When you’re sitting down to watch a one woman show written by Jonathan Harvey with original music from Pet Shop Boys, and when the one woman in question is Frances Barber, expectations are bound to be high. Mine, at least, were stratospheric and, thankfully, Musik did not disappoint. Barber, as the Continue Reading
Oh yes we did! We’ve only gone and despatched Steven Smith to the south coast to check out the Pavilion Theatre’s star-studded panto, Cinderella. If you can’t afford West End theatre prices this Christmas and live close enough to get to the seaside town of Worthing, why not treat yourself to a camp day or Continue Reading
With a runtime of less than eight minutes, The Son of Raw’s To Catch a Butterfly succeeds in highlighting some seriously weighty issues. Mental health, cruelty and revenge are all addressed in this atmospheric tale of two brothers yomping across the Yorkshire moors. Dan Wilson, Chris Wild and Nick Page deliver Continue Reading
I’ve never been a fan of sharing food, which is why the thought of going out in a crowd for tapas or meze fills me with terror. It’s not the food itself – I love it and am happy to indulge when there are no more than four of us – Continue Reading
DRUMROLL PUH-LEAZE! Hot on the heels of his intimate tête-à-tête with disco punk four-piece Bugeye, Rob Harkavy’s back with his review of the band’s latest release, Electric. In an age of autotune, soft-porn music videos and the Cowellification of much of the music industry, we at OutNews Global like to champion Continue Reading
If you’re unfamiliar with the band Bugeye, we humbly suggest that you get to know them asafp. OutNews Global has been blasting out their back catalogue for the past week, so Rob Harkavy went along to find out more with vocalist Angela answering all his probing questions. Rob Harkavy: Hello Bugeye. Can Continue Reading
If you know and love good music, you’ll probably already know that the new EP from Rookes is due for release on Friday 8th November. And if you didn’t know, you do now. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed EP The Game & The River, Rookes’ latest offering – Liminal – Continue Reading
Virgin EMI / Universal Music Group (UMG) today announced the release of “This Is How (We Want You To Get High)”, a previously unheard and unreleased song from George Michael. The track, which was recorded during George’s final studio sessions, is his first original material to be shared for seven years. This Is How (We Want You to Get High) is a Continue Reading
Rob Harkavy reviews Mother of Him starring Tracy-Ann Oberman at the Park Theatre, Finsbury Park, London. Cinema is the go-to medium for portraying a sense of menace; unexpected edits, creepy music and unsettling lighting can transform the most innocuous of scenes into anything from the mildly discombobulating to hide-behind-the-sofa terrifying. Theatre – Continue Reading
It’s officially London Fashion Week, and while you impatiently wait for this year’s London Queer Fashion Show – which will take place on Friday the 20th – let us introduce you to Krypt. Fashion and nightclubs make for some pretty classic combos. Think of Studio 54 and its 1970’s disco scene, Continue Reading