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Overlooked Classic: Pale Saints- In Ribbons

Pale Saints’ second album, In Ribbons, reached number 10 in the independent album charts and number 61 in the UK albums charts in 1992, but many people have forgotten about the band, as well as this album. Perhaps it’s because they didn’t play the promotional game and didn’t like to tour. Or maybe it just wasn’tContinue reading “Overlooked Classic: Pale Saints- In Ribbons”

Has Sally Wainwright Lost The Plot?

Ay up, our kid. Sally Wainwright is back on t’ BBC with her latest issues-based drama, Riot Women. On paper, it couldn’t be more appropriate for me- it’s about a group of menopausal women (tick) struggling with being largely ignored by society (tick) who decide to form a punk band (yup). But, oh boy, didContinue reading “Has Sally Wainwright Lost The Plot?”

Not Coming Soon To A Multiplex Near You…

Ex-Bros. The latest episode in the Top Gun franchise focuses on two plucky young pilots and their narcissistic attempts at decimating the entire planet in a myriad of nefarious ways… Errr… I mean, the breakdown of a wholesome and utterly genuine friendship between Maverick and Goose. What went oh so wrong with the bros? TrulyContinue reading “Not Coming Soon To A Multiplex Near You…”

Favourite Cover Versions: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Kicking Against the Pricks

Photo: Alamy This 1986 album, entirely comprising cover versions, shows Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds playing with the duality of their sound. There’s the bombast of their take on The Velvet Underground’s ‘All Tomorrow ‘s Parties’ running counter to Jimmy Webb’s legendary ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ with a softer, but noContinue reading “Favourite Cover Versions: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Kicking Against the Pricks”

Live Review: Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens

Tonight, the Queen Margaret Union in Glasgow is going off like a frog in a sock, transformed into a kind of panto/ queer club space. Written and directed by Eurovision star David Ducasse, Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens is a cheeky and irreverent take on traditional panto. Amelia Cavagan is a fine SnowContinue reading “Live Review: Snow White and the Seven Drag Queens”

TV Review: Boybands Forever

“Fame, fame, fatal fame”, The Smiths once sang, “It can play hideous tricks on the brain”. They weren’t wrong- fame can indeed be a poisoned chalice. Louis Theroux and Nancy Strang’s excellent three -part documentary series about the boyband phenomenon of the nineties and early noughties explores the highs; lows, scandals, meltdowns and exploitation bubblingContinue reading “TV Review: Boybands Forever”

Overlooked Classics: Bad Education (2004)

Pedro Almodovar’s dark drama is a brilliant character study, taking on themes of desire, abuse, blackmail, cinema, and the sins of the Catholic church. Gorgeously shot by Jose Luis Alcaine , it’s part fever dream, part Hitchcockian thriller, and the cast- from Gael Garcia Bernal as Angel, to Fele Martinez as Enrique, and Daniel GimenezContinue reading “Overlooked Classics: Bad Education (2004)”