Film director Tony Scott has died at the age of 68 in Los Angeles after jumping off a bridge. At the time of writing, his death is believed to be a suicide. Tony Scott was one of Hollywood’s biggest directors, and was responsible for modern classics such as Top Gun, Crimson Tide, and True Romance,…
The people at Bestival have announced some exciting things in the build up to the start of the festival. With less than 4 weeks to go the brand new ‘Replay with Rob da Bank’ stage has been announced as a new addition for this year. Other news includes a revamp of The Bollywood Tent. It’s…
Mumford & Sons have released a track from their forthcoming sophmore album Babel. ‘I Will Wait’ was premiered by DJ Huw Stephens yesterday evening on BBC Radio 1 and has caused controversy amongst many of the bands’ fans for not being “new music”. The track is in fact a reworking of a song on their…
The people at Boardmasters this year have introduced an all new attraction in the form of Day Sessions. Located on the beautiful Fistral Beach these sessions will be free of charge. Live music will be on between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday 8th August, Thursday 9th August and Sunday 12th August. So whilst you’re catching…
Smash-hit Broadway musical announces cast ahead of Southampton premiere
Dry humour and matter-of-fact wit coupled with the Olympics make for a relevant piece of spontaneous comedy.
Northern Irish trio, Two Door Cinema Club are giving their new single ‘Sleep Alone’ away for free. The track was premiered on BBC Radio 1 tonight as Zane Lowe’s ‘Hottest record in the world’, and is the first new music from the band since their 2010 album Tourist History, which sold over 1 million copies worldwide. In February,…
The Annex Theatre has been the home to countless numbers of Performing Arts productions in recent times and is only fitting that a dedicated website has now been launched in an aim to co-ordinate information. Although in its infancy currently, the site details upcoming releases, information about all of the individual groups using the Annex…
Casting has been announced for BBC One’s upcoming adaptation of William Boyd’s bestselling novel Restless. The two-part drama serial is set to star Hayley Atwell (pictured right in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger) and Charlotte Rampling, playing the younger and older versions of the central character. Rufus Sewell, Michelle Dockery and Michael Gambon will…
Lily Allen has confirmed on Twitter that she is recording music once again. Tweeting about Kate Nash’s controversial new song ‘Under-Estimate The Girl’, Allen said it was “pretty cool”. In response, music journalist and editor of Popjustice.co.uk, Peter Robinson, commented “It’s better than no music at all isn’t it. ISN’T IT LILY”. To this, Allen…
Just weeks after the completion of its first series, the accompanying tour to British singing contest ‘The Voice’ has been cancelled. All dates, including that at local venue the BIC, have been terminated due to a reported lack of interest in tickets. BBC Newsbeat quotes a would-be member of the tour’s crew who stated that…
Can education be entertainment?
Muse give fans the first taste of their new album, and its obvious dubstep is receiving mixed responses.
Disc rental and online streaming service LOVEFiLM have made it possible for their subscribers to enjoy online film and television content in high definition. Today a selection of movies and television episodes were unveiled in the HD format, with more to apparently follow soon. Many of the films currently available in HD are from the…