The Royal Academy (RA) Summer Exhibition had run interrupted for 252 years; in 2020, the trend was broken. Determined to keep the exhibition alive, the RA prepared to open the newly retitled ‘Winter Exhibition’, but on November 5 2020, the second lockdown came into place, the institution was forced to close, and thus the virtual…
Music, Venue
“Why are you doing music if it’s just to play in your room?”: A talk with Floral Image
I had the great honour of speaking with Norwich psychedelic rock band, Floral Image, in preparation for their single “Why I Leave” and subsequent music video. You can find their video on YouTube and Facebook Watch, and the single is on Spotify and Bandcamp. Floral Image consists of Fergus (guitar, vocals), Jack (Keys, vocals), Julian…
TV, Venue
The Best of Adaptations: Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency
Reboots are fantastic. Some advertising executive sits you down and says: “Right. You know that thing you love?” And I reply: “Why yes of course. I love it.” So he responds: “What if I told you that we were going to do this thing you love again, in a totally different way?” To which I…
Arts, Venue
A blue New York and a campaign video: the art world responds to Biden’s win
The front page of the November 16th issue of the New Yorker, by Pascal Campion, depicts a dark New York city skyline with the Empire State Building in the centre, lit up by a beaming blue light. Representing the Democratic party colour, the deep blue shade engulfs the city scene in a protective mist. The…
Music, Venue
Deep Cuts- Fleetwood Mac – Did You Ever Love Me
Since being formed in 1967 by the late Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac has gone through several sound changes, multiple image changes & numerous line-up changes. The most famous of which is the one that spanned from 1973 to the late eighties and consisted of Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, and Christine & John McVie….
TV, Venue
Is Historical Accuracy that important?
Yes, but it’s not everything. I love historical fiction, it’s one of my favourite genres. There is so much to love about it: intriguing storylines, beautiful costumes and extravagant houses and castles we can only dream of living in… but I also love history, so I’m known to nit-pick every time a show deviates from…
Arts, Venue
The Lion King: The show that made me love the theatre
It’s been around five years since I first saw The Lion King at the Lyceum Theatre in London. There’s a reason this story is such a classic; be it the movie or the musical, it’s completely enchanting. Since then, I’ve been entirely in love with the theatre. Each show is uniquely breath-taking. Without ‘The Lion…
Music, Venue
Live albums: An underappreciated art
One thing I miss the most due to COVID-19 is live music. The buzz of trying to guess when the act would arrive on stage, to that euphoric feeling as you walk out of the venue, your ears still ringing. Over lockdown, I’ve fed this nostalgia by listening to live music. This has made me…
Music, Venue
REVIEW: The Calls – Fall Inside Again
With the release of their EP Fall Inside Again, Leeds trio The Calls combined three previously released tracks with a pair of new ones. You can see the video to ‘I Should’ve Known,’ one of the new tracks, below. The EP’s opener, the two-thirds title track ‘Fall Inside’ is an upbeat start to the album,…
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