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Veronese Exhibition at National Gallery a Glorious Success
Image credit: Paolo Veronese (1528-1588)The Conversion of Mary Magdalene, about 1548 Oil on canvas 117.5 × 163.5 cm © The National Gallery, London In Veronese: Magnificence in Renaissance Venice, the...
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Why It's Okay to Be Excited About Michael Bay's 'Ninja Turtles'
Image credit: Paramount Pictures Before the trailer for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie dropped, I was as sceptical as anyone. Michael Bay, this time as a producer, takes another 90s kids'...
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Noel Clarke Goes From Movie Stables to Music Labels
Jamie Joseph. One of Noel Clarke's first record label signings. PIC courtesy Unstoppable Records. Noel Clarke knows talent when he sees's it. He's singlehandedly spawned a whole generation of new...
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Inspiral Carpets: Back In the Groove
It's the morning after the night when Aziz Ibrahim held his 50th birthday celebrations at Manchester's Roadhouse, and Inspiral Carpets' lead singer Stephen Holt and keyboardist Clint Boon are in...
View ArticleNymphomaniac Volume 1 - A Review
Watching Lars von Trier's 2009 film 'Antichrist' is no mean feat. Openly inspired by Japanese horror films 'Ring' and 'Dark Water', we're treated to a deranged heave with a dead child, a talking fox,...
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Nuts Magazine Is Facing Closure - Does This Mean Lad Culture Is Evolving Into...
Nuts - the magazine that launched a thousand unrealistic fantasies - is facing closure. While it's a sad day for print media, it's also a sign of the times. Is it possible "lad" culture is no longer...
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Its Footsie Again!
Footsie, one half of the Newham Generals and a music veteran with his name firmly etched in the Grime hall of fame, released his latest EP King Original 3. We grabbed an interview with the artist...
View ArticleThe Modern Documentary
Television has become inundated with programmes that supposedly show us scenes of real life. Reality television has become the modern day format for documentaries. From Benefits Street to X-Factor it's...
View ArticleThe Cure at the Royal Albert Hall for Teenage Cancer Trust? It Really Was...
The venue was as palatial as it ever is, rounded and perfect acoustics matching perfectly with the grandiose nature of the Royal Albert Hall's architecture. It was the ideal environment to be shadowed...
View ArticleEducation, Education, Education and War: Kaiser Chiefs New Album First Listen
Last night I decided to listen to Education, Education, Education and War, the new album by Kaiser Chiefs, which came out on Monday, 31 March. I haven't done that in ages, just listened to an album all...
View ArticleAs the Creative Economy Thrives, Art and Design Disappears From Schools
Are all arts and design subjects the same? Michael Gove seems to think so. Changes to the way creative subjects are coded means that those regarded as similar are now banded together. Thanks to this...
View ArticleStanding #WithSyria
There can be few greater contrasts than between the safety and security of the United Kingdom and the chaos that has enveloped Syria. In London the daily routine of a functioning city with its...
View ArticleTo Tweet or Not to Tweet - The Artist and the Fan
I should start this blog by declaring myself to be a dedicated fan of good music, and one exponent of good music in particular, Alfie Boe. I follow him on Twitter, facebook and YouTube, belong to his...
View ArticleLondon Live TV Confirms All Our Delusions
London Live is great - if you watch telly. And these days most of us... don't. If I'm representative of Mr Average Londoner, when I get home all I want to watch is escapist catch-ups of the blockbuster...
View ArticlePortrait of a Sound Design Artist
People are always asking me what it is that a 'sound designer' actually does... well... the answer is in the name, we design sounds. I think the right question to be asking is how does a sound designer...
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Kickstarters v. Investors
Angry 'cause he didn't get equity, only Kickstarter rewards There's been much debate in the press recently about whether Kickstarter crowd funding campaigns offer backers a raw deal. If the rewards...
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How Do You Portray a Blow Job in Opera?
Apparently with lots of humming. Powder Her Face is an opera composed by Thomas Ades, with a libretto by Philip Hensher, based on the infamous Margaret Campbell, the Duchess of Argyll and the scandal...
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'Once' the Musical a Rare Success for Current West End Musicals
Image credits: Zrinka Cvitesic (Girl) in Once © Manuel Harlan Once the Musical is a really warm, bittersweet show filled with Irish charm. Set in present-day Dublin, it is the story of Guy (Arthur...
View ArticleNew Scottish Artists Comes to London
The art world has often been accused of being London centric when thinking of the U.K. and despite the rise of cutting edge and influential museums, galleries and arts centres based outside of London...
View ArticleMy Apprentice TV Debut and Facing My Fears
I'm an introvert... I love the fact that my business lets me sit at my desk and talk to women business owners all over the world, without having to step out of my front door. I prefer my own company...
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