Culture

Fresh off the back of their debut EP Give Me Something, acoustic duo Seafret sell out their first London headline show at The Islington. After recently breaking onto the Radio One BBC Introducing playlist, the little-known Bridlington [read more]

Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Bernhoft brings an impressive collection of loop boards and effects pedals to the stage at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, skilfully displaying his talent with the sequencing equipment (as well as with the [read more]

Pipeline Theatre’s Streaming stands very sturdily on a tripod of fantastic writing, flawless character acting and innovative set design. So prepared, it creates a piece of theatre of such startling depth and rawness that it is impossible [read more]

Little Dragon frontwoman Yukimi Nagano glows from top to bottom, but she might as well be in silhouette, with only her form picked out in neon under blacklight. Behind Nagano, her three almost-familial bandmates, Erik Bodin, Fredrik Wallin [read more]

As a follow-up to 2012’s The Woman in Black, this sequel from director Tom Harper largely fails to reach the same chilling level as its surprisingly worthy predecessor. Set during the Blitz of World War II, a group of school children [read more]

The Fayre of St James event has become more than a tradition, it’s not only exclusive and unmissable, the social value of its celebrity auction is fundamental. Last night saw 500 Londoners, St James’s residents and VIPs including, [read more]

There is nothing like browsing in independent bookshops; they possess loveable quirks you just can’t find in the nationally uniform shops of WHSmith and Waterstones. So if you’re looking for a more original experience, look no further. [read more]

Simon Armitage presented his acclaimed translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse this week to a rapt audience. The Playhouse itself is exquisite – intimate and beautifully lit, it couldn’t be more [read more]

At the dawn of the music calendar, psychedelic rock awakened from its antecedent glories in the transcendence of British band Temples. Their debut album Sun Structures was a commercial triumph that bought psychedelic vibes to the [read more]

Nickelback are the band that you just love to hate. It’s irrelevant whether that loathing is a result of Chad Kroeger’s irritatingly gruff voice, or the fact that he’s potentially the worst frontman to ever grace the rock [read more]