King Nun

King Nun really broke out in 2018, but with their latest album ‘Mass’ they’ve matured and really hit their stride. Label mates with the 1975, Japanese House and Wolf Alice, they’re in good company to get some serious traction. In October they played the LCR supporting the Struts, but as they’ll be back in the new year we decided to catch-up with them before they return.

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The Neutrinos & Birds of Hell

Dave Pearce Takes his 90's Dance Anthems to Norwich

Kate Tempest

We found out more from Kate Tempest ahead of her gig at Nick Rayns LCR on Friday 8th November

Snapped Ankles

After their critically acclaimed debut album, Snapped Ankles are back touring their brilliantly outlandish second LP....

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Live Reviews

The Wonder Stuff

It would appear that the word is indeed out, the Stuffies are still sounding quite brilliant and at the age of fifty three, I am not quite sure how Miles Hunt is still doing it live with so much energy

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GAFFA TAPE SANDY, HEX FRIENDS & SLEEMO

Tonight has been exhausting, in a good way. Three great bands playing to a young ... and passionate crowd. How could it get any better?

Boris + Arabrot

The music itself was full of stark, thunderous menace, counterpointed with moments of surprising delicacy. On occasion I was gobsmacked by the band’s symphonic ambitions; at other times I felt I was listening to little more than a cacophonous row.

The Neutrinos & Birds of Hell

Throughout the night, the mutual respect between the two bands becomes clear when they share the stage, feeding off each other’s energy and championing each other’s work. I went into this show with open eyes and ears and left feeling inspired

Kate Rusby

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Latest Competitions

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Album Reviews

Adrien Munden – The Truth is Weaponised

Dripping with melancholy, this is an astonishingly assured and mature work. In an age when we select rather than browse and skim rather than immerse, it’s such a pleasure to fall across an album of such substance.

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Killing Joke Album Cover

Find out more on the influence for Killing Joke Album

Pumarosa - Devastation

False Advertising - Brainfreeze

Emily Jane White - Immanent Fire

Thought-provoking, at times perhaps a little clichéd, but entirely relevant and altogether rather beautiful.

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Film Reviews

Little Women

Gerwig’s film gives enough evidence that a story like this needs to be retold to for each generation, finding something new in the pages every time.

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Motherless Brooklyn

Judy & Punch

Jojo Rabbit

This is about as wacky and off-beat as they go

Sorry We Missed You

It’s heart-breaking but it’s the truth. It’s not a film to enjoy with a soft drink and a large popcorn but it’s one of the most important movies of the year.....

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Arts

Graham Fellows discusses his new show, John Shuttleworth’s Back

"Sometimes I have to check myself and think whether John would really say something. I worry that John might be a Daily Mail reader who supports Brexit – I don’t think he is, but sometimes it’s tricky to come down one side or the other..."

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Glyndebourne - Rigoletto

After the sunshine and warmth of the previous night's 'L'elisir d'amore' the Glyndebourne Tour could not have provided more by way of contrast.

Glyndebourne - L'elisir d'AMORE pt. 1

Glyndebourne Tour in Norwich last night gave me the opportunity to immerse myself for two and a half hours in Italian operatic sunshine, whilst the rest of Norwich shivered in the dark and the cold outside.

Cinderella - Northern Ballet

Northern Ballet are always eagerly awaited visitors to the Theatre Royal, both for their full productions and for their wonderful child-friendly shows (they return in April 2020 with a special version of Little Red Riding Hood). We now have October 2020 to look forward to, and their return with an exciting new production – Merlin