Author: James Chadwick


  • Blu-ray Review: Vinyl (Season 1)

    Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger’s love child TV series, Vinyl, struggles to strike a chord.

  • Review: Bob Dylan – Fallen Angels

    James Chadwick discovers “a rare nugget of fidelity from one of music’s great liars” as Dylan covers Sinatra for his 37th studio release.

  • “There’s not that much money in it, but it still beats a real job”: An interview with The View

    The Scottish indie rockers return to Southampton once again, and chatted to James Chadwick.

  • Review: The View at The 1865, Southampton

    Whilst The 1865 will have likely seen bigger crowds, those who turned out to see the Scottish band were enthusiastic and more than compensated for the lack of numbers (17/04/16).

  • Review: Dirt Rally

    Codemasters’ long-running series has dug back to its roots in its search for unparalleled authenticity.

  • Preview: The View at The 1865, Southampton

    Dundee’s finest indie-rockers The View are back on the road and will head to Southampton as part of their 11 date UK tour (17/04/16).

  • Preview: Open’er Festival 2016

    Open’er Festival 2016 will see the likes of Wiz Khalifa, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Florence + The Machine take to the stage (29/06/16-02/07/16).

  • Review: American Truck Simulator

    James reviews the overly realistic American Truck Simulator.

  • Director in Focus: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

    French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is one of our generation’s finest says James Chadwick.

  • Review: F1 2015

    James reviews the unpolished but fun F1 2015.

  • 40 Days of Rewind: The Vaccines – What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? (2011)

    What Did You Expect From The Vaccines? is reductive rock ‘n’ roll at its finest.

  • Review: Django Django – Born Under Saturn

    Setting their sights on the ether the second time around makes for a turbulent re-entry.

  • Rewind: Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

    As Bob Dylan plugged in to rock’n’roll stardom, many of his fans switched off. 50 years on, Bringing It All Back Home is no less infamous and continues to provide influence.

  • Review: Selma

    Selma is far from the definitive Martin Luther King biopic, says James Chadwick.