High On Fire: Snakes For The Divine

Millions of years ago, the rules of evolution were simple: the biggest, angriest dinosaur wins.And with  Snakes For The Divine, High On Fire have evolved into Godzilla. Read more

HIM- “Sceamworks: Love In Theory And Practise”

HIM have had it hard over the years, when they released good albums and found success they were blasted by diehard metalheads (wrongly) for getting famous only due Bam Magera sported Heartagram tattoos, and when they faltered they were thrown to lions.

Despite this and the fact the last couple of albums have been below par they have become one of the biggest goth rock bands around, and with new L.P ‘Screamworks’ this looks like a good year to come. Read more

Good Evening New York City, From Paul McCartney

A solo career after a big band break up can be an Albatross around the neck of any musician. Ozzy is still the ex-Black Sabbath frontman even after 40 years, and more amazing still, Victoria Beckham is still Posh spice. Read more

High Voltage!

Electro God Numan takes Campus by Storm

It was a night that will live long in the memories of all that witnessed it. The pioneer of electronic music Gary Numan played to a packed-out Campus marking the eleventh show of his Pleasure Principle Tour 2009. Read more

Review: Aveda Straightening Gloss

As someone with unruly hair which often requires short of an hour straightening time, I was intrigued to test Aveda’s smooth infusion glossing straightener. Read more

MadWorld Review: Has Platinum Games Delivered the Gold?

With the addition of House of the Dead: Overkill to the Nintendo Wii’s library earlier this year it’s obvious that Nintendo are trying to broaden the collection of mature games available for their console. With a little help from their old nemesis, Sega, the Nintendo Wii welcomed MadWorld to its system, but has it stepped up to the marks? Read more

The Futureheads play charity acoustic gig at Independent

“Any chance of making it a little bit later mate? I’m running late” admits The Futureheads bass player and founder member, David ‘Jaff’ Craig when I ring him on Saturday afternoon. Read more

Evil becomes a Resident in Africa, but is it here to stay?

Resident Evil is one of the most popular and intense survival horror series to date. The earlier games of the franchise is renowned for its ungainly gameplay, pre-fixed camera angles and ridiculously predictable plot lines. Read more