• EP Review: The Wytches – Thunder Lizard’s Reprieve

    After the success of their 2014 debut LP Annabel Dream Reader and a seemingly interminable run of live appearances, The Wytches return to our eardrums with a fresh batch of psychedelic post-punk on their new 4-track EP Thunder Lizard’s Reprieve. With a titular tip of the cap to their...
  • Coco-crazy – A Look at the Latest Cooking Craze

    On social media, adverts, newspapers alike, it seems that Coconut Oil can cure all kinds of ailments and solve a number of problems. So what’s the truth behind this wonder product and how can it help us lead a healthier diet? Sold as a food supplement for various kinds...
  • Wicked @ The Lowry Theatre, Manchester (19/07/15)

    As a self-confessed musical theatre nerd, I have always been slightly disappointed in myself for not seeing the supposed ‘musical of all musicals’, which comes in the form of Stephen Schwartz’s Wicked. Since seeing intriguing extracts and songs performed, I have always wanted to find out the full story...
  • Film Review – Man Up

    Oddly titled, Man Up tells the story of Nancy (Lake Bell), a singleton who’s mistaken for stranger Jack’s (Simon Pegg) blind date Jessica, and has no initial intention of revealing her actual identity. High-concept? In parts, though writer Tess Morris and director Ben Palmer do manage to dissolve some...
  • “How Have You Never Seen…Breaking Bad?”

    ‘I am the one who knocks’. Even if you’ve never heard of Walter White, chances are you know his catchphrase. My first encounter occurred during year one of University. Whilst looking for posters to fill my empty room, I came across a certain goateed bald-man, accompanied by a specific quote…. At this...
  • Best of Brunch @ Rub Smokehouse & Bar

    If there is one area in which Rub Smokehouse & Bar always delivers on, and surpass, it has to be getting the most bang for your buck. For under a tenner, you can indulge in any of Rub‘s options from their new Brunch menu, and be sure that you will leave...
  • Film Review – The Tribe

    What separates humanity from animals? Can we even lay claim to such a distinction? These issues, and more, are discussed in Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy’s The Tribe. With a narrative both slow-burning and bleak, it’s not for the faint-hearted, but persevere, and the payoff is extraordinary. Towards the end, every moment carries...