26th February 2017 It was early in 2015 when Neon Waltz’s hitherto best tune ‘Bare Wood Aisles’ achieved the endorsement of indie rock royalty with the song appearing on a Noel Gallagher curated playlist on Spotify. Though later that year… Continue Reading
21st Feb 2017 For the first time in 8-years Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (STF Theatre) revisits Othello. And given the current anti-Islamic rhetoric emanating from across the pond its return couldn’t be more appropriately timed. While Donald Trump wages… Continue Reading
18th February 2017 With attention-grabbing garage-punk tunes laden with lyrics of glib juvenilia and political nihilism, and certainly the most ingenious vegetable based anti-name in modern music, a sold out nationwide tour is considerable evidence of the growing buzz surrounding… Continue Reading
You may have heard the news that Oxford’s indie folksters Stornoway are calling it a day. After more than ten years playing together the band have decided that now is the right time to end and they will be saying goodbye… Continue Reading
7th February 2017 The London Contemporary Orchestra visited Colston Hall this week showcasing Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood’s original soundtrack from Paul Thomas Anderson’s award-winning film There Will Be Blood. For those familiar with the story, one could easily imagine that a screening… Continue Reading
25th January 2017 The unrestrained anguish of war will probably never fully be transposed into art, but Pink Mist (based on the poetry of Owen Sheers) gives as articulate and honest a portrayal of the heartbreak of combat as this… Continue Reading
17th January 2017 Check out our full gallery capturing Billy Bragg & Joe Henry’s brilliant performance at St George’s. All photographs by Karina Jacenko. [gallery_bank type=”images” format=”thumbnail” title=”false” desc=”false” responsive=”true” special_effect=”overlay_fade-white” animation_effect=”bounce” album_title=”true” album_id=”102″] Read our full review of the… Continue Reading
17th January 2017 During a five day, 2,700 mile train voyage between Chicago and Los Angeles embarked upon by Billy Bragg and Joe Henry in March last year, the two friends of over thirty years recorded Shine A Light, an… Continue Reading