Category Archive: Reviews

Microsoft Impresses at E3 but Leaves a Sour Price Tag of £429

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When Xbox One was announced, it went badly. Very badly. Numerous montages emphasised the fact that Microsoft had failed to really talk about the one thing that really matters for a games console.… Continue reading

Reading & Leeds Festival 2012 Review (from Leeds)

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The first thing I notice is the over-whelming smell of mud. Around me, thousands and thousands of people are carting crates of beer, tents, sleeping bags, and the knowledge that they will not… Continue reading

Mallorca Rocks Review by Oli Katz, (Founder of Watch the Hype, watchthehype.tumblr.com)

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  Two weeks ago I was in Mallorca, getting some rays, checking out the local colour and also attending one the islands biggest gigs, Mallorca Rocks. Hosted in Mallorca Rocks Hotel in Magaluf,… Continue reading

The Big Sleep (1939) – Raymond Chandler review by Dev Tucker

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Within his first novel, Raymond Chandler established the trademarks that were to see him through a steady twenty years of writing. A master of plotting – double-cross, triple-cross, red herrings, blind alleys, character… Continue reading

The Age of Stupid

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I watched a film the other day called ‘The Age of Stupid’.  If you haven’t done already, I suggest you watch it by any means necessary.  If you have Netflix, then you can… Continue reading

Bombay Bicycle Club – De Montfort Hall

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The last time I saw Bombay Bicycle Club (BBC) had been at Glastonbury 2011, as you may or may not remember from my Glastonbury review.  At this gig, they introduced new songs that… Continue reading