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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Allah-Las: No Werewolf
Innovative Leisure Available from 14 September 2014 Buy on iTunes here. single review: sophie ward LA rockers, Allah-Las’ latest single release, ‘No Werewolf’ is one that will really hypnotise you. It’s a creepy cover of ‘Werewolf’ by 1960s rock n’ … Continue reading
Maybeshewill: Fair Youth
Superball Music Released 22 August 2014 Available on iTunes here. album review: katy willis Hold your horses if you believe the only music worth deeming as ‘good’ is that of a ‘lyrical genius’ because Maybeshewill’s brand new album Fair Youth … Continue reading
Erland and the Carnival: Closing Time
Full Time Hobby Records Album released on 25 August 2014 Available on iTunes, here. album review: scott trotter Progressive fold rock band, Erland and the Carnival return with their third album Closing Time hoping “to make something different” from their … Continue reading
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Luluc: Passerby
Sub Pop Records Out now Buy on iTunes, here. album review: mary winn Sub Pop Records’ own indie-folk outfit Luluc have been enchanting the ears of famous folk such as Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes and even Nick Drake’s producer since … Continue reading
Bastille: Oblivion
Virgin Records Available from 7 September 2014 Buy it on iTunes, here. Single review: Aicha J. Krasik First and foremost I would like to say that to me this single carries on the ‘sound’ that that Bastille has always had … Continue reading
ARTIST ROOMS Louise Bourgeois: A Woman Without Secrets @ MIMA
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA) 18 July – 12 October 2014 Mima website exhibition review: hannah ord My first encounter with Louise Bourgeois work was a retrospective at Tate Modern in 2007. The exhibition immediately had a profound effect on me … Continue reading
Everybody Loves but I Hate… The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
words: jack nuttgens I’d better begin this piece by saying that I’m convinced that what I’m about to type will bring a lot of wrath down on my head, from people whose tastes I generally find very good. It seems … Continue reading
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CUCKOO COMPETITION
Win tickets to And & Dec’s Takeaway on tour at Metro Radio Arena The cheeky Geordie duo bring their award-winning primetime ITV show to Metro Radio Arena from Friday 5th until Sunday 7th September. Ant & Dec will be joined … Continue reading
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
Atlantic Records Buy Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly music on iTunes, here. review: tasha peto As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and after 10 years of making music, Sam Duckworth (a.k.a Get Cape. Wear … Continue reading
David Levithan Interview @ Miners Institute
Mining Institute 11 August 2014 interview: nasim asl To mark the publication of his back catalogue in the UK for the first time, David Levithan took to the road to visit Waterstones stores across the country in order to meet … Continue reading
Vena Portae: Vena Portae
Out now Available here. album review: jenny whitfield Vena Portae’s debut, self-titled album, tells tales of ‘longing, regret and love’. The eleven tracks come together to create something that is so original, and so moving, that a huge host of … Continue reading
Biscuit Head & The Biscuit Badgers: Dinosaurs Ate My Caravan
Self released Released August 2014 Available for download from their website, here. Album review: SOPHIE WARD Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers are simply surreal. They offer a nice mix of comedy and perfectly formed musical notes. I felt a bit strange … Continue reading
Split Festival
Mowbray Park, Sunderland 9 & 10 August 2014 Official Website festival review: nasim asl Following a year long hiatus, Split Festival made a triumphant return to Wearside this August. The two-day event was held right in the heart of a … Continue reading
Cuckoo Playlist: What I’m Listening To
words: Barry quinN The universal adhesive that cements many together is music. We all love it. Below I list just some of songs I’m listening to right now. Maybe you’ll find your new favourite amongst them. (Note: some of these … Continue reading
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God’s Pocket
Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle From 8 August 2014 Dir: John Slattery Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro Cert: 15, 88 minutes film review: simon ramshaw There are two main draws to God’s Pocket for connoisseurs of entertainment. The first is … Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: BERNICIA FESTIVAL EXPANDS
Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 August Gypsy’s Green Stadium, South Shields & Spanish City Plaza, Whitley Bay Preview by Matilda Neil Following last year’s success, Bernicia Festival promises to be back with vengeance and we’re delighted to exclusive announce that … Continue reading
The Recent Problems with Doctor Who
words: luke davis “Life depends on change and renewal.” – The Second Doctor, The Power of the Daleks (1966) Doctor Who is a programme revolving around change and regeneration, which is a substantial reason as to why it has lasted … Continue reading
The Travelling Band: The Big Defreeze
Sideways Saloon/Republic of Music Release 25 August 2014 Get it on iTunes, here. BY: SOPHIE WARD The Travelling Bandhave their regular feel-good epic-folkiness on offer with their upcoming release The Big Defreeze. ‘Passing Ships’ starts the journey that you know will be … Continue reading