Feminists, Stop Bullying Pop Stars!
If you're a female pop star in 2014 you'll know that banging vocals and killer style just don't cut it anymore. To be an alpha female in the world of pop right now you have to add feminist campaigner...
View ArticleMyspace to Real life - How Tony Visconti Found Me on Myspace
Way before Facebook took over, before Whatsapp and Twitter updates and global news every second, there was, once upon a time, MySpace. I was an avid member of it around 2007, as most musicians were at...
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Angela Lansbury Brings the Joy to Blithe Spirit
Photo © Charles, Edwards, Angela Lansbury, Janie Dee, Simon Jones and Serena Evans in Blithe Spirit Photo Johan Persson Angela Lansbury is a living legend of the stage and screen and though she...
View ArticleThe War on Drugs and the Rehabilitation of 80s Music
It was perhaps the dazzling nature of the 1980s that ensured that, like the sun, looking back at it was deemed to be too dangerous for too long. Polished production and shining sonics would eventually...
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SXSW 14: A Virgin's Guide Part Two
For the first part of our SXSW blog click here. Better late than never. I started this on Friday night and finished it on Saturday afternoon. We've been pretty busy. That and the man flu has...
View ArticlePro Wrestlers Vs Zombies - Review
The recent spate of outlandish creature versus natural phenomena/ another outlandish creature films can broadly be lumped into two categories: so bad they're good, and so bad they're really bad....
View ArticleEmilia Clarke Isn't Allowed Cream or Sugar in Her Tea and Why This Worries Me
We all know thinspiration is a problem. We all know that people shouldn't purposefully starve themselves. We all know this and most people are quick to point out the problem when we see it in the...
View ArticleParents or Not, We Should All Try to Be the Kind of Adults Children and Young...
"When I was younger, I saw things no child should have to witness. I was hurt mentally and physically by people who were supposed to protect me. It is no exaggeration to say that there were times when...
View ArticleFall and Rise Again, Triumphant - Meeting Chart-Storming Grime Artist Ghetts
London-born grime artist Ghetts is tearing up the charts with his debut studio album Rebel With A Cause. Known for his way with hard lyrics and intricate rhymes, Ghetts has garnered attention from...
View ArticleStop the BBFC Killing Independent Film
The BBFC don't always get things right. They've got an astonishingly tough job, and have to juggle the conflicting whims of politicians and the public whilst coping with regular bashings from the right...
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SXSW 2014: A Virgin's Guide Part Three
For our first SXSW blog click here. For the second click here. We woke up unsurprisingly with a pretty decent hangover. Late night wandering meant that our already flu-damaged voices were even more...
View ArticleKate Bush's Tour Announcement Is A Wakeup Call To 'Selfie' Stars Like Beyonce...
Kate Bush's announcement that she is returning to the stage for her first tour in 35 years is being greeted rapturously in quarters far and wide. The fact that she's only committed to 15 London dates...
View ArticleMeditation:HereNowNeverNowhere
What miracle product gives you happiness, compassion, and perhaps more surprisingly, toned abs, a fulfilling sex life, and a healthy bank balance? The answer will amaze you. It's the same product that...
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The Emotional Exhaustion of a Kickstarter Campaign
[photo: Melanie Masson and Nathan Amzi in INFIDEL workshop, photo by Nick Jackson] Some 72 hours ago, David Baddiel, Stratford East and I launched our Kickstarter campaign, for Infidel - the Musical!...
View ArticleIs Prog Rock the New Folk?
The folk revival. It began with the artistic resurrection of Nick Drake, took in the folktronica of Four Tet and electronic folk pop of Kate Nash, and culminated in the Now compilation popularity of...
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Lollies and Crinkly Paper
Little niece came home from school, she was chuffed to bits for doing well with her writing today. So that was nice to see her so cheery, and my sister has been dashing around all day doing odd jobs...
View ArticleNever Has the Phrase 'Adapt or Die' Been So Apt
The world over, we are seeing ever more cases of extreme weather, from the recent floods in the UK to wild fires in Australia. With each incident comes the familiar assurances that - this time - the...
View ArticleFood Tube's Five Signs Spring Has Sprung
You know the score. The sun peeks out from behind the clouds and the people of Britain are gripped with spring fever, stripping off to shorts and t-shirts, flopping down on packed beaches and pouring...
View ArticleLady Gaga: The Fine Line Between Eating Disorders and 'Art'
Lady Gaga is a chief provocateur and no stranger to controversy in the music industry. Her crazed antics, fashion and lunacy in her performances is everything we either love or detest her for. From the...
View ArticleA Brief History of the Mockumentary and Six Gems You Might Not Know
Earlier in the week BBC Two aired W1A, a spin-off to gentle Olympifarce Twenty Twelve. A mockumentary about the BBC made by the BBC, it's too early to say if a satire whose hunter and quarry live in...
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