Film-wise, theatrical release of the month goes to 'Attack The Block', while the choice DVD from May has to be 'The King's Speech'. All those and more are below...
ALBUM REVIEWS: (ratings out of 10)
STREAM: Fleet Foxes - Montezuma by Bella Union
Fleet Foxes - 'Helplessness Blues' // Rajan Lakhani // 9.0 (ALBUM OF THE MONTH)
EMA - 'Past Life Martyred Saints' // Simon Opie // 9.0
Wild Beasts - 'Smother' // Emily Solan // 8.5
Crooked Mountain, Crooked Sea - 'What's There To Write About?' // Simon Opie // 8.0
Tennis - 'Cape Dory' // Rajan Lakhani // 7.5
Miles Kane - 'Colour Of The Trap' // Emily Solan // 7.5
Thurston Moore - 'Demolished Thoughts' // Simon Opie // 7.0
LIVE MUSIC REVIEWS:
Thomas Tantrum live at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen // Saam Das
Camden Crawl (Saturday 30 April '11) // Saam Das
Camden Crawl (Sunday 1 May '11) // Saam Das
The Great Escape festival // Saam Das
Tribes live at Independent // Emily Solan
THEATRICAL REVIEWS:
'Attack The Block' // Saam Das // 8.0 (FILM OF THE MONTH)
'Heartbeats' // Paul Dean // 6.5
'Hanna' // Ced Yuen // 5.5
Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides' // Ced Yuen // 4.5
DVD REVIEWS:
'The King's Speech' // Saam Das // 9.0 (released on May 9)
'Black Swan' // Ced Yuen // 8.5 (May 16)
'Upside Down: The Creation Records Story' // Saam Das // 7.5 (May 9)
'Tangled' // Saam Das // 7.0 (May 23)
'The Dilemma' // Saam Das // 5.5 (May 30)
'The Walking Dead' (Season 1) // Jake Tobin (May 16)
TV REVIEWS:
'Psychoville' Series Two: Episode One + Episode Two + Episode Three // Saam Das
'Doctor Who' Series Six: 'Day Of The Moon' + 'The Curse Of The Black Spot' + 'The Doctor's Wife' + 'The Rebel Flesh' + 'The Almost People' // Saam Das
Click to read the monthly round up for April.
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