★★★☆☆ 6LACK is back with his third studio album, Since I Have A Lover, a typically polished, contemplative record, but sorely lacking in bite. Read our 6LACK Since I Have A Lover review below.
★★★★☆
When you hear that country music’s biggest star – who also happens to be only 33, scandal free, happily married and a doting soon to be father-of-two – is going to release an 18-track album called Gettin’ Old there is, naturally, a sense of trepidation. The risk that Luke Combs’ new record had to descend into one big saccharine mass of sentimentality was high, to put it lightly.
From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Keanu Reeves, the Hollywood action hero has greatly evolved over the years. But why?
★★★☆☆
Depeche Mode have always battled with existentialism through Dave Gahan’s ominous baritone and gothic synths that blurred ecstasy and agony. But now, Memento Mori being their first album without longtime keyboardist Andy Fletcher (who died suddenly last year aged 60) their melancholy is etched with an added air of mourning.
★★★★☆
Alex G crafted a rapturous set at Roundhouse, with tunes from his most recent album, God Save The Animals, peppered with songs from his wide-ranging catalogue. Read our review.
This weekend, Britain will change the clocks under the guise of ‘daylight saving’, despite the benefits being non-existent and the consequences fatal.
Are mental health documentaries about celebrities authentic or are they manufactured, cashing in on modern society's compulsion to open up about mental health?
Loyle Carner’s latest album Hugo isn’t so much a concept album, as one that revolves more heavily than most around themes plucked personally and profoundly from the artist’s own life. Named after the number plate emblazoned on his dad’s car – in which Loyle Carner (aka Ben Coyle-Larner) learned to drive and, more importantly, forgive his dad during their driving lesson – there’s a physical, cinematic quality to the album as a whole.
★★★★☆
Award-winning filmmaker Charlie Lightening gives an honest appraisal of Louis Tomlinson in his new documentary All Of Those Voices – a film that extends beyond what it means to be an artist, but a down-to-earth human being too.
Ahead of the release of Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album, Jessie Atkinson delves into her extensive songwriting catalogue, and outlines how the singer went from a writer of songs to a master of the full-length album.
Following his acclaimed 2019 documentary on Liam Gallagher As It Was, director Charlie Lightening turns his attention to Louis Tomlinson.
Pedro Pascal has become the internet’s “Daddy” but Emma Flint argues we should treat male actors with the same respect we demand for women.
Brokeback Mountain is now getting a stage adaptation and will run from 10 May to 12 August at Soho Place in London’s West End.
★★★★☆
Beartooth made it to Wembley Arena in slightly absurd circumstances. Sunday’s show was supposed to happen in Brixton Academy a year ago, but first, a certain spiky little virus got in the way, and second, the tragic incident at the original venue in December meant another venue had to be found.
For the first time since the huge Reputation tour of 2018, and following the devastating cancellation of the 2020 Lover Fest, Taylor Swift is back on tour, this time with her catalogue-spanning The Eras Tour.
The Weeknd has reportedly reached a settlement with two musicians who accused the star of stealing parts of one of their songs to make his 2018 hit ‘Call Out My Name’.
★★★★☆
Fall Out Boy have fine-tuned lyrical intimacy to an art; renowned for their heart-on-sleeve verses and diary entry anthems, the emo staples have well and truly proved they can “write it better than you ever felt it”.
★★★★☆
Country music stars including Eric Church, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson celebrate The Rolling Stones’ 60th anniversary with a twist on Stoned Cold Country.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. As you neck a respectable amount of Guinness, check out these ten big tracks of the week, from artists including Yves Tumor, Fred Again.., Kamal., Unknown Mortal Orchestra and yes, Taylor Swift.
★★★★☆
Loyle Carner weaved old favourites amongst tracks from his latest album, in a set that balanced intimacy and power in equal measure at Wembley’s OVO Arena.
Annual research from The Art Newspaper has revealed that London’s museums and galleries are faring worse than global competitors in recouping the number of visitors they had pre-pandemic.
To mark Saint Patrick’s day, we sent the long-suffering Archie Brydon on a quest to sample some of London’s best pints of Guinness.
Discover the fascinating origins of metaphorical phrases, from "licking into shape" to "burying the hatchet," and how their literal beginnings evolved into common expressions.
★★★★☆
By communicating that struggle to combat isolation, manage anxiety, and find a balance between co-dependency and heartbreak, Kamal is connecting with a generation that’s grown up against a uniquely chaotic social backdrop. At the same time, his undeniable pop song-writing ability is likely to take him far beyond the confines of that core following; that’s not what this album exhibits just yet, but so here you are, drowning remains an impressive indicator of what’s to come.
The middle-class flock to online supermarket site Ocado to praise and criticise products with reckless abandon. It makes for rather entertaining reading.
Alison Hammond has been confirmed to replace previous co-host Matt Lucas in the upcoming season of The Great British Bake Off.
★★★★☆
Yves Tumor is back with their fifth studio album Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds). As a polished second part to 2020’s critically acclaimed Heaven To A Tortured Mind, these 12 tracks indulge in the zeitgeist of experimental, gothic grunge and pure punk, further defining the Yves Tumor trademark.
Pirate Studios have collaborated with 28 festivals and venues in the UK, U.S. and Germany to offer over 70 paid gigs to emerging acts.
★★★★☆ Rye Lane injects its chosen genre with some much needed authenticity. Read our review of Raine Allen Miller’s debut feature.
Burna Boy will co-headline this year’s UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show, a week after he completes the UK leg of his tour at the London Stadium.
