25th November 2015 In 1942, Albert Camus’ existential masterpiece l’Etranger introduced readers to Meursault, an indifferent French Algerian who murders an Arab on a beach with five shots of a pistol. Sentenced to death as much for his honesty as for the… Continue Reading
23rd November 2015 Success of the kind Mecury Music Prize nominated Ghostpoet (Obara Ejimiwe) is currently achieving can be something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand extra album sales and waves of new fans bring with it many perks and… Continue Reading
23rd November 2015 TIP OF THE WEEKWhat: Christmas at the Spiegeltent // Where: Waterfront // When: Fri 27th Nov – Sat 19th Dec // Cost: Various Started in 2012, Christmas at the Spiegeltent has established itself as part of Bristol’s rich cultural landscape, and has become a festive institution. With… Continue Reading
21st November 2015 Armed with their 13th album, Moonbuilding 2703 AD, The Orb (Alex Paterson & Thomas Fehlmann) return to Bristol to prove that age is no obstacle for one of British dances’ pioneering acts. Following several collaborative albums featuring the likes… Continue Reading
22nd November 2015 Glasgow’s Òran Mór Performing Arts Centre is where the ground-breaking lunchtime theatre programme A Play, a Pie and a Pint was founded in 2004 by David MacLennan. Presumably, the idea behind this initiative is that presenting bite-sized… Continue Reading
2oth November 2015 During a quick, pre show walk amongst tonight’s audience, one can see a genuinely varied herd of teens, twentysomethings, the middle-aged and, fairly rare for such a gig-going experience, families with young children. This broad demographic,… Continue Reading
20th November 2015 Check out some shots from Icelandic folk-rockers Of Monsters and Men’s sold out show at Bristol O2 Academy. Read our review of the gig. [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”thumbnail” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” special_effect=”none” animation_effect=”fadeIn” album_title=”false” album_id=”92″] Stef Formica Photography… Continue Reading
12th November 2015 Everything Everything – ‘No Reptiles’ With ‘No Reptiles’, taken from 2015 album Get to Heaven, Everything Everything continue to progress their reputation for creating the kind of art rock that pushes against the bland conventions of indie music.… Continue Reading