Daily Archives: February 9, 2010
Hed Kandi: Nu Disco – Various Artists – Album Review
4/5] From the gods of Funky House comes this fusion of electro disco, futuristic sounds and retro grooves from the 70s and 80s. For a Hed Kandi aficionado, this was an album I wasn’t sure of. My love of Hed…
White Lies / Asobi Seksu / Violens – Gig Review
White Lies have enjoyed 18 months of success; their first album ‘To Lose My Life’ debuted at the beginning of 2009 and turned out to be a strong album, finding success in the UK and later in the US.
Juliette Lewis at Wedgewood Rooms – Gig Review
3/5] Over-excited and slightly eccentric, Little Fish open up tonight. They are full of energy and their experimental, brash sounding music, with Toya Wilcox-sounding vocals, have a hard time getting the crowd warmed up, as at the moment there are…
Being Human – TV Review
Recipe for the average sitcom: take three or more main characters, all friends, all with contrasting personality traits. Add to a common setting in which they all interact – usually a house they all live in, a shared workplace, or…
Romeo and Juliet: The Oddsocks Production @ New Theatre Royal – Review
4/5] On a cold, icy night on Guildhall, the Oddsocks team rolled into the New Theatre Royal to deliver a masterclass in comic acting, modernising a Shakespearean classic to the enjoyment of young and old, bringing in humour whilst leaving…
Lion King – The Lyceum Theatre (London) Review
So there I was, feeling like a sardine in the sweatiest, most over crowded carriage of the Tube I have ever been in. So crowded in fact, the doors tried to shave a few inches off my arse whilst closing. Thinking to myself, “this best be worth it”.
It’s Complicated. – Film Review
Sex, drugs and a great cast make this film one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a long time. Meryl Streep (Jane) and Alec Baldwin (Jake) star in this hilarious romcom about a divorced couple who begin seeing each other again. There’s only one problem – Jake is married to the woman (25 years his junior) that he cheated on his ex-wife with.