Author: Joe Buckingham


  • Review: The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers

    Joe Buckingham went along to review SUSU Showstoppers’ slightly unusual latest show, The Drowsy Chaperone.

  • Review: Public Service Broadcasting – The Race For Space

    The Race For Space is basically the coolest museum exhibition of your life, best served late at night while reading Wikipedia articles about space travel.

  • Preview: The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers

    The Edge chats to Robin Johnson, director of the upcoming The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers’ latest musical.

  • Review: Florence + The Machine – ‘What Kind of Man’

    ‘What Kind Of Man’ is trying so, so hard to be the next unforgettable Florence + The Machine hit – but if anything it’s tried too hard.

  • Review: Nick Jonas – ‘Jealous’

    Slick production and a catchy chorus can only distract so far from lyrics which demonstrate that Jonas’s mental age has not kept pace with his new ‘grown-up’ appearance.

  • Review: Jaden Smith – ‘Melancholy’ (ft. Willow Smith)

    The prodigal son of Will Smith proves that there’s slightly more going on up there than just tweets about trees.

  • Review: Banks – Goddess

    Dreamy synths, heavy layering and sharp electronic beats weave a deep, rich sound, which is not particularly groundbreaking but no less impressive.

  • Bleachers – Strange Desire

    Jack Antonoff might not yet be a household name, but this might be the project that gets him there.

  • Review: Honeyblood – Honeyblood

    Proof that songs that would have sounded endearingly teenaged in a low-quality bathroom recording session unfortunately don’t always survive the leap to studio-quality sound.

  • Chart round-up: Ed’s up

    A good week for Ed Sheeran sees his new album x dominating the charts; newcomer Oliver Heldens tops the singles charts with ‘Gecko’.

  • Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell

    With The Moon Rang Like A Bell, Hundred Waters have struck second-album gold, exploring new ground while never losing sight of their established style.

  • Clean Bandit – New Eyes

    Clean Bandit have burst onto the scene with infectious single ‘Rather Be’, but does their knack for a catchy rhythm have the staying power to last a whole album?

  • Paul McCartney – Appreciate

    ‘Appreciate’ is the latest single off his most recent album, New… and it might just be enough to justify Macca’s continued presence in the music world.

  • Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots

    Everyday Robots is laced with quiet intelligence, each individual track, as well as the album as a whole all feeling perfectly balanced and well thought out.