THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
An autumnal harvest of new releases by Circuit Des Yeux, Dark Mark Vs Skeleton Joe, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, John Carpenter (with son and godson) and the Melvins.
Sarah Bowdidge
WOLF ALICE | LIVE REVIEW
To encourage people to return to live gigs, Music Venue Trust and The National Lottery's Revive Live Tour saw Wolf Alice playing select small UK venues including Sin City in Swansea.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
From a post-Atwood dystopian novel, to a snazzy hardback history of wildlife photography, to the latest from TV's Richard Osman, to some brief thoughts on spaghetti, to comedian Phil Wang on racial identity... we get this week's books column.
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
A week of marquee releases including Manic Street Preachers album number 14 and a bumper-sized Metallica reissue/tribute album package. Plus Elvis Costello is redone in Spanish and there's comebacks from Martina Topley-Bird and Saint Etienne.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Punk rock tour diaries, Black Mirror-esque speculative fiction, thoughts on cultural and racial dividing lines in Britain, photographs from Troubles-era Northern Ireland, and a couple who encounter uncanny situations when they travel to adopt a child.
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
Murderous thrillers, Russian historical fiction, a perfume-scented journey to 19th-century Edinburgh, explorations of identity and belonging, and a graphic novel devised by Line Of Duty's main brain.
THE FULFILMENT OF ILL-CONCEIVED DESIGNS | OPERA REVIEW
Sarah Bowdidge reviews a new animated online opera created during lockdown with the help of Royal Welsh College graduates.
ZIP WORLD TOWER | FEATURE
The day of my visit to Zip World Tower – in Rhigos near Aberdare, and the newest site of Wales’ Zip World franchise – I was terrified. I had done …
RAMBERT: ROOMS | STAGE REVIEW
RAMBERT: ROOMS | STAGE REVIEW Livestreamed from Rambert Home Studio, Sat 10 Apr Dance theatre has never been so exciting, and impactful. With a cast of 16 actors, Rooms …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE THE ECHO WIFE Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton) What would you do if you had an exact replica of yourself in front …
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW ALBUMS REVIEWED | FEATURE A.A. WILLIAMS Songs From Isolation (Bella Union) A.A. Williams’ recent online cover versions are now collected on Songs From Isolation. It …
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE
THIS WEEK’S NEW BOOKS REVIEWED | FEATURE A BRIGHT RAY OF DARKNESS Ethan Hawke (Penguin) For those of us of a certain age, Ethan Hawke will forever be the …