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Words: Tom Pilkington Images: Tyler Whiting Bradley Taylor and M. L. Walsh's Big Gay Poetry Night goes all out for a queer, costumed Halloween fever dream of spoken-word, comedy, music, magic, and of course, odes to the The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which is evidently near and dear to the hearts of both the performers and the audience. Everyone here looks fabulous; a great mix of outfits and interpretations. We begin the night with the time warp - obviously?! From the get-g

Words & Images by Tom Pilkington Friday night, and for the first time in what feels like forever, I'm back in my hometown of Birmingham...

Edit (24/05/25) - Since the end of 2022, I have listened to more albums released that year, and can confirm that there are certain...

Here it is! Over the last twelve months, I have listened to 30 different albums that were released in 2021. This is my ranking from my...

Beabadoobee's first LP displays a tempting concoction of revived 90s rock and acoustic bedroom pop. Fake It Flowers explodes on to the...