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A perennial CLASH favourite – his album ‘Dawn Chorus’, amongst others, is simply sublime – he’s always sought to draw inspiration from multiple sources. New album ‘jg’ is out on October 16th, and it could be his broadest…
You could try recent arrival The Shards , executive-produced by Ryan Murphy and based on Bret Easton Ellis's bestselling novel. Set in 1980s Los Angeles, it follows privileged prep school seniors navigating identity…
Don't go in there! Girl, get out of the house! Guys, ignore that distress signal! But genre aficionados may find themselves falling a little bit in love with Bryan (Austin Abrams), the hapless de facto hero of the new…
It's been a relatively quiet few months for the character in the wake of an explosive year. After his affair with Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) was revealed during his wedding to Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty), his…
Are you on PC while your friends are spread across Xbox, PlayStation and Switch? If that sounds about right, here's what you need to know about cross-platform multiplayer in RS: Dragonwilds. Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds…
The new run of launch shows come ahead of the hit UK festival set to return to Brighton next May – running between May 12 and 15. It will play host to over 450 up-and-coming artists and hotly tipped talent across over 35…
At the beginning of his set, he spotted a familiar face in the crowd – one of his students. “I had to change my set very quickly when I saw them there,” he laughs. It became one of his more memorable performances. A…
Formed in 2021, the band began as a duo between Sebastian Kinsler and Ryan Walchonski before Lydia Slocum joined, as well as drummer Jake Kelley, each adding something distinctive to the project. Their third album…
The film opens with a performance of comeback single ‘Spike Island’. The song itself is a reinstatement of their core values ( “I exist to do this/Shouting and pointing” ) and the frontman is in full flight: all…
The second season of Axel Beach Mykonos , part of the Axel Hotels family, the first LGBTQ+ hotel chain in the world, confirms what was already evident when it opened last year: the island remains one of the top…