The film industry is astonishingly male-dominated. Male crew, directors, executives – all crafting male-centric stories. Not only has this had dire consequences for diversity and representation, but in the wake of the Weinstein scandal and […]
Author: Danny Hilton
Legss’ new EP delights with a cutting collection of songs
The recent musical release by Legss is part EP, part spoken word, and is a delightfully wordy, acerbic and original collection of songs. Whilst vocally owing a debt to post-punk bands that preceded them, Doomswayers […]
Ultra Mono sees Idles at their most politically provocative, cutting through the chaos to deliver an album that’s strong in both message and sound
Idles’ third album Ultra Mono is knowingly sincere. Its anti-war, sexual harassment, and racist sentiments are, (like the album artwork), aggressively hurtled towards you like a giant pink inflatable ball. Even the album title itself […]
Tenet review: Can Nolan save cinema?
The weight of the film industry sits heavy on Christopher Nolan’s shoulders. Tenet, originally scheduled for a lucratively-timed July release, was delayed, indefinitely postponed and eventually opened on Wednesday 26th August. In the whirlwind of […]
Latest Fontaines D.C. album ‘closes eye’ on past but looks to future
‘‘Happiness is living in a closed eye’’ utters front man Grian Chatten on the penultimate track ‘Sunny’; one of the sweeter, more tender and introspective numbers on the eleven track sophomore album A Hero’s Death […]
Sports Team ‘go soft’ and underperform with their debut album Deep Down Happy
Sports Team’s debut album Deep Down Happy has been a long time coming. In the space of three years they’ve released two full-length EPs, a flurry of singles, and successfully pulled off two sold-out shows at the […]
After Life series 2 review | An ambitious but lazy step in the wrong direction
Ricky Gervais is a very successful man. As I write this, the second series of his smash-hit show After Life is the number one trending program on Netflix in the UK – for the second week running. […]
The New Abnormal | Review
The Strokes’ 6th Studio LP is both unexpected and reassuring, delivering sounds new and old, but most importantly, showing that the Strokes want to be The Strokes again. Believe it or not, it has been […]