The Con, Canadian duo Tegan and Sara’s fifth studio album, is an album I grew up with; as a 9-year-old, it opened me up to a whole new point of view that I had never experienced before. My mum did a good job of playing me the likes of Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and The […]
Amy Winehouse
Album Review: Sam Smith – The Thrill Of It All
Four Grammys, three years and two BRIT awards after his debut, In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith has triumphantly returned with his highly anticipated sophomore record, The Thrill of It All, which has topped the UK and US charts just a week after its release. As disclosed in his New York Times interview, Smith is […]
This is the Age: Interview with Tom Grennan
Last week I was lucky enough to have a quick chat with Tom Grennan, a Bedford-born singer songwriter who was thrust into the spotlight after featuring on the Chase and Status song ‘All Goes Wrong’. Despite being a little tired from a photoshoot earlier that day and a gig he’d played the night before, he […]
A photo too far?
Earlier this month, Cathriona White’s funeral was held in Co Tiperary, Ireland. Pall bearers carried her coffin into the ceremony, through the crowd of her loved ones. Reading this, you might be wondering who I’m talking about, and why I know what her funeral looked like. The reason is that Cathriona White was, to quote […]
Review: AMY
The release of AMY has given the masses an insight into the chaotic life of the prolific jazz singer. As it illustrates Amy’s dislike for the limelight, Ciara Sutton tells us why this documentary is heading straight back to black. When I heard that Asif Kapadia was making a documentary on Amy Winehouse, I […]