The Greatest Play in the History of the World
Does it live up to its claim?
Your Union is Standing Firm
A tale of failed delivery (and I’m not talking about MacDuff). Maybe an early abortion would’ve been kinder.
Is It Art if Everybody Hates It?
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But what if there is a universal concensus that an artist’s product is bad? Does aesthetic value mean nothing? Laura Casas attempts to unravel this conundrum...
Amelie: A Warm Hug in this Cruel World
Despite being a Broadway flop, Amelie charms and stuns on the London stage by re-igniting some of the Parisian charm from the original movie
War Horse: A Year Later
Last year, I was lucky enough to watch War Horse at the National Theatre, its return to the original National Theatre venue a celebration of the centenary of Armistice Day.I loved it so much the first time that I grabbed a different friend the next evening and ended up
The Wind of Heaven: From Bethlehem to Blestin
3.5 stars The greatest objection to God has always been emotional. While it is true that the debate over divine non-presence is clothed in the mild-breathed language of logicism and rationality, what stirs in us feeling enough to slacken faith and scorn perdition is the atrociousness of evil and
How Computers Took our Music Away
Following the brief histories of jazz and rock, Felix now takes a look at the history of electronic music
FKA Twigs - Live
4.5 stars FKA twigs’ gig didn’t start until 9:30, by which point a large portion of the audience frustrated, having waited for over 2 hours. The curtains raised bit by bit, riling the crowd further. “This show had better be good” muttered someone behind me, thankfully, it
Amnioverse: A Perfect Album Listening Experience
4.5 stars I don’t think I’d be offending anyone by saying that most listeners of electronic music focus more on singles than albums. When you listen to Hybrid Minds or Bicep you normally wouldn’t play the whole album start to finish. However, there are electronic albums
Hip Hop: The Genre Of The Decade
Music Editor and Hip Hop Soc President Asad Raja consulted with his society and rated the best albums of the decade
A Brief History of Jazz
This week, to celebrate Felix’s anniversary, the music editors take us through the history of popular genres, starting with jazz
1/3 analogue, 1/3 digital, 1/3 nature: Dominik Eulberg
5 stars Dominik Eulberg, the 41-year-old recluse birdwatcher, who happens to also make some of the best German techno, says that he feels drawn to the animalistic aspects of the genre. The sweating, the entranced dancing, the rapture when the crescendo lifts your feet off the ground. He brought all