Category: Arts
Gwen Stefani: ‘Don’t Speak changed everything – it’s the heartbeat of who I am’
Did you think Don’t Speak would become such a huge hit? Troy_McClure I absolutely had no idea. It didn’t even represent what we were doing, [more…]
Flo: Access All Areas review – skilful R&B revivalists need to get their freak on a bit more
You don’t have to be particularly keen-eared to spot Flo’s musical influences. They announce them in the opening seconds of their debut album – or [more…]
Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound review – Glasgow postrockers doc lets the music do the talking
After nearly 30 years in business and 10 albums in, Glaswegian cacophonists Mogwai have earned the right to an adulatory documentary – and they get [more…]
Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story review – a pleasure of a film about an unlikely bond
This rather lovely film tells the story of a man called Billy Mail, and his otter – a pup he rescued after spotting it half-starved [more…]
Hot Frosty review – Netflix’s sexy snowman romance is as silly as expected
Though I am personally of the belief that all Christmas movies should wait until after Thanksgiving – it just stopped being 80F (26C) in New [more…]
Bafta to revoke future winners’ awards in cases of serious criminal convictions
The British Academy of Film and Television will be able to strip future winners of their awards in cases of “proven dishonesty” or if they’re [more…]
Nick Wade obituary
My younger brother Nick Wade, who has died suddenly at the age of 50, was a talented professional 2D Flash animator. He worked on many [more…]
Bob Dylan review – melancholy, reflective, but still utterly unpredictable
You could infer a lot from the way Bob Dylan’s backing band arrange themselves on stage. They form a kind of huddle around their leader, [more…]
The Lost Children review – extraordinary story of missing kids in the Colombian rainforest
In the fairytale, Hansel and Gretel dropped pebbles and breadcrumbs. Last year, a real-life sibling group, lost in the Colombian rainforest, left a trail behind [more…]
The Long Wave: How Juls journeyed the Black Atlantic to curate his sound
Hi everyone. The first thing you’ll notice about this newsletter is that I’m not Nesrine. But don’t worry, we don’t need her to have a [more…]
