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How To Become A Beer Geek

Thinking of becoming a beer geek? Mark Dredge's new book 'Craft Beer World' can help you do just that.

Oliver Kenyon

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David Bowie's The Next Day & Why Looking Back Is The Way Forward

The most interesting moments in current culture are looking back, and nobody does that better than The Thin White Duke...

2 Comments Phil Teer

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Bioshock Infinite: Lavish, Spectacular, Brilliant

Compelling characters, great storytelling and a razor-sharp subtext are top priority in a title that will restore your faith in video games.

James Gates

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The Voice Series 2, Episode 1: Like A Cat Presenting A Pigeon Carcass

'Are we gonna have some fun tonight? Screamed Jessie J' Doubtful love, very doubtful...

6 Gareth Dimelow

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Doctor Who Series 7, Episode 7: Step Into My Snogbox

The Doctor finally returns, can the mysterious Clara measure up to the Ponds?

3 Daniel Lambert

RECENT Reviews

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Tomb Raider: When It's Not Holding Your Hand, Lara Croft's Return Is Brilliant

Lara Croft is back, and she's brought an army of quick time events with her. Thankfully, they don't completely spoil her return to the gaming wor...

Samuel Horti

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Searching For Sugarman: How To Find A Musical Enigma

Sixto Rodriguez is a name unfamiliar to most, but this documentary which recently won an Oscar tells his remarkable story in truly eloquent terms...

9 Jack Crook

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Top Film Tip's Best Films On TV This Week

This weeks television features two servings of De Niro, whilst Polanski creates a modern masterpiece among the chaos of Nazi Poland.

4 Top Film Tip

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From War Poetry to Rob Da Bank: Best Books for the Bog

An offering of the best short reads for when nature calls.

David Hillier

The Secrets of Bath: A Resident's Guide To The Spa Town

Like most beautiful cities, it’s all too easy to get sucked into the well-oiled tourist traps Bath has set. The Thermae Spa, Pump Rooms, Abbey… All great, but what you need are some insider tips from a man born and raised on spa water…

4 Comments Fabio Zucchelli

Wii U: A Distant Second To Your Mobile...For Now

The Nintendo Wii changed everything. Its follow-up has potential but for now you're better off playing Angry Birds....

1 Comment Tom Law

Irvine Welsh on Django Unchained

One of the greatest modern novelists reviews the latest film from one of the greatest modern directors...

16 Comments Irvine Welsh

Hello Again, Spaceboy

Ziggy Stardust? The Thin White Duke? Major Tom? Sure, they’re OK if you like that sort of thing. But anyone looki...

7 Comments Matt Potter

2012: The Year That Food Went Mad

Once upon a time, food was a simple matter. Sweet was sweet, savoury was savoury and never the twain shall meet. La...

1 Comment Jon Wilde

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Tablet Wars: Microsoft's Surface Takes On Apple's iPad

Microsoft's release of the Surface sees the technology giant in an unfamiliar underdog position. How does their product fare against Apple's iPad...

2 Luke Cope

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The Unfettered Joys of Trashy TV

The Christmas break is great. You can catch up on books you've forgotten to read or relax with the family, but for maximum pleasure you can't bea...

4 Paul Madill

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David Bowie Is Back, "Where Are We Now?"

Ten years after his last album, the greatest pop star of the twentieth century has released his best song since 'Ashes to Ashes'. It's a triumpha...

5 Jim Shelley

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Painkiller Hell & Damnation Is Big, Bold, And Utterly Pointless

Following the recent trend of asking for money for slapping fancy textures on top of an old game, developers have tried to make Painkiller, the 2...

0 Samuel Horti

Dishonored: The Epic Violence Isn't For Everyone

Lauded by many as game of the year, Dishonored does still have its flaws- namely dodgy AI and a design style unsuited to straight-to-the-point gamers.

1 Comment Samuel Horti

ParaNorman Reviewed: A Dark, Funny Homage To All That's Great About Horror

From the team behind Coraline comes ParaNorman, the story of a boy who can talk to the dead and his hometown which ...

