• Our 25 Favourite Album Covers Of 2015

    ‘Never judge a book by it’s cover’, so the adage goes – but they never said anything about music. For anyone who saw the marvellous interview Noisey conducted with cover designer Stefan Sagmeister earlier this year, the preciousness and joy in classic album art cannot be underestimated. Stefan himself...
  • Attractions: What do FKA twigs and Silent Cinema Have in Common?

    On the 13th of August, FKA twigs released her third EP M3LL155X (reviewed here). Possibly more interestingly, a self-directed 16½-minute promo film was released simultaneously. This short is elsewhere rightfully being discussed as a standalone work of art, but it is also interesting for what it is indicative of...
  • Film Review – Inherent Vice

    As much as there was excitement for Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2015 release; with its much beloved source material and striking neon poster; the trailer for Inherent Vice was one of the clumsiest in recent memory. It left many intrigued as to what exactly the movie was going to be...
  • Live Review: Perfume Genius, Oobleck (25/11/14)

    Think how much courage it must take to be a musician, to stand on a stage and put your entire self out there, to be judged every second for the way you stand and what you play or don’t play, the notes you hit or miss. Then think of...