‘Easily Distra…’ – Interview with Harriet Dyer
For years, comedian Harriet Dyer had no idea that she was hard of hearing. It was only during the pandemic, when everybody was wearing a mask, that she realised just how much she’d been relying on reading lips in order to properly understand people. “Well, I grew up...
Kimpton Vividora Barcelona – effortless chic in the Barri Gòtic
King of Catalan, Barcelona is a city of glorious extremes from the magnificence of its Gaudi masterpieces to its deeply rooted Catalan heritage, to its football triumphs at Camp Nou. Visiting the city is a joy, and even better, to stay deep in the Barri Gòtic at a...
Mother Vera – The creators of the enigmatic docufilm
Alys Tomlinson and Cécile Embleton's documentary Mother Vera, winner of the 2024 Grierson Documentary Competition at the BFI London Film Festival, offers an intimate exploration of a young Orthodox nun in a Belarusian monastery. For the last twenty years, Vera has...
Depeche Mode release date for film ‘Depeche Mode: M’
"At its core, our new film ‘M' is about the deep connection between music, culture, and people—and Fernando Frías, who directed and conceived the film, did a beautiful job telling that story that through the lens of Mexican culture and our shows in Mexico City,” Dave...
A love letter to a city: IDLES’ glorious homecoming
On Friday 1st August, Bristol’s Queen Square was transformed into a pulsing arena of punk energy as IDLES returned to their hometown for a career-defining headline show. This marked the first major gig in Queen Square since Massive Attack in 2003, and the atmosphere...
Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett – a riot of music, circus & dark comedy
“I’m thrilled to be returning to Edinburgh after so many years, to a city and a festival I love, which holds a special place in my heart. This show is a fierce, sequin-clad celebration of non-conformity and an electrifying fusion of music, performance, and pure...
‘The New Eve Is Rising’ – Debut Album from ‘The New Eves’
Brighton-based four-piece The New Eves – Violet Farrer (guitar, violin, vocals), Nina Winder-Lind (cello, guitar, vocals), Kate Mager (bass, vocals), and Ella Oona Russell (drums, flute, vocals) – release their anticipated debut album The New Eve Is Rising today, 1...
Gazer – interview with writer/director of the surreal noir
Gazer is the tense debut thriller from writer/director Ryan J. Sloan and writer/star Ariella Mastroianni, a self-funded passion project that took two and a half years of weekend shoots in New Jersey to produce. Taking the approach of a film noir, it follows Frankie, a...
LAWN CHAIR erupt with new single ‘War Machine’ & debut album
LAWN CHAIR deliver deadpan poetry wrapped in jerky, unpredictable energy, erupting into shouty, fists-aloft choruses that hit like a gut punch. Their latest single is an electrifying anthem — sharp, raw, and impossible to ignore. German-American indie-punk band LAWN...
Jessica Aszenasy – Titclown & why I have an OnlyFans account
"The tension between how we present ourselves and how we’re perceived – on stage, online, and everywhere else. What happens when a woman stops performing someone else’s fantasy and starts performing her own?” When I first started stand-up aged 25 my goal was to get a...
Wet Leg release second album ‘moisturizer’ – a wild, joyful ride
Sound the weird-pop klaxon: Wet Leg are BACK with their second album moisturizer — and it’s a wild, unhinged, joyfully horny ride. Built from the sweat and chaos of years on the road, moisturizer is louder, looser, hotter, and weirder — an ecstatic scream of manic...
An Andalusian Dog Walks Into A Bar – Alasdair Beckett-King
I’m about to write about the importance of surrealism in stand-up comedy. And I’m nervous, because it’s remarkably easy to be pretentious when discussing comedy. Are comedians modern day philosophers? Are they holy fools? Are they the last ones standing on the bulwark...
Pavements – Gleefully warped biopic and love letter to the band
Premiering to both confusion and delight at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, PAVEMENTS is not a straightforward rock doc, nor is it a biopic in any traditional sense. Instead, Alex Ross Perry — the uncompromising filmmaker behind Her Smell and Listen Up Philip —...
Kimpton Vividora Barcelona: Gothic Quarter Elegance
We have been offered the chance to stay at the very inviting looking Kimpton Vividora Barcelona and of course, how could we refuse? A full review of the hotel and area will follow but for now... In the heart of Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter, where medieval streets hum...
Lady Wray ‘You’re Gonna Win’ & new album ‘Cover Girl’
The rolling bassline sets the scene — pretty irresistible. You’re already rooting for the song before Lady Wray even sings a note. Then she drops that first line, and you’re hooked. Soaring and uplifting, yet grounded in gritty, old-school soul, this track is a hit in...