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Game review: Life Is Strange

Game review: Life Is Strange

Life Is Strange is a game that needs to be played rather than read about, I’ll try my best to explain but it’s difficult when the game is almost all spoilers! Originally released as episodic content through 2015, Life Is …read more

Film review: Spotlight

Film review: Spotlight

Spotlight charts the true story of how the investigative unit of The Boston Globe uncovered the widespread and systemic abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests in the Boston area. After a year-long investigation, the first of numerous newspaper reports was …read more

Album review: Tindersticks – The Waiting Room

Album review: Tindersticks – The Waiting Room

With their roots in Nottingham (as Asphalt Ribbons) before locating to London and becoming Tindersticks, this is a group that feels like it’s the independent music scene’s best-kept secret of the last 25 years… They don’t have a typically indie …read more

Product preview: Sony PS-HX500

Product preview: Sony PS-HX500

Announced at CES 2016, the PS-HX500 will be Sony’s go to turntable for spring 2016 onwards. This is no ordinary turntable, as well as offering amazing vinyl sound, it also boasts the ability to convert your records into Hi-Res audio files. For …read more

Film review: Dad’s Army

Film review: Dad’s Army

It’s 1944 and the Home Guard platoon of Walmington-on-Sea are on full alert as there is a German spy in their midst and they have to catch him! The original TV series ran for 80 episodes from 1968 to 1977 …read more

Product Review: Pioneer XDP100R

Product Review: Pioneer XDP100R

As I’ve said time and time again Hi-Res audio is the way of the future, especially when it comes to portable players, and listening to your favourite song as it was intended to sound makes so much sense it almost …read more

Album Review: Suede – Night Thoughts

Album Review: Suede – Night Thoughts

Night Thoughts is Suede’s 7th album, and the second since they returned with their previous album, Bloodsports, two years ago. Recorded mainly in Brussels (and also in London) and featuring a full string section, the album is very cinematic in …read more

Product review: KEF T-Series speakers

Product review: KEF T-Series speakers

No strangers to forward-thinking and innovative design work, speaker-manufacturer KEF has just released a range of super-thin speakers for those with serious space issues but are unwilling to compromise on top quality sound. Let’s take a look at the ‘T’ …read more

Film review: The 5th Wave

Film review: The 5th Wave

I should mention first that I have not read the 2013 book by Rick Yancey on which this film is based. This is a review of the film on its own merits and not a judge of how successful a …read more

Film review: The Big Short

Film review: The Big Short

Written by the author of Moneyball and from the director of Anchorman, The Big Short tackles the true story of the financial crisis. But does it follow in Wolf of Wall Street’s footsteps or is it all together more serious? …read more