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Fables of the Reconstruction 25th Anniversary Edition by R.E.M. – Album Review
by Matt Callard It’s difficult to remember just how thrillingly odd R.E.M. were in 1985. Stipe, for a frontman, was ... -
Hawk by Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan – Album Review
by Matt Callard I never bought into the Nancy and Lee for the noughties thing. Belle and Sebastian member hooks ... -
The Suburbs by Arcade Fire – Album Review
by Matt Callard Third album – touchstone or tombstone? Having had greatness thrust upon them with justly-celebrated debut Funeral, only ... -
Record Collection by Mark Ronson – Album Review
by Matt Callard Ooh, it’s the It Guy. Credentials? Some hip-hop pedigree, multi-instrumentalist, decent ear for new talent, coupla Amy Winehouse-affiliated ... -
The Wants by The Phantom Band – Album Review
by Matt Callard Debut album Checkmate Savage has bubbled away very nicely since 2009. Initially picking up two-paragraph plaudits then ... -
Queens of the Stone Age (Remastered) by Queens of the Stone Age – Album Review
by Matt Callard A remastering for Queens of the Stone Age’s debut of riff-rock reinvention. Changes are too subtle for my ... -
Tomboy by Panda Bear – Album Review
by Matt Callard Animal Collective’s fearless expansion across eight dizzyingly creative albums towards their ‘Merriweather Post Pavillion’ commercial breakthrough did ... -
The King of Limbs by Radiohead – Album Review
by Matt Callard Whatever Radiohead do, they just can’t seem to shake off their Massive Worldwide Following. As one of ... -
Sideways (2004) – Film Review
Director: Alexander Payne Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen Certificate: 15 By Matt Callard As wine buffs go, ... -
A Single Man (2009) – Film Review
Director: Tom Ford Cast: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode Certificate: 12 By Matt Callard Another book-to-film adaptation and another ... -
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) – Film Review
Director: Travis Knight Voice Cast: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey Certificate: PG By Anel Blazevic Oregon’s Laika Studios have ... -
Curmudgeons (2016) – Film Review
Director: Danny DeVito Cast: David Margulies, Danny DeVito, Lucy DeVito by Jen Grimble In a world where visual mediums compete ...
