In case you needed another reason to love Shannon Purser, she's just opened up to the public about her sexuality and it's been a huge help to thousands of her fans. She's bisexual - and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th September 2018
Machine Gun Kelly has bravely taken on his rap rival Eminem after the latter dissed him in his song 'Not Alike', taken from his recently dropped surprise album 'Kamikaze'. The pair have always had a...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th September 2018
Last week, Aretha Franklin fans gathered in their thousands to mourn their loss during the live broadcast of her funeral. But some were left with a bitter taste in their mouth afterwards that had nothing...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd September 2018
U2 fans in Germany were left hearbroken when the band were forced to cut short their show over the weekend, when frontman Bono found himself suddenly struck down with vocal problems. He's since made a...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd September 2018
Richard Hammond found himself in serious danger during the summer holidays, but this time surprisingly not from a vehicular collision. The TV presenter was burgled while he and his family slept on vacation in France,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 3rd September 2018
It's hard to believe that it's 2018 and Hollywood still occasionally struggles to produce culturally diverse films to represent people of all backgrounds. On the other hand, the last decade - and in particular the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st September 2018
For most people, it will have been a long time since they last heard the name The Gun Club, but this week we celebrate the anniversary of the release of their innovative debut album 'Fire...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 31st August 2018
Bradley Cooper's hugely anticipated directorial debut 'A Star Is Born' is less than a month away, but it couldn't come quick enough now that the official soundtrack has been released, featuring 17 original songs and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31st August 2018
David Lynch fans will recoil at such a notion, but it seems the BBC are planning to revisit 'The Elephant Man' with a remake starring Charlie Heaton more than thirty years after the Academy Award...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th August 2018
Three months after the latest 'Star Wars' anthology film, 'Solo', fans are already starting to get seriously excited about the eagerly awaited finale of the sequel trilogy. 'Star Wars: Episode IX' is more than a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2018
Following the release of his forthcoming comedy 'A Rainy Day in New York', we may have to wait a while for another Woody Allen project. It seems that Hollywood has finally decided to take seriously...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th August 2018
Looks like South Korean pop artists are breaking records once again as K-Pop group BTS overtake Taylor Swift with the most-watched video in one day. 'Idol' has gained more than 45 million views on YouTube...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 29th August 2018
Liam Gallagher has found himself facing controversy of a type more serious than we've gotten used to from him recently. He's been accused of assaulting his girlfriend by a doorman at a London restaurant, though...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th August 2018
Despite the fact that Ed Sheeran was very open about his engagement to Cherry Seaborn, it seems he's managed to wed her without anyone realising this year. In a recent interview, he seemed to sheepishly...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th August 2018
It seems that roughly half the movies out there have been based on literary works - that's just the way it's always been. Books have been around for centuries longer than film and television, leaving...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th August 2018
It's been nine days since the legendary Queen of Soul passed away, leaving behind a legacy of some of the most astounding music in chart history. While Aretha Franklin may have had hits with 'R.E.S.P.E.C.T.'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 25th August 2018
It's something of a coincidence that an Aretha Franklin record is our Album of the Week. It so happens that her legendary 'Spirit in the Dark' was released exactly 48 years ago today via Atlantic...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 24th August 2018
Fans everywhere are wondering if they'll see the hugely anticipated 25th James Bond movie by the Fall of 2019 after all, as producers announce a huge shift in direction. Danny Boyle is no longer on...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd August 2018
This week, the epic trailer for forthcoming Netflix movie 'Outlaw King' dropped, reteaming Chris Pine with his 'Hell or High Water' director David Mackenzie. It's a similar premise to the classic historical tale 'Braveheart', but...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st August 2018
The 2018 MTV VMAs were finally handed out last night but rather than the event being a cause for celebration, many people are unhappy with how everything went down. From the winners to the speeches,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st August 2018
Sometimes acting on a movie gets way too real. Simulations can become real-life sitations - which can be both entertaining for the viewer and traumatic for the stars. Or just a big source of amusement...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th August 2018
Right now, Childish Gambino is the odds on favourite to win Video of the Year at the 2018 MTV VMAs for 'This Is America', after the strong political and cultural impact it made on pop...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th August 2018
Perhaps it's safe to say that vampires are well and truly out of fashion now. Most of us can't even think about 'Twilight' without cringing. And yet, their furry counter-parts - the humble werewolves -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th August 2018
After watching Ariana Grande and James Corden's beautiful rendition of 'Suddenly, Seymour' on Carpool Karaoke' and their musical theatre version of 'Titanic' on the 'Late Late Show', we're feeling the Broadway vibes. So here are...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 18th August 2018
This week we're revisiting the stellar third album from Toronto roots rock group The Band. 'Stage Fright' was released on this day in 1970 via Capitol Records, during what you might call the golden years...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 17th August 2018
It's been a long time coming, but Ariana Grande finally showed up on James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' this week and provided possibly the best harmonies we've ever heard on the 'Late Late Show' segment. They...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 16th August 2018
Ruby Rose has deactivated her social media accounts after receiving backlash over being appointed to play Batwoman in a forthcoming new series. Apparently, she's neither gay enough nor Jewish enough to play the role -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th August 2018
It's been a while, but Kanye West's return to television was as informative and honest as we could have expected. Going on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' wasn't something his team thought was a great idea at...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th August 2018
No-one can live forever, but some people's legacies are set in stone. Aretha Franklin is thought to be living her final days on this Earth, though her loving family are staying by her bedside to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th August 2018
For some reason, sharks are a magnet for terrible movies; some incidently, others deliberately so. After 1975, there have been very few good aquatic horror flicks, which is why when 'The Meg' was announced, we...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th August 2018
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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