Review: The Weeknd – Echoes Of Silence
The final instalment in Abel Tesfaye’s lurid trilogy of albums sees further progression away from the semi-uplifting sound of House Of Balloons, through the gritty electronica based Thursday and pushes us down further and further into a far more disturbing place entirely. Echoes of Silence may well be Tesfaye’s best work yet; the production is seamless, the … Read more
A Day In The Life Of Southampton
A woman, her husband, their son and their daughter are shown to a table in the restaurant and are seated. It seems an unlikely choice for the foursome; the middle class nuclear family with two young children so similar in size they could be twins seem to stick out starkly against the warm friendly decor … Read more
Fake It ‘Til You Make It or Made It ‘Cause You Faked It? A look at Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Ray. The name is reminiscent of old school Hollywood stars; glamorous ladies lounging around smoking cigarettes and combing through their curls, elegant arms outstretched, endless poise. This is pretty handy really, seeing as this is just the thing that Lizzy Grant was going for when she, after several attempts at cultivating a career … Read more
Profile: Hayley Mary (The Jezabels)
‘Softly spoken,’ ‘relaxed’ and ‘ambivalent’ are not words you would tend to use when describing Australia’s latest indie offering The Jezabels, but that is how frontwoman Hayley Mary comes across when she is not onstage. She leans back on the sofa, playing with the cuffs of her hoody and smiles at me, apologising for some confusion that … Read more
I Went to New York & All You Got Was This Stupid Blog Post
I’d heard the stories. I’d heard tales from people who have already been, “You’re not going to believe how big everything is! You’re not! You can’t imagine it!” I’d had the recommendations on where to visit, where to eat, what to do, but what I really gathered from others’ excitable chatter about their time in … Read more
