What We Become: DVD Review
By Leslie Byron Pitt There’s nothing worse than a film that goes through the motions. Even if a film is considered bad, it usually has something distinguishing about it. Something memorable. What We Become struggles with this for the simple fact that we’ve seen Zombie movies like this before, often with a more distinctive voice behind it. What We Become is a dime a dozen Zombie movie. One that only really stands out because it’s hard to think of another...
Review – Roots “We are the creation of the sweat of slaves stolen from their homes in chains”
When I was a kid growing up with a fascination for the storytelling and magic of the Cinema and also in particular television, I remember the impact, the entertainment and education some TV programmes had on me. Sesame Street, Star Trek, The Waltons, Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Top of the Popsand many more. Then one night our family sat down as we had many times before and watched a programme called 'Roots'. Our whole family sat in silence,...
Iechyd Da! Six Welsh Breweries To Watch For In 2017
St David’s Day this week and though it may not be showing in the skies above us quite yet, the official start of spring means there’s no better way to toast Wales’ patron saint than with a glass, or a few, of Welsh beer. Traditional breweries abound, of course, but Wales is noisily playing its own part in the craft beer renaissance, staking its claim on the demand for flavour-packed, inventive and exciting brews. Here’s Rob Eveleigh of craft beer bottle...
Up Your Breakfast Game
Breakfast is the most crucial meal of the day, and therefore you should not skip it no matter what. Apart from having breakfast, it is essential that you ensure that you eat a healthy meal that is balanced. There are various ways that you can fix your meal quickly if you are in a hurry. Therefore, always make sure that you take you to breakfast before you head to work, school or wherever you are planning on going. This meal...
Arctangent Adds 38 Bands to Summer Line-Up
In recent years, ArcTanGent has built a reputation for itself as THE emerging UK rock festival, both putting on exclusive performances from exceptional, worldwide artists and supporting new, exciting talent. This morning, 10 newly announced bands were exclusively revealed and discussed on the Thats Not Metal Podcast, with 28 further acts now also be revealed. The 10 bands announced through Thats Not Metal, are:God Is An Astronaut (playing their only UK show of 2017)BorisTTNGDefeaterFuture of the LeftsleepmakeswavesListenerThe Number Twelve Looks Like YouDevil Sold His Souland Tall Ships...
Xenia Rubinos Announces UK and Euro Dates
We're a big fan of Xenia Rubinos at TLE Music. Maybe it's her blend of soulful R n B and noisy avante garde weirdness that hooks us in, or her easy Brooklyn cool. Maybe it's because our hair is receeding. Regardless, we're excited that Xenia is heading back to UK shores. In the last year, The Guardian have tipped Xenia as One To Watch, Sunday Times as their Breaking Act, Pitchfork gave her LP 8.0, The Telegraph dedicated a full page to...
Yorkshire hosts first ever wooden cask beer festival
Castleford in Yorkshire will be the first host of WoodFest - a weekend festival celebrating beers served from traditional wooden casks. The 2017 SPBW WoodFest is set to run from Thursday 6th to Saturday 8th July at the Horse and Jockey pub which is home to the first brewery to have a wooden mash tun installed for the purpose of brewing since 1914. As more brewers and publicans revert back to the traditional use of wooden casks the festival will look...
Beer-loving pals complete the world’s longest pub crawl
Two beer-loving pals raised a glass today on visiting a record-breaking 20,000 PUBS on the world's longest pub crawl. Peter Hill, 60, and John Drew, 62, said cheers as they marked their incredible milestone having visited a boozer every week for the last 33 YEARS. The pair started the venture in 1984 with Peter's dad, Joe, after the gang became bored with going to the same pub every week. When the Black Country Ale Tairsters started a pint cost 64p,...
Watch – Slim pickings! Man opens bag of Waitrose crisps containing just ONE crisp
A Waitrose customer was stunned when they opened a packet of own-brand “calorie control” crisps – and there was just ONE inside. A low calorie packet is one thing, but one crisp in the entire back is surely not right. Helen Abbott, 47, had ordered her weekly shop through delivery service Ocado but thought the six-pack LoveLife chips felt a bit light. The mum-of-two was so sick of receiving under-filled packets she asked her son, Sam, 21, to open it...