and famous fans: among others, Brian Ferry, Jack White and Richard Hawley. This is probably down to their charming bluesy folk, which is still juvenile and naïve, but with several elements [read more]
Good People at the Noel Coward
THEATRE REVIEW
David Lindsay-Abaire’s dark comedy Good People comes to London and is welcomed with open arms. It tackles the subjects of class, morality and luck while still being hilarious, full of energy and thoroughly entertaining. Starring Imelda [read more]
Paul Weller announce new album More Modern Classics and London shows in May
More Modern Classics is a fitting title: a high quality stylish collection featuring tracks taken from Paul’s albums of the last 15 years of his solo career. These 15 years have seen a constant artistic high, with each subsequent album [read more]
