April 22, 2010 in Features by Mark Rowden :: 1 Comment »
This is how most controversial comedy works – individuals distance themselves from the true horror of the reality of the situation (i.e rape, paedophilia, racism), choosing not to dwell too heavily for fear of looking like they’re...
March 31, 2010 in Live Reviews, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
It’s 3pm on a Saturday afternoon; any person in their right mind would, at this very moment, be preparing for another edition of Gillette soccer Saturday, awaiting Chris Kamara’s baffled ‘It’s Unbelievable, Jeff!’ as Fulham go 1-0 down away from...
March 11, 2010 in Features by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
Occasionally, however, it's possible for performers to genuinely engulf the audience in their art: Stefan Golaszewski, one-quarter of BBC4's comedy 'Cowards', recently ended a two week run at the Bush theatre with his excellent pair of short stories about love...
March 6, 2010 in Blog by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8546696.stm
Regarding how we'd pay for them: why don't we divert funds from BBC3 their way? BBC3 provides the same style of original programming as you find on commercial channels - Snog, Marry, Avoid, for example, isn't awful, but...
January 26, 2010 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
Let's take a look at the evidence (if we can put aside the looming pop behemoths of the Jonas Brothers and Bon Jovi for a second): Ted Leo and the Pharmacists' evergreen punk-rock, the melodramatic over-earnestness of Thursday and My...
January 13, 2010 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
Armed with little but their debut album and some winsome bravado, vocalist Justin Pierre and company reeled off their set to a mostly apathetic crowd, finishing with then-single 'The Future Freaks Me Out'. Some ears were perked by that finale,...
January 10, 2010 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 2 Comments »
Songwriters and producers previously content to stay in the background now decide to take centre-stage for themselves (step forward Lady GaGa, Mark Ronson and Kanye West) and those who sit it out make a name for themselves out of cut...
December 17, 2009 in Live Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
Considering the colossal 02 Academy is about a ten minute walk away, the Windmill may be a more adequate reflection of London's most ill-reputed borough than its counterpart: hidden away and out of public consciousness.
Tonight, however,...
November 23, 2009 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
She wallows in it, of course, like Mark E Smith flounders in his pigswill of snarky bile, flinging it at all and sundry. .
November 8, 2009 in Album Reviews, Rating, Reviews by Mark Rowden :: 0 Comments
It was the singular sound of bi-polar paranoia, Bemis candidly addressing issues of love and social status with a no-punches-pulled attitude.
Depravity quickly became the watchword for the band: the most well-known track from the album - Wow, I...
