Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs The Climate
Global warming is a myth invented by the left-wing in order to bring down the foundations of modern capitalism. Famous Bolsheviks like Barack Obama, David Cameron and a surfeit of climate scientists -...
View ArticleMusical Places in Unusual Spaces
In a couple of weeks, ANIMA, an eight-piece classical chamber ensemble, is premiering one of my pieces. The performance will take place 42ft underground in the Brunel tunnel shaft in London. It is...
View ArticleChilean Art of Civil Disobedience: Review From V&A, London
The Disobedient Objects exhibition is on display at the Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, London, until 1st February 2015. It narrates at least one hundred years of world history to remind us...
View ArticleFive Tips for Getting Glastonbury Tickets
How did we get to Glastonbury-ticket-buying time of year already? It seems like only yesterday I was stumbling off-site, exhausted but with the biggest grin on my face after five days spent at my most...
View ArticleThe X Factor 2014 Bootcamp Show Two
Friday night saw Cheryl picking her six girls for judges houses, to say it was like a rollercoaster is an understatement. In fact I think a rollercoaster is less stressful. Thankfully though, Team...
View ArticleTouring the Globe As 'King Lear', Joseph Marcell Talks 'Fresh Prince',...
Shakespeare wasn't kidding when he wrote "all the world's a stage." The Shakespeare's Globe Theatre current production of King Lear hits New York University's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts...
View ArticleAccessible Festivals: Reading 2014
I love music. I always have. I remember singing lyrics to songs age 3. Music reminds me of past times, it's part of my identity and it brings me close to other music lovers. This year wasn't my first...
View ArticleYou've Either Got or You Haven't Got Style
As the latest incarnation (the twelfth) of Doctor Who, Peter Capaldi seems to have divided opinion. Some find him too grumpy. Some reckon he's too old. Some don't consider him attractive enough. Some...
View ArticleThe X Factor 2014 Bootcamp Show Three
We have reached the final countdown of bootcamp 2014. What a nervy and exhausting weekend....and that's just me. Last night, Team Midas lost Geoff Mull but Ben Haenow gave us a truly memorable...
View ArticleChasing Shadows on DVD - A Chat With Alex Kingston
I'm really bored of serial killer thrillers. If you'll excuse the pun, I think they've been done to death. When I found out ITV were releasing a DVD of their new drama series Chasing Shadows, I rolled...
View Article'Cilla' Review: Episode 3 - Loss And Lessons In Downbeat Finale Starring...
After all the music and mayhem of last week's episode, it was time, finally, to get down to business, with Cilla revealing the steely backbone behind all that carrot-top hair and Liverpudlian charm....
View ArticleHolly Willoughby Gives Birth To Baby Boy: ‘This Morning' Presenter Welcomes...
Holly Willoughby has given birth to her third child, and taken to Twitter to share the happy news with fans and reveal her son's name. The ‘This Morning’ presenter began her maternity leave just over a...
View ArticleKatie Price To Renew Her Wedding Vows To Cheating Husband Kieran Hayler 'This...
Katie Price is obviously a lot more forgiving than we thought after she revealed she intends to renew her wedding vows to her cheating husband, Kieran Hayler. Katie announced that she was planning to...
View ArticleKimberley Walsh: 'Cheryl Cole Visited Me Within An Hour Of Giving Birth But...
Kimberley Walsh has revealed that Cheryl Cole and her husband Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini visited her in hospital within an hour of her giving birth to her first child, Bobby Jay, earlier this...
View ArticleLynda Bellingham's Husband: 'Losing Her Is Going To Create The Biggest Hole...
The husband of cancer-stricken actress Lynda Bellingham has spoken for the first time about her impending death, saying he doesn't know how he is going to cope without her. Michael Pattemore has spoken...
View Article‘Hollyoaks' Spoiler: Ziggy And Tegan Stranded As Hostage Situation Develops...
Things are about to turn nasty in ‘Hollyoaks’, when the students taking part in a charity fundraiser are caught up in one of newcomer Big Bob’s heists. The villain, who met Trevor in prison, takes...
View ArticleMusic and the Arts Should Not Be Relegated in Our Children's Lives
On Tuesday, Nicky Morgan, the newly appointed secretary of state, will outline her vision for education. I'm eager to hear her speech, as I am keen to learn how she plans to tackle the squeeze on music...
View ArticleMaroon 5 Video For 'Animals' Stars Adam Levine As Butcher Stalking New Wife...
Adam Levine and his new bride have found a bizarre, some might think, way of celebrating their marital bliss - appearing together in a Maroon 5 video in which Adam gets to stalk his wife. Hmmm... The...
View ArticleThe Rise of Like
I recently shot a music video for a song called War of Words by the very talented Ella on the Run. If you like catchy electro, check out Ella's earlier track, Golden Boys. Ella on the Run - Golden Boys...
View Article‘EastEnders' Spoiler: Rape Storyline Photos Show Linda Shocked After Dean's...
Next week’s ‘EastEnders’ sees Linda Carter left visibly shaken after Dean Wicks’ shock attack. Viewers have seen Dean growing closer to Linda in recent weeks, after initially showing an interest in...
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