Friday, May 23, 2025

Culture

Review of JACK – ’Gas-lit showstoppers, intrigue, and murder’

Jack The Ripper is arguably the most famous killer of the Victorian era. There is a fanatical fascination with his case. He is a true crime podcaster’s dream: no...

September 5: Journalism drama doesn’t question the facts enough

Set during the 1972 Munich Olympics, Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 tracks the ABC Sports...

Periodisation and the problem of now

Periodisation is the act of dividing literature into eras like Romanticism, Modernism, or Postmodernism...

Review: Death of a Salesman – ‘The Inside of His Head’

To review Tiptoe Productions’ staging of Death of a Salesman, I must first contextualise...

Review: Black Keys – Turn Blue

Daniel Sperrin is impressed by the new directions The Black Keys have travelled in for their new album

Where are they now: Crazy Town

A group that managed to be loud, annoying, and orange simultaneously

Review: Echo & The Bunnymen – Meteorites

The New Wave veterans' first studio album since 2009 is a dark but reflective one

Review: Cher Lloyd – Sorry I’m Late

Cher Lloyd's back with a vengeance, and with none of the ASDA bling from her X-Factor days

Review: Hercules & Love Affair – The Feast of The Broken

Helen Thomas is tapping her toes with delight at this the New York-based DJ's latest effort

Interview: Dirty Beaches

Cherwell Music chats to Alex Hungtai of Dirty Beaches about leather jackets and living life

Where Are They Now: Vengaboys

In our regular feature, Helen Thomas explains that Vengaboys' latest efforts are more terrifying than titillating

Review: John Powell – How To Train Your Dragon 2

Stephen Bradshaw reviews the soundtrack to the latest Viking Hollywood invasion

Review: Jack White – Lazaretto

Jack White's new album struggles to escape the eclipse of his current personal problems

Review: Kasabian – 48:13

Kasabian's latest effort is nothing earth shattering, but inoffensive nonetheless

Review: Mametz

Bethan Roberts finds National Theatre Wales' latest production to be a moving and innovative look at one of the key battles of the First World War

Live Review: Schola Cantorum

Tom Stafford reviews the latest concert from Oxford's top chamber choir.

Best of Cherwell etc. TT14

Cherwell rounds up the best of this term's creative output

Cherwell Festival Guide II- Reading and Leeds

Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.

Cherwell Festival Guide I – Bestival

Unfortunately, Cherwell Music cannot literally hold your hand as you drunkenly stumble around a cider tent somewhere in the home counties to the sound of a thrash metal Mumford & Sons tribute act. But we can guide you through the highs and lows of the British festival season, and help you to separate your Glastonbury from your Glamorgan & District Annual Cub Scout Jamboree.

Cherwell’s #1 Summer Playlist

It's that time of year again, and as always, Cherwell has you fully prepared (although you may want to invest in an umbrella).

Review: Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco is a saccharine mess of a film that is utterly unengaging in every respect

Review: Maleficent

Anna Corderoy finds this a confused effort that doesn't really know what it wants to achieve

Think on your sins, the apocalypse is nigh!

Since the Cold War, we've been blaming ourselves for the end of the world, observes Luke Barratt

Top 3… Cliffhangers

Emma Simpson lists three jaw-dropping conclusions

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