One of the most gripping, fresh-voiced and emotionally authentic shows to have emerged in the arguably crowded zombie genre in the last couple of years has been BBC3’s In the Flesh, a series that looks at the way in which society reacts when the undead apocalypse, known in this Continue Reading
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Home is where Coldplay’s video for A Sky Full of Stars is
This was not a good week to be Andrew the ardent Coldplay fan. Not only did I fail to get tickets to their one-and-only Ghost Stories concert in Australia, at the Enmore Theatre, a mere 15 minutes walk from where I live, but I also ended up having to Continue Reading
Now this is music #31: Bleachers, Ghost Estates, Go Wolf, machineheart, Little India
Yep, I know what you’re all thinking. The teddy bear (above) should be up and dancing, rather than lolly-gagging around in plush toy bliss. And while normally I would say “Hey just let the bear sit a spell; being played with by children a lot is exhausting”, in this Continue Reading
Now this is music: 5 great songs and artists I discovered via The Blacklist
*The post contains some minor spoilers so tread carefully if you haven’t watched the full season just yet* A strange and unusual thing happened to me a few weeks ago. Well, truth be told, not that strange and unusual at all really since it has happened to me a number Continue Reading
Now this is music #30: Tiger Dare, Like Swimming, Banks, Elin Lanto, Little Daylight
Picture yourself for a moment in a large public demonstration. Throngs of people, iPods and iPhones and sundry other listening devices to their ears, all shouting with one accord (and of out tune and sync because let’s face it they can’t hear a thing with all that music playing): Continue Reading
Music review: Do It Again EP by Robyn & Röyksopp
If there was a marriage made in musical heaven, it’s the union of Swedish pop superstar Robyn, and Norwegian electronic music duo Röyksopp (Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland) who together have released the diverse and yet enjoyably cohesive mini-album Do It Again. The product of an already long-existing creative partnership Continue Reading
Now this is music #29: We Were Evergreen, Shura, Sylvan Esso, Thief, MNEK + Pomplamoose
The thrill of discovery is something that has driven humanity down through the ages. Whether it’s explorers forging their way into impenetrable jungles or across burning hot deserts, or brilliant scientific minds asking why and doing their utmost to answer those questions, people are a curious bunch, unwilling to Continue Reading
That’s a wrap! A review of the Eurovision 2014 Grand Final
Oh what a night! Not only did the final of Eurovision 2014 kick off with dancing ninjas – well not strictly speaking but they looked the part – it had fireworks that ringed the enormous ship-shaped stage, and what looked suspiciously like a fashion parade of the representatives of Continue Reading
Done and dusted: Eurovision 2014 Semi-Final #2 review
Bring on the kitsch! Bring on the kitsch! Semi final 2, was in contrast to the relative blandness of semi final 1 – which nonetheless featured some impressive songs and performances – a veritable richness of traditional Eurovision kitschy extravagance. And I absolutely loved Georgia (a parachute-wearing drummer? Yes Continue Reading
Done and dusted: Eurovision 2014 Semi-Final #1 review
My lord, Copenhagen, is that a gigantic boat-shaped stage you have in your B&W Hallerne arena – it was a shipbuilding area so the shape of the stage was a beautifully styled nod to the building’s past life – or are you just happy to see all the wind Continue Reading