3 Comments Harry Harris

Wii U Reviewed: How Nintendo Are Turning Innovation Into Stagnation

Nintendo used to be the king of consoles, but with the Wii U their focus has firmly shifted from great gaming to gi...

25 Comments Tom Law

Patti Smith Live At 65: Still The Loudest Voice In The Room

Raucous, uproarious and downright glorious, Patti Smith still has the raw exuberance of youth which makes her live ...

1 Comment Jim Shelley

Dragons Den 2012 Week Two: Introducing The World's First "Pentrepreneur"

This week’s trip to the den found the dragons in an unforgiving mood, reluctant to splash their cash on just any ...

1 Comment Andy Dawson

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Dredd Reviewed: What It Lacks In Narrative Depth, It Makes Up For In Brutal Action

The team behind Dredd took a big gamble by keeping the certificate at 18, but it's one that has paid off. Violent, visceral and high-octane actio...

2 Lee Curtis

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The XX - Coexist Reviewed: "A More Intimate And Mature Affair"

The Mercury-prize winners scored a smash with their eponymous debut album; is their follow-up an extension of the measured atmospherics of that f...

Adam Steiner

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The Hunger Games - DVD and Blu-Ray Review

This ‘teenocalypse’ film may be derivative but it’s still an often engaging (and bloody) piece of work

1 Laurence Boyce

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Karine Polwart's Traces: All Hail Britain's Finest Songwriter

Scottish songstress Karine Polwart has returned with an album of beautifully written contemporary ballads that position her right at the top of t...

1 Harry Harris

Brave Reviewed: Pixar's Return To Their Toy Story Pomp

Brave is by no means vintage Pixar, eschewing many of the recurring themes from their previous work. However, it's ...

4 Comments Harry Harris

Detachment Reviewed: American History X Director Comes Up Short

With American History X, British director Tony Kaye went for the jugular and held us firmly in his grasp. With his ...

Lee Curtis

Ted Reviewed: Macfarlane Proves He's The King Of Crude

Seth Macfarlane makes his long awaited feature film debut. It's rude, crude, and bloody hilarious, exactly what you...

7 Comments Laurence Boyce

Going Vertical - The Shortboard Revolution Reviewed

Once this hot weather subsides you'll be forced to accept the bleak reality that is a British summer. Alternatively...

1 Comment Rowan Chernin

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The Dark Knight Rises Reviewed: The Legend Ends, But Not As We'd Hoped

The waiting is over, the hype reached fever pitch, the expectation levels higher than on any other film in recent memory. The verdict? Alas, The Dark Knight Rises just doesn't stand up to the previous two...

10 Joe Viglione

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The Return Of The June Brides

Singer/songwriter Phil Wilson made a comeback in 2010 and now he's back with his original band, 80s jangle popsters The June Brides with a new single...

2 Keith Wildman

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Rock of Ages: The Crack-Addled Offspring Of Spinal Tap & Wayne's World

If Spinal Tap & Wayne's World were burly men and they sodomised High School Musical, an innocent teenage girl, on a cocktail of whiskey, crack and Methadrone, Rock of Ages would be the spawn of their hedonistic union...

3 Amber Paradine

50 Shades Of Grey: Mummy Porn Meets Rom Vom

Move over Twilight, the success of Fifty Shades Of Grey has raised the bar for nauseating romance "novels". Here's ...

23 Comments Bethia Stone

Look Out For Summer Camp: The Beautiful Band Who Play In Crypts

Andrew Willis and his "Sunderland bred cohort" check out Summer Camp in the depths of Guildford's Crypt Bar. Turns ...

Andrew Willis

Rammstein's Liebe Ist Für Alle Da

Rammstein? It's like this. If you like quiet, gentle music then you probably won't like this band who reference war...

12 Comments John Robb

Album Review: Kasabian – Velociraptor!

Meet Kasabian 2.0: a band looking to become something more than just rock'n'roll punch-out artists...

10 Comments Gary Evans