Song: PinballArtist: Brian ProtheroeYear: 1974 On a night out in Los Angeles with celebrity pals Noel Gallagher and Russell Brand sometime during the summer of 2013, Stephen Patrick Morrissey brought along his own compilation CD and asked the bar staff… Continue Reading
11 March 2015 Ahead of this year’s general election, Headlong, Rose Kingston and Sheffield Theatres have revived David Hare’s ‘The Absence of War’; a play that now seems like a prescient warning of the convergence of British politics’ two major… Continue Reading
6th March 2015 After its premiering by the RSC in early 2012, Helen Edmundson’s religious thriller ‘The Heresy of Love’ met with glowing reviews; ‘A tragedy worthy of Shakespeare’s stage’ among its most impressed plaudits. Now, under the direction of… Continue Reading
Song: Passin’ Me ByArtist: The PharcydeYear: 1992 First released on their 1992 debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, the somewhat genteel tone of The Pharcyde’s ‘Passin’ Me By’ sat awkwardly amongst the posturing promotions of thug life so prevalent… Continue Reading
Song: We’ll Meet AgainArtist: Vera LynnYear: 1939 Released in the first year of Britain’s heroic stand against the imperialist evil of Nazi Germany, Vera Lynn’s ‘We’ll Meet Again’ was a poignant slice of sentimentality that both resonated with the brave… Continue Reading
Song: Money (That’s What I Want)Artist: Barrett StrongYear: 1960 The very first hit on what became Motown Records, ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ was one of the key songs that launched an empire. Breaking the mould of popular music of… Continue Reading
17th February 2015 On a night when the pre-gig bustle of the Colston Hall foyer and the employ of extra security staff are indications of the triumphant return of local hero George Ezra, something rather lower key was going on… Continue Reading
Almost twenty years after American film critic Roger Ebert gave a powerful kick-start to Steve James’ nascent career by declaring his wonderful documentary ‘Hoop Dreams’ as “one of the best films about American life I have ever seen”, James had… Continue Reading