Archive for March, 2008
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In Depth
By Steven Williams — March 13, 2008
Music fans are now circumventing traditional media and finding new music to champion at its roots.
James Cousins
By James W. Cousins — March 13, 2008
Music journalists display a wonderful penchant for exaggeration – taking gross liberties with the truth and twisting the facts as we see fit, we crash through the boundaries of ‘acceptable journalistic practice’.
The Futureheads
By Leigh Clarke — March 13, 2008
Artist: The Futureheads Track: The Beginning Of The Twist Rating: * * * Being dropped by your record label is never a good sign and often means the writing is on the proverbial wall. However, The Futureheads have made it through hard times, creating their own record label and doing the current in-thing by handing [...]
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
By Leigh Clarke — March 13, 2008
Artist: Does It Offend You, Yeah? Track: We Are Rock Stars Rating: * * * * There’s something a little bit Daft Punk about Does It Offend You, Yeah?, although their slightly rougher edge reminds you that this is music made by four guys from Reading rather than French men dressed as robots. ‘We Are [...]
The Metros
By Leigh Clarke — March 13, 2008
Artist: The Metros Track: Education Pt. 2 Rating: * * The Metros choose to sing about what they know; as a teenage band barely out of school themselves the result is a song that feels familiar even upon the first listen. Lyrics such as “I had a mate called Paul/ And he was never too [...]
Melton’s
By Amy Browne — March 13, 2008
Caught between a rather small Sainsbury’s and a ghostly churchyard, Melton’s is an unlikely find. Having been invited out to dinner by a group of London businessmen (they hoped lively female company would shake up their dull corporate lives), we were prepared for a stuffy atmosphere and self-important food.
Celebrity
By Jonathan KerridgePhipps — March 13, 2008
“We have become obsessed with fame, and in ways which seem to be making skill or talent unimportant. Celebrity has become a major life-plan, and many seem to think that nothing is required on their CVs.”
The Balcony
By Nicky Woolf — March 13, 2008
As the lights went up on a madly staring William Seaward in full bishop’s regalia, it seemed that pantomime had succeeded in penetrating the usually more sober Drama Barn.
Habeus Corpus
By Beth Gandy — March 13, 2008
Alan Bennett’s wit descended on the Drama Barn for the latest production of Habeas Corpus, bringing a bit of light-heartedness to an otherwise serious run of plays this season.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
By Liam O'Brien — March 13, 2008
After the opening credits, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly stages a brave half-hour during which we see only what Jean-Dominique Bauby, a sufferer of locked-in syndrome, is able to. Frustration and sexual desires are beautifully conveyed via the direction of his glance, his sardonic observations, and his memories and imagination.
Be Kind Rewind
By Lily Eastwood — March 13, 2008
Anyone setting out to see one of ‘those’ Jack Black films is likely to be disappointed by Be Kind Rewind.
Ladri di Biciclette
By Amy Scott — March 13, 2008
De Sica’s 1948 film Ladri di biciclette, is considered a masterpiece of Italian Neorealism, a movement which thrived in Italy after the Second World War.
The Blue Bell
By James Macdougald — March 13, 2008
If you like pickled eggs, you’ll like The Blue Bell. If you’re not fond of pickled eggs, but you like the idea of a pickled egg, then you’ll certainly be agreeable to a stint in The Blue Bell.
Harlequin’s Café
By Will Heaven — March 13, 2008
The café is upstairs and has the sort of airy feel to it which borders on the bit-too-empty. The staff looked at us suspiciously when we entered; “Muggles?”, whispered one young waitress.
Matthew Jeynes
By Matthew Jeynes — March 13, 2008
It seems that exceptional circumstances are preventing me from sticking to my strict ‘University only’ rule on content for this column. Anyone tuned in to BBC 1 from 3pm to 5pm on Saturday will know why. That’s right – England rugby.
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