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Parachute Youth: Supporting Rudimental is not a clash of interests, Arts

Parachute Youth: Supporting Rudimental is not a clash of interests

I’ve not heard many bands that had quite the same kick as Pendulum did. Their unbelievable fusion of metal guitars and house-typical synths were unmatchable – and then I found Parachute Youth.

By | Arts, Music | Monday, 20 May 2013 at 5:30 am

Review of Glee ‘Sweet Dreams’, Arts

Review of Glee ‘Sweet Dreams’

The episode begins with Finn (Cory Monteith) at college, partying and accidentally participating in Harlem Shake scenes (very current Glee, well done, but we don’t need to see it so much!) all over campus. He seems to really enjoy it.

By | Arts | Sunday, 19 May 2013 at 9:00 pm

Doctor Who ‘The Name of the Doctor’ – Series 7, episode 13: John Hurt reveals his dark side, Arts

Doctor Who ‘The Name of the Doctor’ – Series 7, episode 13: John Hurt reveals his dark side

What a wonderful way to end this momentous series in the 50th year of Doctor Who. From the start of the episode you know this is going to be a good episode that will make the audience forgive past mistakes such as Dinosaurs on a Spaceship or the so-so Ring of Akhaten.

By | Arts | Saturday, 18 May 2013 at 8:00 pm

Friday Book Design Blog: Blurb special, Arts

Friday Book Design Blog: Blurb special

Let’s talk book blurbs, those quotes you get, usually from other writers, that are meant to entice you in. When do they work, and when do they go wrong – when a quote is underwhelming, or over the top, done to death, or even comes from beyond the grave…

By | Arts | Friday, 17 May 2013 at 12:36 pm

Something For The Weekend in London: May 17-19, Arts

Something For The Weekend in London: May 17-19

Fela Kuti, Jewish food and The Great Gatsby are just some of the reasons why the rainy weather ahead ain’t keeping us in this weekend – so throw on the wellies and head out to tuck into this cultural smorgasbord of music, ballet, exhibitions, film – plus a curious late night at the Wellcome Collection that’s nothing to be “sniffed” at.

By | Arts | Friday, 17 May 2013 at 3:00 am

SPOT festival: Bob Dylan, TopShop, and René Descartes, Music

SPOT festival: Bob Dylan, TopShop, and René Descartes

Sat in a hotel lobby amidst a music conference in Aarhus around 4am in is a great way to argue, and a terrible way to debate. I am trying to convey that good music would exist even if the music industry didn’t, and that there is no correlation between the music industry and good music.

By | Music | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 6:15 pm

Brighton Fringe 2013 – Predictably unpredictable, Arts

Brighton Fringe 2013 – Predictably unpredictable

Running alongside – but separate to – the programmed Brighton Festival that’s been a fixture of city life since the late Sixties, Brighton Fringe’s open-access policy attracts upwards of 700 shows made by local, national and international companies and features performers at every stage of their professional development.

By | Arts | Wednesday, 15 May 2013 at 5:00 am

The Fall ‘Dark Descent’ – Series 1, episode 1, Arts

The Fall ‘Dark Descent’ – Series 1, episode 1

The last time writer Allan Cubitt was in Ireland, Donegal was on its knees with potato crops failing. Following the death if his predecessor the new English Land Agent observed how poor land management had caused a nutritional and economic dependency on spuds.

By | Arts | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 5:23 pm

‘Vicious’ – Series 1, episode 3, Arts

‘Vicious’ – Series 1, episode 3

Can it only be episode 3? Frances de la Tour is on the chair. Good hair.

By | Arts | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 9:18 am

What’s in store at Field Day 2013: An interview with the festival’s co-founder Tom Baker, Arts

What’s in store at Field Day 2013: An interview with the festival’s co-founder Tom Baker

Over the last decade, Tom Baker has been behind some of London’s biggest music events, including Field Day. The annual celebration of up and coming and leftfield indie bands and electronic artists is a highlight of the Capital’s festival calendar. Anyone who tells you it’s all about the music is fibbing, it’s equal parts catwalk for the legions of East London hipsters, which makes for one hell of a day out.

By | Arts, Film | Tuesday, 14 May 2013 at 7:00 am

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