By Conall Miller 2020 has been a chaotic year to say the least. Just how much it would affect the music industry, however, was entirely unforeseen. With bars, venues and clubs being forced to close, never had there […]
Category: Music, Film & TV
Why are we all so obsessed with genre?
Genre is far more pivotal in our lives than we give it credit for. It is not just a useful tool to help us select a film on Netflix, or to assess which book we […]
Morvern Callar and the refusal of sentimentality
By Lydia Rostant Lynne Ramsay challenges cinema’s obsession with sentimentality in her ecstatic portrayal of loss and desire. In Lynne Ramsay’s 2002 film Morvern Callar, the titular Morvern uses her dead boyfriend as a purse. She […]
Taylor Swift’s evermore is not a triumph – it’s a cash grab
In November, Grayson Perry was criticised for implying that Covid19 would trim “dead wood” from the art world, however, Taylor Swift has proved that it might have done the opposite. A few months ago, I wrote an […]
Why a new season of Gavin and Stacey would be a disaster
We are nearing a year since the long-awaited Christmas special that graced everyone’s screens last festive season. For me, many Christmas specials are off my radar with the once treasured Doctor Who and Eastenders now taking a firm back […]
Candid Orange mix series | Alex Milo
Alex Milo, Manchester based DJ & Revamp mainstay graces us this week with this next installment of our mix series CO005. Expect a breakbeat led odyssey of UKG, UK Hardcore & Jungle, spanning high octane […]
2000AND4EVA: Bree Runway on how to stay ahead of the curve
Bree Runway is razor-sharp. She is the perfectly constructed pop star, redefining boundaries but never going off course. With the ideal amount of anarchy and rebellion, she stretches the parameters of pop whilst remaining current […]
Women in Film: In conversation with Ella Greenwood
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 […]
Hate-watch or guilty pleasure? The stereotyped nightmare of Emily in Paris
Yes it’s ridiculous, and yes, it’s addictive – but do we love to hate the Lily Collins vehicle… or hate that we love it? By now, we’ve all seen the relentless roasting of Netflix’s Emily […]
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 […]