I tend to agree with Mark Twain when he (supposedly) described golf as “a good walk ruined”. While the quote is likely apocryphal, the sentiment is understandable – the world seems to be split into golf lovers and golf haters, with few in the middle. But whatever its shortcomings, golf provides the perfect setting for…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 8 July 2022. Laura Veirs has released her new album Found Light via her own Raven Marching Band Records. While it’s technically the 12th studio LP from the esteemed indie artist, it also, in many ways, feels like her…
The ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe (or the MCU to fans) spirals a little farther out with Taika Waititi’s second film in the Thor franchise, Thor: Love and Thunder. As much as this rather manic adventure-comedy doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, it still asks some big questions. And unlike many films of this genre,…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 1 July 2022. Innovative string trio Time For Three have released their new album Letters for Future with the Philadelphia Orchestra led by Xian Zhang on Deutsche Grammophon. The album comprises world premiere recordings of two technically demanding and…
The Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival is back to warm your mid-winter at Palace Cinemas around the country from 12 July to 10 August 2022. The 2022 program includes a superb selection of the best new cinema from the Nordic region encompassing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. It also features a number arriving direct from…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 23 June 2022. Multi-instrumentalist Sally Anne Morgan tills the soil of old timey music, folk practices old and new, and psychedelia to sow music that reaches out beyond its roots. Cups dives headfirst into the waters of the Morgan’s…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 17 June 2022. Alice Merton has released her second album S.I.D.E.S. which features the new focus track “The Other Side”. This album has seen Alice raise the bar from what she achieved with her debut album Mint (billion+ streams,…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 10 June 2022. Bluegrass music is nothing short of catharsis for The Slocan Ramblers. On their new album Up the Hill and Through the Fog (available now), the all-star Canadian roots ensemble channels the past two years of loss…
With a life span approaching that of many a dinosaur (30 years), the Jurassic saga comes to an end with Jurassic World Dominion. And as T. S. Eliot presaged, this fictional world ends not with a bang but a whimper. The franchise – having received a shot in the arm with Jurassic World in 2015…
Our selection of the best new music across a range of genres from the week ending 3 June 2022. Fresh grief, like fresh love, has a way of sharpening our vision and bringing on painful clarifications. No matter how temporary we know these states to be, the vulnerability and transformation they demand can overpower the…
