UPDATE Jan 13: SKY ARTS IS PULLING THIS EPISODE “We set out to take a light-hearted look at reportedly true events & never intended to cause any offence,” Sky Arts … Read More
Bowie by Duffy – Remembering David Bowie
We are about at the one year anniversary of the death of David Bowie. As usual he was a trendsetter and vanguard when it came to much, even starting 2016’s awful … Read More
DVD Review: Room (2015) Watch and Wonder
Ever watched a movie that someone warned you, so good, but, wow, tough to watch? Room might be it. You go in knowing danger lies ahead – especially if that … Read More
London International Animation Festival 2016
If you want to be inspired to go beyond the flip book animation you drew while bored in class, or just taken away to different worlds only possible through images, … Read More
Mini Review: Always Shine
It’s tough enough to be a struggling actor, but supporting a best friend’s similar dream while not getting competitive, or jealous, or even paranoid is a bigger ask. In Always … Read More
Star Wars Identities
Star Wars Identities Have you ever taken a magazine “personality” quiz that promises to tell you which, oh, I don’t know, Sex and the City character, Beatle, maniacal despot or … Read More
BluesFest 2016: Little Steven and Birthday Boy Bill
Legends of Blues and R&B play the O2 October 28 – 31st I was fairly sure I saw Little Steven on a street near the Barbican a few days ago. … Read More
Concert Review: Seasick Steve (if that’s his real name) at Wembley
Seasick Steve’s big break came in the UK, when he was featured on the iconic BBC music program(me) “Jools Holland’s Hootenanny” (cooler than it sounds) over ten years ago. The … Read More
Quick Six Interview: Robyn Hitchcock
How music cool is this – they met at an Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell concert at South by Southwest. While you might end up standing next to an out … Read More
Quick Six Interview: Tricca McNiff
Why so serious, Emma and Jason? The newly formed, temporary (or is it…?) duo of Tricca McNiff has adopted a very dour pose on the cover of their recent EP, Southern … Read More
London: The Festival of Heat
Used to be that when we Americans got done making fun of Britons’ bad teeth, our next move was to slam their bland food. Fair? Well, it wasn’t far from … Read More
Concert Review: Billy Joel at Wembley
What do Puccini, Joe Cocker and The Tokens have in common? All three were unexpected treats at Saturday night’s show, inasmuch as “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” can be considered a … Read More
Pink Floyd at 50
Remember Arnold Layne? Neighbourhood crossdresser, or at least women’s clothing aficionado? More deliberately, do you remember “Arnold Layne”, the first single by Pink Floyd, released 50 years ago next March? … Read More
Barbu, or Attack of the Bearded Canadians
While this tip off to a very good night out is specifically for Barbu, the self-described “daring, daft and sexy as hell” acrobatics-as-theatre production, formed in Quebec but now presented … Read More