• Women in Music @ Rescue Rooms

    The Women In Music event demonstrated how far we have progressed in tackling gender inequality within the industry, but highlights that we still have a long way to go. Having just heard through the Twitter grapevine about the sad demise of NME’s print edition on my journey to Rescue...
  • Film Review: Sweet Country

    Beautifully shot with hauntingly vivid imagery in an arid backdrop that echoes the bleakness and hopelessness of the tale unfolding within, Sweet Country is a bold, shocking film determined to invoke horror and empathy among its viewers. After the magnificent debut film Samson and Delilah in 2009, Australian director...
  • Nottingham Café Crawl

    A definitive list of the best places to pretend to revise in Nottingham, tried and tested.   1.   Nottingham Contemporary “The perfect place to sit and revise” Although the Contemporary café sits at the bottom of a massive stone set of stairs whichever way you go about it, don’t be...
  • No Woman’s Land @ Nottingham Lakeside Arts

    Described as a “politically charged nod to 1920s Kaberett”, focus on this form ends up undermining the political messages of No Woman’s Land, and while the play (or more accurately, performance piece) retains a fingerfull of redeeming features, it is by and large an incoherent mess. In 2015, Zoo...
  • Imagine Dragons and K.Flay @ Genting Arena, Birmingham

    Back on another world tour, the alternative/ indie rock legends Imagine Dragons bring their third album ‘Evolve’ (2017) to sold out arenas across the UK. Supported by the genre-defying K.Flay, both artists create an unforgettable night. With her iconic, almost breathy vocals, K.Flay showcased her ability to instantly transition...
  • Film Review: The Cloverfield Paradox

    Ten years after the first film, the Cloverfield franchise has become unrecognisable from the raw ‘found-footage’ concept that once defined it. Now with a different director (Julius Onah), almost double the budget and J. J. Abrams as the producer, you would think The Cloverfield Paradox was a prequel with serious...
  • Wiley @ The Brickworks

    Wiley took to the stage of The Brickworks to mark his return to the music industry, teasing us with his much anticipated new album ‘The Godfather II’.  Even at the age of 39 with a career lasting over 10 years, his performance at The Brickworks showed he hasn’t lost...