Album Review: Lauren Mann – Dearestly
Don’t we all just love a good surprise! Lauren Mann’s latest album, Dearestly, popped up out of nowhere on Friday 8th and we couldn’t be more pleased. Almost three years ago,….
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Interview: Lights – Mantras On Life, Love and Music
With all the best qualities of her last two albums, Lights’ Little Machines is hearty electro-pop magic that takes you, quite literally, through a Portal to another dimension. Following the release….
Aston is Coming – Classical Band Kills It With Their Game of Thrones Tribute
Aston, a classical band from Sydney, Australia, have smashed it again with their latest musical cover of a fan favourite – the theme tune from Game of Thrones. Aston have….
‘The Lady Stripped Bare’ – TED Talk On The 3,276 Hours Women Spend ‘Grooming’
In a brilliant TED talk at TEDxSouthBankWomen, Australian journalist and media personality Tracey Spicer deconstructs (literally) the problem of how long women spend ‘grooming’. With female celebrities discarding their heels at….
If Syria’s Civil War Hit The UK – Save The Children’s ‘Shocking’ New Video
Save The Children have released a ‘second a day’ video interpretation of what it would be like to experience Syria’s devastating civil war here in the UK. Their tag line:….
Media Rallies For Gay Rights As Sochi 2014 Begins
If any reader has recently watched Channel 4’s Dispatches: Hunted, you will know that to be a gay person in Russia is to live in fear and secrecy – a sitting….
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Resigns and Anti-Protest Law Abolished
In an attempt to bring a peaceful resolution to the crisis in the Ukraine over the past few months, Ukraine’s Prime Minister, Mykola Azarov, has offered his resignation and the….
Men With Guns and Men With Ties – Syria and Geneva II
In March 2011, Syrians, both women and men, marched together against the Assad regime. Almost three years on and the Geneva II conference is currently underway; talks that intend to bring….
Do We Have To Choose Between the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics OR Gay Rights?
No, we don’t. Though Russia’s controversial anti-gay laws sparked huge calls for a boycotting of the Sochi 2014 Olympics, next month the games will kick off in Russia with all….
Confessions and a Heart Strain – Brand New Song From Madness and the Film
Madness and the Film, whose brilliant Scrapbook EP we reviewed a few weeks ago, have released a brand new song, ‘Confessions and a Heart Strain’, in what we hope is just….