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American Psycho: Almeida Theatre, London - Review

The Almedia Theatre, London

In what could possibly be the most impolitic clash of styles (possibly) ever, the Headlong theatre company in association with the Almeida theatre present to us American Psycho as…… a musical.

Arcade Fire (The Reflektors) Live Review

Blackpool, Nov 27th 2013

Arriving by the tram with a Mariachi band in tow, Arcade Fire took to the stage under the guise of ‘The Reflektors’; a pseudonym being used to promote their fourth studio album.

The fans certainly embraced the band’s request for fancy dress or formal wear; ranging from ball gowns and tuxedos, Venetian masks to tigers onesies. Blackpool’s Empress Ballroom was an ideal backdrop, the grandiose setting adding to the sense of occasion.

Here we go again. Another drab, by-the-book military shooter. Honestly, the world must be tired with this rinse-and-repeat formula that developers use these days. Is anyone stepping up to change how games are played? Perhaps lower down the echelons they are, but up at the top with the likes of Call of Duty the train has been stuck at the same station for some time.

Forza Motorsport 5 - Reviewed

What better way to kick-start the genesis of your new console than to release a new entry in one of your flagship franchises during the oft-criticised launch period?

That’s exactly what Microsoft have done; they’ve recruited wizards of the raceway Turn 10 Studios to create yet another exquisite entry in the Forza Motorsport series which has launched alongside its parent console the world over.

Born out of a sketch from Jackass, Bad Grandpa sees Johnny Knoxville resume his role as 86-year-old Irving Zisman in a wonderfully crude adventure of his own.

‘It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of the Thursdays’, Simon Jones as Arthur Dent uttered to an eager crowd of Hitchhiker fans at Cardiff St David’s Hall.

He was right. It was Thursday, and to the audience’s delight, as predicted, once again he very much struggled to get the hang of it. Whether it was his planet being demolished, being thrown out into space or his best friend being a rare alien from ‘somewhere in the facility of Beetlejuice’, an audience of young and old were in hysterics reliving this classic Sci-fi tale.

Spoilers Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 13 review

Critical journalism always seems easier when what you're writing about is bad. As you can imagine, this makes reviewing arguably the greatest TV show of all time deceptively difficult. Perhaps then, the best way to explain the power of this, Season 5 Episode 13's “To'Hajiille” is by telling you just how crushed, shocked and frustrated I felt when the screen finally turned to black.

The Family Rain EP Review

Fresh from supporting the The Rolling Stones at their recent Hyde Park gig and Biffy Clyro at Mallorca and Ibiza Rocks, The Family Rain are a new and exciting indie band, made up of three brothers from Bath, who appear destined for the big time. With the release of their debut album later this year, the band’s latest single ‘Pushing It’, sounds like a sure-fire hit.

5 Largest Album Flops this Side of the Millenium

While most artists fizzle out politely after falling ill of the feared ‘second album syndrome’, it must be said that Johnny Borell offers an intriguing anomaly after managing to sell only 594 copies of his first solo album, Borell 1.

Though it has been released by a major label (Mercury Records no less), and has been recorded by a man who has previously sold 4 million albums with another act, it could be deemed that as of yet, Borell 1 offers the biggest commercial failure of 2013.

AHA! He’s Done It Again!

"You’ll get a shock when you go to uni"- Ah yes the famous words that come out of every parents lips when on their weekly rant about doing your washing.

Although it pains me to say it, my parents were right, I did get a shock.