Beardyman
Although he twice claimed the UK beatboxing championship, Beardyman has transcended the boundaries of his craft. Armed with four Kaoss pads, the Brighton based musician has perfected his innovative technique
Samson and Delilah
The classic tale of Samson and Delilah is retold placing our young lovers in a small community in the Australian outback. With trouble brewing at home, Samson and Delilah abandon
Kick Ass
It’s a premise so simple that even our lead character asks us why we never thought of it before? Why aren’t there any superheroes? Despite having no skills, powers or
Remember Me
Remember Me recounts the doomed affair between two emotionally damaged individuals who bond over the tragedies that marred their respective childhoods. Pattison is clearly eager to showcase his range and
Samson and Delilah – Director Warwick Thornton Interviewed
Warwick Thornton is the writer and director of Samson and Delilah, the Aboriginal teenage love story that has gained widespread acclaim as it continues on the international circuit. The film
The Fall – Our Future Your Clutter
Mark E Smith is the Paul Scholes of the of the indie rock world. Maybe it’s a common Manc tenacity, but the Fall are consistently excellent, dependably creative, liable to
The Redneck Manifesto – Friendship
This album’s release on firebrand label, Richter Collective, is akin to Talking Heads reforming and releasing a magnum opus on DFA. The label has become known for putting out snapshots
She & Him – Volume Two
Indie pixie du jour Zooey Deschanel and acoustic tunesmith M. Ward combine to surprisingly pleasant effect on their second album, the intriguingly titled Volume 2. Deschanel’s voice alternates between country
Goldfrapp – Head First
During the 00s few pop acts were as quietly influential as Goldfrapp. Their second album (2003’s Black Cherry) rode the coat-tails of the much-maligned electroclash scene, introducing a blueprint for
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
If there’s one thing we can do as well as we destroy the natural equilibrium of the planet through greed and excess, it’s hating on ourselves. So it’s a little
Just Friends: The Redneck Manifesto Interviewed
Kinetic. Locked-in. Cocks-out. Languid. Itchy. Singular. Familiar. Metal. Jazz. Funk. Souled-out. Ireland. San Franscisco. Sweden. Brazil. Phased. Unfazed. Thunder. Lightning. Tornado. Tempest. Tempestuous. Dramatic. Emphatic. Lysergic. Prismatic. Erratic. Pneumatic. Charismatic.
LCD Soundsystem – Drunk Girls
LCD Soundsystem’s forthcoming third album is one of the most eagerly awaited records of the year. It now finally has a name: ‘It’s Happening’, a cover, and a lead-off single
Clogs – On the Edge
Clogs is a joint project masterminded by The National’s Padma Newsome and Bryce Dessner that has flirted with post-rock and contemporary classical over three albums of mostly instrumental excellence, in
Ariel Pink – Round and Round
Ariel Pink and ‘big production’ are not two phrases that go together very often. His songs usually sound like they have been routed through 80’s ghetto blasters multiple times before
No One Knows About Persian Cats
The trailer boldly proclaims that this film shouldn’t even exist. Taking a unique look at the music scene in Iran where there are strict laws on music creation, consumption and
Perrier’s Bounty
When Michael (Cillian Murphy) borrows money from notorious gangster Perrier (Gleeson) he soon finds that he’s unable to pay him back. Couple that fact with Michael’s accidental killing of one
The Spy Next Door
Antonio Banderas is looking distinctly more like Jackie Chan these days… Oh no, my bad, it IS Jackie Chan. But you would be forgiven for drawing the obvious parallels between
The Bounty Hunter
Since ‘300’ Gerard Butler has taken some pretty god-awful roles. The Bounty Hunter continues this trend. Butler plays Milo, a down and out bounty hunter whose latest assignment is to