Sometimes you can’t beat a gig in an intimate setting – we offer a guide to the best independent venues near you

Hollywood just can’t get enough of repeat depictions of the destruction of mankind. After so many attempts to wipe out humankind, you think they’d change the formula.

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1995 was a heady time in British music, with Oasis and Blur stealing the headlines – but it was also the first time a band called Mogwai rehearsed together

Le Thug’s new track and accompanying video is a heady cocktail of drones, shoegaze and skateboarding. We spoke to ‘synthist’ and ‘laptopee’ Dann McColgan

Each Monday, film fan and champion of the downtrodden Jordan Sims picks out an overlooked gem – and gives them the spotlight they so dearly deserve. This week, it’s the turn of 2005 supernatural thriller Constantine. Here are five unconventional reasons why it’s an underrated classic. 1. It’s a ‘Keanu Reeves’ style of action movie […]

We understand you have to suspend your disbelief somewhat where films are concerned, but sometimes movie science is just laughably bad

60s cinema was a time of dashing heroes, classic blockbusters and cool counter-culture flicks. It was also a golden age for memorable scores

A comedy night has just kicked off at The Stand Comedy Club that aims to put satirical comedy in the shop window. But is it worth buying into?