Today's Picks
- The best small independent venues in the UK
- The Libertines to headline T in the Park
- Mortdecai – 60 second review
- 10 of the best coffee shops in Manchester
- 10 of the best independent boutiques in Edinburgh
- Why rebooting Zoolander is a bad idea
- tUnE-yArDs: Merrill Garbus on pop, violence and trying not to 'get it right'
- 7 hideous nu metal anthems we all thought were awesome
- 18 stunning food and drink destinations in Yorkshire
Inspiring Women Rockers
Do something useful with your 90s obsession and discover ten women who make for great music role models
Greatest 60s Soundtracks
Sixties cinema was a time of dashing heroes, classic blockbusters and cool counter-culture flicks. It was also a golden age for bold, memorable scores
Bad Movie Science
Science deals in facts. Movies deal in fantasy. Getting the two to mix well is a fine tight-rope that a lot of films have completely fallen off...
Independent Venue Week
From interviews to comprehensive guides, we celebrate the finest small gig venues up and down the country
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Whitby Museum Jan-Dec, Tue-Sun 9.30am-4.30pm, last adm 4pm, Bank Hol Mons 9.30am-4.30pm, last adm 4pm, closed Dec 22-Jan 2
Whitby Museum, Whitby
Collection adjoining the municipal art gallery which explores the history of the town through archaeological finds, fossils, paintings,...
Norma Waterson, Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy And Saul Rose Feb 9 & 10, 7.30pm
Whitby Coliseum, Whitby
The long-established singers and their accompanying musicians perform traditional and contemporary folk. There will be different support acts...
Kitty Bridges' Book of Tunes Feb 28, 7.30pm
La Rosa Hotel, Whitby
A collaboration between Common Ground and musicians Paul Baldwin and Moira Clark from upbeat, fierce folk band Over...
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English Heritage: Wheeldale Roman Road Jan 1-Dec 31, Mon-Sun dawn-dusk
English Heritage: Wheeldale Roman Road, Whitby
A mile-long stretch of enigmatic ancient road, probably Roman but possibly later or earlier, amid wild and beautiful...
Roisin Ban Apr 18, 8pm-11pm
The White Hart Inn, Saltburn-by-the-Sea
Blistering Trad Irish /Celtic music and song from this exciting new five piece band playing fiddle, flute, button...
Here's the Sam Smith / Tom Petty mashup you were waiting for
A YouTube user called envanligfjant has used audio editing software to splice the two songs together, which only... Read more...
How Twitter reacted to the all-female Ghostbusters cast
We already knew it was going to be an all-female affair, but today we got the official casting... Read more...
Fantastic Four's trailer tone is all wrong
A first look trailer for the Fantastic Four reboot has arrived online – but the straight-faced approach fails... Read more...
Chris Pratt as Indiana Jones, anyone?
The report that Chris Pratt is now favourite to play Indiana Jones in Disney’s planned revival of the... Read more...
12 box office flops that were actually great
They deserved better! Here are 12 fantastic films – cult classics, and under-appreciated gems – that completely flopped... Read more...
Venue memories: The Boileroom, Guildford
To mark the second annual Independent Venue Week, we asked Dom Frazer of The Boileroom in Guildford to... Read more...
Londoners: Win a meal for 4 at Turtle Bay plus Empire Cinema tickets
Win tickets to the Empire Cinema, and dinner and drinks for you and three friends at the hottest... Read more...
Rebekah takes to the decks for Jackhammer
For more than a decade, Jackhammer has been bringing many of the biggest names on the global house... Read more...
Why early access is disastrous for gaming
News that the standalone version of DayZ has sold 3 million copies should not be met with applause.... Read more...
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The Libertines are the first headline act confirmed for @Tinthepark http://t.co/X5xZhl8nD4 #TinthePark #TITP2015 http://t.co/UV9rjtbaQO
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Sleater-Kinney to play 6 Music Festival in Tyneside
The North East has been chosen to host this year’s BBC 6 Music Festival, with Sleater-Kinney set to... Read more...
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Mortdecai: 'probably the least funny comedy you'll see all year' http://t.co/tauPuzOZnn #Mortdecai #film http://t.co/H8m6Y9z1Hz
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.@tuneyards on pop, creativity, trying hard not to ‘get it right’ http://t.co/A5wQyNfgUo #tuneyards http://t.co/NNOknvtRIL
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No more Blue Steel! Why rebooting #Zoolander is a bad idea http://t.co/v76HECkIS8 #RebootMania http://t.co/ss68hL8uzQ
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