Entertainment

If you go to the Horror section of your local bookstore today, you won’t find books by Stephen King, Mary Shelley or HP Lovecraft; instead, you’ll find a stack of newspapers from the past couple of years. Okay, that’s not quite true—let’s just call it an alternative fact—but it may as well be. Because with Trump, Brexit, the refugee crisis, and the rising tides of rightwing populism, nationalism, racism, sexism, homophobia and xenophobia, the real world has become so nightmarish...

Continuing on as normal yesterday felt bizarre. I was at work near St Paul's when one of my colleagues first floated that some alleged…something, some horrible thing, might be happening outside the Houses of Parliament. It was 2:50pm. We spent the rest of the day in a contemplative blur; heads down, keeping up with the news, quietly sharing new information as the afternoon's events unfolded. I left work and went to the theatre with my friend. We talked about the...

Maybe it's something to do with the arrival of spring, but March has been pretty chill compared to the big releases of January and February. This month's playlist is all about dream pop, bedroom rock and the softer side of R&B. Kicking us off is Frank Ocean, our cover star this month, returning with another Blonded slow jam in 'Chanel', which contains one of March's most infectious hooks. Elsewhere, the debut album from Jay Som dropped, providing a welcome cut...

Dualtone/Decca Records will release ‘CHUCK,’ the final album and first new recordings in nearly four decades by founding rock and roll legend Chuck Berry, who passed away last week at the age of 90, on 16th June.   Comprised of ten new recordings, eight of which were written by Berry, ‘CHUCK’ is his first new album since 1979’s ‘Rock It.’ It was recorded and produced by Berry in various studios around St. Louis and features his longtime hometown backing group...

By Jay Williams If you like your rock and roll straight up, no chaser, then you’re probably already well acquainted with Blackberry Smoke.  They’re for you if you’re into the real thing and by that I mean Little Feat, Led Zeppelin, Black Crowes, George Jones … Like most great bands, the Georgia-based five-piece are true road dogs and their stagecoach pulls into Blighty later this month (a few tickets for London Roundhouse on Tuesday 28th are still available HERE). Jay...

Believe it or not but there is really no trick in gambling without losing a penny. It is just about problem gamblers who are not capable of controlling their emotions as well as a stop at the right moment when it comes to different kinds of gambling. That’s why if are a problem gambler, it is important to look for help as gambling addiction is one of the most powerful ones. While some players have issues with quitting the game...

  Regardless of what people do, it’s in the human nature to believe in signs and be superstitious about the things that surround them. Naturally, this concept didn’t pass by such a popular sphere as gambling. You’ve probably seen in the movies how sometimes characters blow on the dice in order to get the lucky combination? That’s just one case. Today, when someone expresses the will to play slot at an online casino, first, they consider the factors defining whether...

A stunning scale-model of the Moon has gone on display to give star-gazers a chance to see it up close. The model - measuring 21 feet in diameter - uses NASA imagery at a sale of 1:500,000 to reveal amazing detail of its pitted surface. 'Museum of the Moon' has gone on display in the Great Hall of the University of Bristol where scientists there examined moon rocks from the first landings in 1969. Designed by artist Luke Jerram, members...

A week ago I found myself in the middle of a mad scramble. Bristol natives IDLES had just dropped their utterly disgusting debut album, Brutalism, and their show at the Moth Club in Hackney was utterly sold out, even to slow-poke press like me. I'd searched out their Facebook page, Twitter and their PR for a hot ticket - no joy. For people like me who were too slow off the mark on the IDLES hype train, there is hope yet....