Arts

Despite my best efforts, it’s stupidly difficult to believe that Joanne Stefani Germanotta was ever in the position of being dropped from a record label. “It just wasn’t working for…

Animal Collective @ Concorde 2, 15 Jan It’s a cold, windy January night and the approach to Concorde 2 is scattered with small clusters of punters, wrapped up tightly in…

I’m sitting in the basement of the Soho Hotel, having chosen to sit in a huge red leather chair, opposed to the huge cow hide one I could have sat…

Review: Defiance, 15, 137 mins. Director: Edward Zwick Starring: Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell The story of Defiance is a remarkable one, and the fact that it’s true only serves to…

Review: Seven Pounds, 12a, 123 mins. Director: Gabriele Muccino Starring: Will Smith,Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson Seven Pounds is a thought provoking film, though it may not capture you entirely whilst…

Anyone who read the The Badger ‘Review of the Year’ at the end of last term will know that I had tipped Franz Ferdinand – back with a new album…

Review: Slumdog Millionaire, 15, 120 mins. Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoo, Irfan Khan, Madur Mittal Looking at his CV, Danny Boyle hasn’t been the most typical of…

During the two years that have passed since she released her debut album, Alright, Still, Lilly Allen has been repeatedly and relentlessly plastered on the glossy and not-so-glossy pages of…

I think it’s quite safe to say you have to be a special sort of person to embrace Morrissey and, dare I say it, become a disciple. Sure, anyone can…

Now that the ‘Christmas Hits’ CD has been packed safely away to gather dust for another year, it’s that time again to look ahead to 2009 and start getting excited…

There seems to be a bit of a remake mania in 2009. Not only is Hitchcock’s The Birds being redone, but Ridley Scott is revisiting the Robin Hood classic, this…

Review: Valkyrie, 12A, 120 mins Director: Bryan Singer Starring: Tom Cruise, Bill Nighy, Kenneth Brannagh Tom Wilkinson, Eddie Izzard Valkyrie tells the story of the 1944 German attempt to over…

If nothing else, XX Teens certainly possess an impressive knack to make one feel as though they’re single-handedly leading music journalism into ruin. A bunch of comedians in disguise, it’s…

Review: Australia, 12A, 165 mins Director: Baz Lurhman Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman You may have read, heard, or seen reviews of Australia which make it out to be a…

With “that speech” by Kate Winslet recently becoming the stuff of national debate, The Reader has certainly had its fair share of publicity this new year. Adapted from the novel…

The debut EP from Liverpudlian quartet, Hudson Fall (myspace.com/hudsonfall) has so far garnered praise from Sir Paul McCartney.

I’m From Barcelona @ Concorde2, 26 November The Scandinavians have a reputation for being the most depressive people of Europe; an unfair stereotype based on the 28 members of Swedish…

After recently rediscovering my enjoyment of the likes of Ugly Duckling, De La Soul and Jurassic 5, I was eager to give this funky compilation a good listen.

An amazing night was always guaranteed when I saw Alice Russell would be playing Komedia with backing from the Jack Baker Trio. And as she charged on stage and leaped…

Secret Cinema’s latest project, the seductively named Secret Cinema, premiered in Brighton last month with a fantastic night of entertainment and immersion in the form of the 44th best comedy…