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Incoming: Green Book
Set in America in 1962, Green Book tells the heart-warming true story of Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen), a working-class Italian-American bouncer who takes on a job as a chauffeur for Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a world-class Black pianist. The mismatched pair embark on a two-month tour of concert venues in the racially charged deep …
Film Review: Final Score
It’s extraordinary to think that professional wrestling has become such a popular access point into the world of Hollywood (and even more strangely, politics!). Then again, you could argue it’s as much about entertainment as sport. When it comes to making that transition, no one has been more successful than Dwayne Johnson/The Rock. However, both …
New Music – Get the Blessing – Bristopia
Get the Blessing are a Bristol (UK) based four-piece band formed back in 1999 by bassist Jim Barr and drummer Clive Deamer (rhythm section of seminal act Portishead) alongside Jake McMurchie (on sax and electronics) and Pete Judge (trumpet and electronics) . Following their 2015 album Astronautilus, the jazz-rock mavericks return with their new Album ‘Bristopia’. Blending …
Blu-ray Review: Tideland
2018 will go down as a landmark in the history of cinema. Finally, after so many false starts and aborted attempts, we’ll be able to see The Man Who Killed Don Quixote on the big screen. It’s a film Terry Gilliam has been trying to make since 1989. There have been countless close calls over …
TRACK: DOM SITH – HOOD
Dom Sith, a minimalist electronic artist belonging to the burgeoning Hull music scene, has released his fourth track, ‘Hood’, in the wake of a triptych of singles that have been at once scintillating and almost sinister. ‘Hood’ is undeniably a nocturnal piece, with coruscating synths against an insurgent bassline: a masterful balance of light and …
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: When the War Comes
Over the past decade, there has been a steep rise in nationalism and right-wing factions and parties across Europe. Fuelled largely by the refugee crisis and government austerity measures, we’ve seen a marked rise in populism and the popularity of xenophobic groups. This has been exacerbated by politicians putting their own careers ahead of personal …
Track: Kin – Margins
New 3-piece KIN have released their debut single ‘Margins’. For fans of Mew, Sigur Rós, and Explosions In The Sky – KIN’s music is gorgeously orchestrated. From the exquisitely performed vocals, to the carefully paced rhythm section; its high-reaching synths and electronics, partnered with intricate guitar turns make for a stunning combination. “‘Margins’ is about …
Album Review : Landing’s ‘Bells In New Towns’
Connecticut’s Landing are a band that seem to evolve and reshape with every new album. On their 2015 El Paraiso Records debut Third Sight it was a slightly psychedelic, slightly ambient affair with hints of delicate dream pop thrown in for good measure. But the velveteen hushes on that great album were just a fraction …
Track: Yasmin Lacey – Something my heart trusts
Out right now is ‘Something My Heart Trusts’, the new single from Yasmin Lacey, and the follow up to her recent single 90 Degrees. She’s one of the outstanding voices in British Jazz right now, and has received strong support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova, Tom Ravenscroft, Huey Morgan and Jamie Cullum, …
Premiere: Johanna Amelie – Into Blue
Taken from her forthcoming debut album ‘Distance’, co-produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes), we’re delighted to premiere the new song from Berlin based singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Johanna Amelie, Into Blue. Of the track she says “Into Blue is a song about a near-death experience. My idea was to express a contrast of opposites in the …