Prospect

February 10, 2012

Culture

Albums

CLOUD NOTHINGS

Following the release of brooding album opener ‘No Future/No Past’ at the end of last year, Cloud Nothings are gearing up for the release of their heavier, Steve Albini-produced album ‘Attack on Memory’ on February 6th.

Film of the month

The Iron Lady

Phyllida Lloyd's (MAMMA MIA!) biopic of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher features a career-crowning turn from Meryl Streep as the eponymous stateswoman.

Music Review: single

WIDEBOY GENERATION RELEASE NEW SINGLE "LOOTERS"

Wideboy Generation are Joe (vocals/guitar), Aid (bass/vocals) and Jamie (drums). They're 19, from the North London suburbs and have rocked over 150 live gigs in the past 12 months, putting in the slog that's got them labelled as the tightest new guitar band in Britain.


Games: News

'The Sims 3: Showtime' announced by EA

Based in a brand new area called Starlight Shores, the game adds new character traits and Lifetime Wishes, as well as the ability to build custom venues, which influences career progression.


TV & Radio Interviews

A Day in the Life of Alex James, radio presenter of Bauer’s In:Demand

You hear him every weekday evening on your radio, but what do you know about Alex James King of Cool? Student Times finds out all about him and his life as a DJ!


BBC News | Entertainment | UK Edition RSS

Joyce children's book sparks feud

A children's story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.

UK children are 'culture starved'

Millions of British children have never been to an art gallery, theatre or stage show, a study shows.

World Press Photo winner 2011

Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda wins the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.

Police recapture Madonna stalker

A man with "violent tendencies" convicted of stalking Madonna is recaptured a week after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, police say.