It’s been twenty years since singer-songwriter Richard Hawley birthed Coles Corner, his most celebrated album, into the world. Released in 2005 and nominated for the following years’ Mercury Prize, it’s a record so beautifully lovelorn, romantic and orchestrally lush, that… Continue Reading
When writer-director Sean Baker fully broke into the cultural consciousness as a filmmaking auteur – that rarest of descriptions in this age of sequels, reboots and recycled intellectual property – with 2024’s Anora, it felt somewhat overdue. Baker’s eighth feature… Continue Reading
In previous years, Forwards Festival has had an end-of-term feel to it, being the final festival appearance for many of the traders and artists with a hint of autumn in the air. Brought forward by at least a week this… Continue Reading
(Photo by Jake McKeown) With an adroitly conceived stew of song, dance, audience participation and storytelling, this latest production from Bristol based group Riddlestick Theatre delivers a show that brims with entertainment and outright silliness. As stated on the group’s… Continue Reading
During this consistently stifling summer of 2025, there’s been more than just a whiff of nineties nostalgia floating in the air. The reconciliation between the Brothers Gallagher and resulting sixteen-years-in-the-making Oasis reunion has apparently infused many a middle-aged bastard with… Continue Reading
For the second weekend in a row, Cardiff’s 74,500 capacity Principality Stadium is playing host to a prominent British rock band whose origins lay in the pre-internet age of the 1990s. After last Friday’s official – and apparently rather epic… Continue Reading
(Photo by Holly Bradley) Considering that Britpop-era survivors Supergrass are currently in the midst of UK festival dates marking the 30th anniversary of debut album I Should Coco, it’s one of those facts that drive home that time is passing… Continue Reading
With the promise of successive nights of quality acts, and blissful summer evenings astride Bristol’s scenic harbourside, Bristol Sounds continues to provide a late June treat for local live music aficionados. This year’s event, featuring five headline acts and a… Continue Reading