by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 27, 2016 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
I downloaded Tidal apprehensively. I’d seen the hype and knew I’d experience something both visually stimulating and musically mediocre but tried to keep an open mind. The first shot of Beyoncé with cornrows and a fur jacket looking down with graffiti...
by Ngaio Anyia | Mar 8, 2016 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
There are 3 clashes from Red Bull this year in Bristol, Manchester and London – but in my opinion Bristol got the best teams (admittedly London’s teams haven’t been announced yet…but our line-ups hard to beat!) We had: Butterz Sound Team...
by Ngaio Anyia | May 5, 2015 | Culture, Reviews, Theatre
Do we still need religion? That’s the question that was asked when I went to Mass. Now this wasn’t any normal kind of Mass…. I assume normal Mass doesn’t have a pyre of Otis Reading and Aretha Franklin and kick off with free cider. If it did I...
by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 27, 2015 | Culture, Reviews, Theatre
Here’s a question. When does a habit turn into an addiction? If you have a couple of glasses of wine in the evening does that make you an alcoholic? Followed by a couple of painkillers in the morning before work, are you an addict? Abulations is a play based on...
by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 20, 2015 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
Last month I went to see George The Poet at Start The Bus but before I write about the show let me just give you a bit of background. I’ve been following George’s career for a hot minute. Like most, the first I heard from him was ‘My City’...
by Ngaio Anyia | Apr 11, 2015 | Culture, Music Reviews, Reviews
So yeah, D’Angelo happened. I don’t mind admitting that I was late to D’Angelo. Obviously I’d heard Brown Sugar and Lady but I didn’t actually get to album listening levels until maybe 2012? But when I knew, I knew. D’Angelo...