Just Jim : Film Review
By Stephen Mayne @finalreel Craig Roberts was not even 20 when the lead role in Richard Ayoade’s Submarine (2010) thrust him into a very indie kind of fame. It’s that same film that runs through the spine of Just Jim, a dark coming-of-age comedy that serves as a credible, if patchy directing and writing debut for the still only 24 year old. After a sojourn in Hollywood - minor roles in 2014 comedies Bad Neighbours and 22 Jump Street -...
Review: Rammstein – In Amerika
By Richard Broome (@richbroome_tog) I am sat in a rather intimate, underground screening room at the British Film Institution. Drinks are flowing, the atmosphere is positive. The head of Spinefarm records stands up and makes a short introductory speech to get the eager audience whipped up for what is sure to be a special screening. This is Rammstein, after all. Expect the unexpected (and singed eyebrows). He sits down, the lights dim and the screen turns black. A single red...
A migrant’s story? A refugee’s story? They are both the same
By Ben Morris On a London street a few months ago, I got chatting to a girl from Gaza City named Nour Nafez. Last summer, the offices which housed her brother’s media company, were destroyed by the Israeli Defence Force. Following the destruction of his livelihood, Sajed left his homeland, family and friends to forge a new life in Europe. This is his story. Sajed Nafez lived close to the Islamic University of Gaza, where he had read social studies. He...
Beer of the Week – BrewDog Dead Pony Club Pale Ale
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 3.8% ABV Brewed: Ellon, Scotland Tired of a market dominated by industrially brewed Lagers and Ales, the team behind BrewDog set up the world’s first crowd-funded brewery in 2007. Now operating from a site in Ellon, just north of Aberdeen, a community of over 14,500 investors owns the business, with shares in the brewery still available. And what’s more, the brewery that’s made for the people, by the people is still constantly striving...
Sun Club Share New Track ‘Summer Feet’
More summer vibes now from Baltimore's Sun Club with their new track 'Summer Feet'. The song sets the stage ahead of the release of their Debut LP The Dongo Durango on 30th October. If Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys got in a time machine to present day and formed a supergroup with FIDLAR (on an upper day) it would probably sound something like this. Sun Club are are also streaming a live session of previously heard track 'Tropicoller Lease' which looks like an...
Heck (FKA Baby Godzilla) Are Back With Wretched New Track ‘The Breakers’
Their monstrous moniker may have been removed but the monster within remains, if Heck's nuts new track 'Breakers' is anything to go by. Have a listen below. According to the band, the song covers some pretty emotionally-turbulent subject matter. “Some things are better left at peace,” explains singer/guitarist Matt Reynolds. “When posed with a second chance we are teased by the inherent futility of it all. The underlying trust issues never leave and the all-consuming paranoia perpetually pulls each part...
An Idiot’s Adventures In Gameland – Steve McNeil
17: All Change! (Wed 23rd September 2015) Well, what a difference a week makes, dear reader! The more astute amongst you will have noticed that this article has moved from a Friday to a Wednesday and there’s a very good reason for that. Well, there’s a reason for that. Whether you think it’s a good one or not is entirely in your hands. Basically, I’ve had to juggle my workload as a result of some lovely new projects I’m involved...
Defining the essence of our new healthcare economy
By Max du Bois, Spencer du Bois The NHS identity is sixteen years old. Created in 1999, in a bid to improve recognition and accountability, it certainly has been a great success. But much has changed since then. For a start our healthcare has improved and moved on, and the current fundamental shift in the healthcare economy requires a different type of brand that performs in this brave new world. In fact we need to go beyond a logo and...
Restaurant Industry ‘Uberised’ with Bill Splitting App
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The restaurant industry is set to be ‘Uberised’ by a new app which offers customers a bill splitting option when booking a private chef at home. La Belle Assiette, an online marketplace that matches professional chefs to clients, has created the new feature after research found 79 per cent of English customers split the bill in restaurants. Customers can now pay only part of the bill when booking a chef, with menus priced ‘per guest’...