Review

Album review: Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth

Album review: Skunk Anansie – The Painful Truth

There are bands who mellow with age, and then there’s Skunk Anansie, who refuse to, managing to be perhaps the last vestige of actual ‘Britrock’ (NOT BRITPOP thank you Oasis). Their new album, The Painful Truth, continues that defiant streak. …read more

Game review: Blue Prince

Game review: Blue Prince

Blue Prince arrives like a soft whisper you don’t expect to carry weight—or hours—only to find it hauls you into the labyrinthine depths of Mt. Holly’s puzzle-infested heart, and refuses to let go. Blue Prince is surprising, clever, and utterly compelling …read more

Product review: Audiolab 6000A MKII

Product review: Audiolab 6000A MKII

The original 6000A was one of those amps that quietly won people over. Solid, musical, and priced sensibly, it became a bit of a staple in budget‑conscious hi‑fi systems. The Mk2 version doesn’t rip that formula up, but it does …read more

Film review: Together

Film review: Together

Just when you think you’ve seen it all in horror, here comes a film in which the trailer shows you an extreme closeup of two people, face to face, their eyelids fusing together by the lashes. That brief image was …read more

Film review: The Naked Gun (2025)

Film review: The Naked Gun (2025)

  The Naked Gun returns! Still arrestingly funny, it’s reloading slapstick for a new generation and proving parody is far from dead. There was an era of film making which gave us some genuinely funny films that have since vanished. …read more

Film review: Weapons

Film review: Weapons

There’s been buzz about Weapons for a while, hard to miss if you’re even remotely horror-adjacent. But does it live up to the hype? 2025 has been a cracking year for horror so far. I thought we’d peaked with Sinners …read more

Product review: Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G

Product review: Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G

Accomplished with all types of music, the Monitor Audio Gold 300 6G speakers make the ideal choice for rediscovering your entire music collection. Often in our shop, when we’re demoing a setup that incorporates speakers, we’ll remind our customer of …read more

Product review: Arcam A25

Product review: Arcam A25

The A25 is Arcam’s premium offering in the Radia range. It’s a pleasure on both the ears and eyes, and it’s clear sonically and visually that meticulous attention has been paid to the finer details of the design to ensure …read more