| ⭐⭐✨ | ‘Brat’ was a cultural phenomenon at the time of its release. You know that, I know that. Even the would-be president of the U.S at the time was being branded with the endearing title. It was something that resembled a form of monoculture, which in today’s splintered internet age is a genuineContinueContinue reading “No college try: Charli XCX – Wuthering Heights *SOUNDTRACK REVIEW*”
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The gift that keeps on giving: Converge – Love Is Not Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Massachusetts metalcore masterminds Converge have made it their mission over the last 30 odd years to construct loud rock that genuinely shakes the planet. Their impact on heavy music cannot be understated. Their breakthrough 2001 LP ‘Jane Doe’ has become a benchmark for raging hardcore and metal music. Bannon’s banshee-like shrieks enhanceContinueContinue reading “The gift that keeps on giving: Converge – Love Is Not Enough *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Picking up where they left off: By Storm – My Ghosts Go Ghost *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Injury Reserve looked destined to elevate themselves to alternative hip-hop legend status in the mid to late-2010’s. They had one of the best streaks of releases of any group or artist at the time, rivalling contemporaries like Brockhampton with more than half the members. ‘Live From The Dentist Office’, ‘Floss’, their ‘DriveContinueContinue reading “Picking up where they left off: By Storm – My Ghosts Go Ghost *ALBUM REVIEW*”
An industrial thrill-ride: Mandy, Indiana – URGH *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | Your first impression of Mandy, Indiana’s sophomore album ‘URGH’ will either make or break your experience. Given industrial music’s mini-resurgence in recent years, particularly thanks to bands like Model/Actriz and Fat Dog making it cool to get sweaty and abrasive again, it should come as no shock that Mandy, Indiana have aContinueContinue reading “An industrial thrill-ride: Mandy, Indiana – URGH *ALBUM REVIEW*”
A strong send-off: J. Cole – The Fall-Off *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Rarely do rappers see the kind of longevity that has been afforded to an artist like J. Cole. His career trajectory is an interesting case study when you actually observe his overall output. Landing on the underground scene back in 2011 with a promising mixtape, Cole showed hunger, and an inclination towardsContinueContinue reading “A strong send-off: J. Cole – The Fall-Off *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Midsumma Pride Festival: Dead Mum Cabaret | THEATRE REVIEW
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | There are two things that are absolutely certain in this life: death… and theatre! Approaching death as a subject in a show, especially a live show, seems to be as confronting as the actual idea of death itself. It happens to all of us, whether it’s you or me, or someone weContinueContinue reading “Midsumma Pride Festival: Dead Mum Cabaret | THEATRE REVIEW”
A bland assemblage: Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐✨ | Joyce Manor have been making albums for 16 years. That’s 16 years of needing to sit down, jam out ideas and thoughts, structure them into songs, place them into a tracklist, and release it into the world. That’s 16 years of needing to spin mostly boilerplate power pop and emo cuts intoContinueContinue reading “A bland assemblage: Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar *ALBUM REVIEW*”
A rumination: 1812 Centrestage’s Short Shorts 2026 | THEATRE REVIEW
♥️ The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created or destroyed. It is only converted or transferred. In times of personal change, or loss, or any kind of flux, I find this principle to be incredibly comforting. Sure, it usually applies more to physics and engineering theory, but there is alsoContinueContinue reading “A rumination: 1812 Centrestage’s Short Shorts 2026 | THEATRE REVIEW”
The path less travelled: Xiu Xiu – Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu *ALBUM REVIEW*
| ⭐⭐⭐✨ | Covers. Renditions of beloved gems in the popular music canon. Covers come in all shapes and sizes. Some exceed their source material in the eyes and ears of the public (Hurt by Johnny Cash versus the OG Nine Inch Nails version). Some are very faithful takes, and some show the original inContinueContinue reading “The path less travelled: Xiu Xiu – Xiu Mutha Fuckin’ Xiu *ALBUM REVIEW*”
Paracosm’s Blackpill: REDUX | THEATRE REVIEW
| ⭐⭐⭐⭐ | It’s a never-ending story. Romantically disenfranchised men with deep insecurity and misplaced anger channel their own shortcomings, perceived or real, into an ideology that projects their lack of personal success onto the women that use their agency to decide for themselves. The excuses are always the same too. They don’t know whatContinueContinue reading “Paracosm’s Blackpill: REDUX | THEATRE REVIEW”
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