Author: Henry Holloway
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There’s nothing better than a lovely, charming silver screen romance to leave your heart all aflutter, a smile on your face and a tear in your eye. But if you fancy something that won’t do any of those things, apart from maybe inducing some tears of stinging agony, then I suggest you look no further than…
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In 2007 Quentin Tarantino teamed up with Robert Rodriguez with the intention of wanting to take audiences back to the days of low-brow, low budget and all round low-quality exploitation cinema. So with this in mind the pair served up Grindhouse, a double feature of lovingly crafted schlock designed to make you feel like you…
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It was four years ago that Noel Gallagher last walked the halls of the Bournemouth International Centre, but back then he had his younger brother swaggering along in tow with the other three members of Oasis as they started touring their seventh and what was to become their last studio album. Yet little under one…
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Since their debut in Los Angeles in October 2009 a super group featuring Thom Yorke of Radiohead, Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Nigel Godrich Radiohead’s long-term producer and well-travelled percussionists Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco has been doing the rounds over in the states. Finally christened by Thom Yorke as Atoms for Peace, they have been…
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Well look who it is. Ever since the release of his debut solo album Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds in autumn last year the ex-Oasis Commander in Chief has been on an absolute roll, touring non-stop with his new band in tow bringing the familiar sound of Britpop to the four corners of the globe.…
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It seems to all be becoming a bit formulaic now doesn’t it? Like clockwork when a new year comes around the typical ‘one to watch’ columns of the assorted music press always feature some new British indie band who they hotly tip and talk about with quiet awe as they discuss how this new arrival…
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What can be said about Reverend & The Makers? They are really one of those bands who enjoyed near instant success with their first single and were catapulted into sitting carefully beneath the scrutiny of the both the music and gutter press. In their relatively short career, they have enjoyed the pleasure of being marred…
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After Friday and Saturday’s episodes, waking up on Sunday I realised that the site and locale had really grown on me; Play Fest seems to have already captured its own identity focusing on going for a grass roots approach with a slightly kooky style. Hopefully as the festival grows they can keep onto this as it really…
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As summer approaches and after walking out of the final exam hall, it was time for me to head north to rural Norfolk’s young upstart of the festival scene, Play Fest. Friday evening was pretty much as expected of a small festival; it was fairly quiet in terms of crowds with a number of stages…
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It’s about that time of year again, when exams finish, the sun shines and the ever growing UK Festival circuit begins to do the rounds once more. So here is Grant Nicholas, one third of veteran rockers Feeder, giving a few words as the band gear up to open this years music season with a…
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After a successful first year locally run Norfolk based festival Playfest is back on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June to join the summer circuit once more. Located in a picturesque rural setting the site just outside Quidenham, Playfest plays host to five stages worth of live music, comedy and DJ sets over the weekend.…
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Feeder’s eight studio album offers up nothing new, even if still being a decent listen from a well travelled band.
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The expression ‘How the mighty do fall’ may be applicable in some ways to Liam Gallagher, two years ago I was standing in a sell out crowd of the second night performance at Wembley stadium waiting for Oasis to come on stage and then little over a month later the band had split with the…
