Movie
Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD
One of the hardest challenges when putting together a documentary is finding subject matter that’s rich enough to…
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Paul Weller at the Hammersmith Apollo
To the sound of thousands of cheering fans and against the backdrop of a cavernous, minimalistic layout bedecked…
By James Ager
Live music
Deep Purple at The O2 Arena
Gracing London with their presence for one night only, as part of their 2015 European tour, Deep Purple…
By James Ager
Movie
Sunset Song
As one might expect from a sprawling, multi-generational epic about love and hardship in a farming community, Sunset…
By James Ager
Live music
James Morrison at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
As with many things (MySpace, Busted, The X Factor), it’s not an altogether pleasant surprise to discover that…
By James Ager
Live music
Bellowhead at the New Wimbledon Theatre
Bellowhead is could be described as big-band theatrical folk. They are a patchwork quilt of influences and instruments,…
By James Ager
Movie
The Vatican Tapes
It doesn’t take a connoisseur to understand that the domain of horror, as with many cinematic genres, is…
By James Ager
Live music
The Staves at the Roundhouse
The Staves is a band that knows their genre and how to play to their strengths. They open…
By James Ager
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Twenty One Pilots at Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Since the mid-2000s, pop music has taken on what can only be described as a cynical edge. The…
By James Ager
Live music
Purity Ring at the Roundhouse
Though music is, of course, an inherently aural medium, there’s nevertheless a lot to be said for an…
By James Ager