Movie
Lambert & Stamp
As a rock band that embraced “mod”, The Who helped unite two warring British youth subcultures and package…
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Live music
Mounties at XOYO
The concept of the supergroup was first carved into the slate of rock history during the British blues…
By Stuart Boyland
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Three Sisters at Theatro Technis
There’s an international feel to this production of Three Sisters. Staged at Camden’s Theatro Technis – with its long…
By Stuart Boyland
Movie
The Invisible Life
The Invisible Life (A Vida Invisível) was released in its native Portugal in 2013 to much fanfare, resulting…
By Stuart Boyland
Album
Catfish and the Bottlemen – The Balcony
Catfish and the Bottlemen sound older than they are in more ways than one. Frontman Van McCann was…
By Stuart Boyland
Live music
Idlewild at the Roundhouse
As the Google listing for their website proudly and plainly proclaims, Idlewild are a band from Scotland. The…
By Stuart Boyland
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The Nether at Duke of York’s
At the heart of The Nether lies an increasingly pertinent quandary: when technology can effectively bring the imagination…
By Stuart Boyland
Movie
Dark Summer
Considering the extent to which the Internet pervades our lives, and for how long, it’s perhaps a little…
By Stuart Boyland
Movie
The Duke of Burgundy
The Duke of Burgundy is an immediate success on at least one level: thanks to a complete lack…
By Stuart Boyland
Berlinale
A Perfect Place
Freshly crowned with the Award Dialogue en Perspective at the Berlinale 2015 Independent Juries ceremony, director Anatol Schuster’s…
By Stuart Boyland