Strictly Ballroom at Theatre Royal Plymouth Review
Transformed from Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 romantic comedy; this musical adaptation of Strictly Ballroom brings toe-tapping jukebox classics and combines these with a talented crew of cast and creatives, that any fan of Strictly Come Dancing will truly adore. Directed by...
The tragic story of Juice WRLD – Two years on
A recent HBO documentary shows the American rapper’ life prior to his sudden death which was filled with anxiety, drug use and depression. The documentary shows the struggles of the Chicago rapper’ life but the sheer music talent he had. The ability to freestyle on...
PLAYBOI CARTI: WHOLE LOTTA RED (ALBUM REVIEW) | ONE YEAR ON
It has been just over a year since Jordan Carter, or better known as Playboi Carti dropped his highly anticipated second album ‘WHOLE LOTTA RED’, but how has the project aged throughout 2021 into 2022? Executively produced by Kanye West, fans were certainly eager to...
How COVID19 affected the life of an online music producer.
An investigation into How COVID19 affected the life of an online music producer. By James Larkin Tim or Omito Beats, born in Canada has been making music from a young age, and has acquired over 100,000 YouTube subscribers, worked with Nike, and has been selling music...
Just Say You Don’t Care – ALBUM REVIEW
Ottawa native Shermer Cuba Paul, AKA Night Lovell released his latest project ‘Just Say You Don’t Care’ this month. The 14-track album consists of the gloomy, dark sound his fans have become accustom to since his debut album ‘Concept Vague’ back in 2014. The...
The 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Backlash
2021s Rock and Roll hall of fame marks the most diverse group of genres in the organisation’s history. To be eligible for induction into the rock and roll hall of fame an artist needs to have recorded music for at least 25 years before they are nominated. In the...
Operation Amazonia – Empower, Collaborate, Unify
French Heavy metal band Gojira are ”calling for unity.” After the astounding release of the single ‘Amazonia’ Gojira announced ‘Operation Amazonia. Operation Amazonia is an attempt at finding the best way to help the indigenous people...
15 Not Fair – Injustice in Iran
Heavy metal music to many is about expressing oneself and, as a platform, allows anyone to express how they feel in any way they please. However, in few countries, Metal as a genre is banned, either for its sometimes-blasphemous content, or for how it can affect the...
Hope…
HOPE… it’s all we have This morning, as usual, I ventured out on my morning walk so the dog and I could both have our daily exercise. Once again it’s yet another dull, dank and drizzly February day, with nothing much to look forward...
Brockhampton: A Comeback From Controversy
To detail Brockhampton’s anticipated return in 2021, I, Ryan McCabe, discuss how the band’s history could affect the success of their new album on release: https://sites.marjon.ac.uk/doughnut/files/2021/01/Brockhampton.m4a...
Christmas Lights
Ten years ago, on this very day, I did something really quite exciting! My friend and I got up at silly-o-clock to catch the early Mega Bus from Plymouth to London. I remember the sun didn’t even show itself until we’d been travelling for at least two hours, and the...
Peppytones – how are they keeping busy?
The low-down on Toby before Peppytones….. As a small boy Toby loved music and, born into a family of musicians, you could say music has always been his destiny. Once he’d passed through a Thomas the Tank engine obsession, I remember him singing along in the car...
