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Daily Review music writer Jacob Robinson and photographer Alison Martyn were there last weekend There is no more famous or important festival in music than Glastonbury. The festival is not only the biggest in the world, it is also the most storied. Casting an eye across the festival’s history is to gaze on the history of contemporary
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The idea of a finale is antithetical to the very construct of a TV show. Unlike some other forms of storytelling, TV shows are designed to be able to rumble on week after week, year after year, for as long as the network needs them to go on for. Historically, they were made to be
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Game of Thrones is undoubtedly the biggest show in the world. And this week it is also undoubtedly the most controversial. Daenerys Targaryen’s decision to ignore the surrender of King’s Landing and instead go on a brutal rampage of destruction with her dragon has ignited the show’s fan base. Waves of hate mail have been
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Fire and Blood – the Targaryen family words are as much a warning as they are of a description of their close ties to dragons. For the first time in a long time, the citizens of Westeros were reminded of the true horror that implies. After eight seasons of set-up, ‘The Bells’ finally delivered upon
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What comes next? While those watching Game of Thrones may be waited with bated breath for each new hour or so, for the characters time marches on regardless. Despite conquering their greatest supernatural enemy, they still need to clear the bodies from the fields, tend to their wounds and revel in their victory. After fighting for
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For the entire length of Game of Thrones, it has been the Night King and the White Walkers who have been presented as the overarching true villains of the piece. For eight seasons we’ve had it drummed into us that the battle against the dead was really all that mattered. The very first scene of
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Jacob Robinson continues his look back at the albums of this decade. See his Albums of 2010 and 2011 HERE alt-J – An Awesome Wave Few bands step as effortlessly to the pointy end of the music world as alt-J. Like any other UK alternative rock band with arty pretensions, they were hailed upon the release
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Some people watch Game of Thrones purely for the swords, sex and dragons, others for the political manoeuvring, character interplay and dense themes. Most fall somewhere in between, but for those who are of the latter persuasion, this was as good as Game of Thrones gets. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was a delight from
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Finally, it is here. The excitement around this season premiere has been more akin to a sporting final rather than a TV show. Viewing parties have sprung up like weeds, while some workplaces are even running screenings at work to try and negate workers taking GoT sickies. While plenty of other big budget dramas and fantasy epics
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Bon iver – bon iver It seems almost impossible to mention Bon Iver without recounting the story behind his debut album, 2007’s For Emma, Forever Ago. Following the break-up of his band and long-term relationship, man retreats to the woods alone and writes and records an entire album alone. The mythology of the album almost seemed to
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