Gear·Smartphones Samsung Note 8 SMARTPHONE PREVIEW August 25, 2017 Pat Pilcher The Samsung Note 8 is on fire! Metaphorically speaking, of course. PAT PILCHER gets burnt in the nicest possible way. Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings The Ones That Got Away #1 August 20, 2017 Gary Steel An occasional column in which GARY STEEL reviews a bunch of recordings that escaped his attention at the time of release, and finds them Read More
Gear·Smartphones Oppo A77 Smartphone REVIEW August 17, 2017 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER is mighty impressed with a mid-price smartphone that battles it out with the top echelon. $529 Read More
Uncategorized Microsoft Surface Laptop REVIEW August 10, 2017 Pat Pilcher The abilities of the Surface are more than skin deep, writes PAT PILCHER, who got to play with Microsoft’s latest laptop baby. $1699 Read More
Film & TV Twin Peaks – The Return TV REVIEW August 9, 2017 Toby Woollaston After 26 years the programme that revolutionized TV drama is back, and it’s utterly bonkers, but also utterly brilliant, writes TOBY WOOLLASTON. Read More
Film & TV Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets August 9, 2017 Andrew Johnstone There’s a lot wrong with Luc Besson’s over-the-top sci-fi film, but it’s far from a dunger, declares ANDREW JOHNSTONE. Read More
Amplifiers·Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision PrimaLuna Dialogue Premium HP Integrated Amplifier REVIEW August 8, 2017 Gary Steel GARY STEEL is falling in love with music all over again, and it’s taken a nifty valve amplifier to shoot love’s arrow. Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings Harry Styles – Harry Styles (Erskine/Columbia) ALBUM REVIEW July 26, 2017 Gary Steel One Erection, did you say? Oh, the guy from One Direction! Old fart GARY STEEL grapples manfully with the debut Harry Styles solo album. Read More
Uncategorized Samsung QE55Q8C QLED TV REVIEW July 26, 2017 Pat Pilcher PAT PILCHER gets to grapple with and finally watch the latest curved beauty from Samsung. Read More
Uncategorized HP Sprocket Photo Printer REVIEW July 22, 2017 Pat Pilcher A snappy wee photo printer that does its job with no ink? PAT PILCHER road-tests HP’s diminutive Sprocket. Read More
Film & TV Dunkirk FILM REVIEW July 22, 2017 Andrew Johnstone A war film that’s sort of not a war film, but sort of is, Dunkirk gets ANDREW JOHNSTONE’S conditional seal of approval. Read More
Amplifiers·Gear·Hi-Fi Arcam FMJ A29 Integrated Amplifier REVIEW July 21, 2017 Andrew Baker It’s an unassuming and nicely priced amp, but ANDREW BAKER is stoked with the sound and performance of Arcam’s FMJ A29 integrated amp. Read More
Uncategorized Bose SoundLink Revolve Bluetooth Speaker REVIEW July 19, 2017 Pat Pilcher It's pleasingly round, pliably rubbery, emits a circle of sound and packs quite a punch for a wee thing. PAT PILCHER subjects the new Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings Don’t Give Up Your Day Job #1 July 11, 2017 Gary Steel In the first of an occasional new series, GARY STEEL gives the hard word to some aspiring musical artistes. Read More
Film & TV Paris Can Wait FILM REVIEW July 10, 2017 Shelley Sweeney It’s a piece of fluff with serious flaws, but the Gallic charm of Paris Can Wait wins out for SHELLEY SWEENEY. Read More
Uncategorized Dell XPS 13 Laptop REVIEW July 4, 2017 Pat Pilcher The latest iteration of Dell’s popular XPS 13 laptop is full of small but useful improvements, helping it to stand out in a crowded Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings Peter Jefferies & Jono Lonie – At Swim 2 Birds (Flying Nun) LP VINYL REVIEW July 1, 2017 Gary Steel A lost Flying Nun album finds its feet 30 years after its original release, writes GARY STEEL. Read More
Amplifiers·Gear·Hi-Fi·Sound and Vision Arcam FMJ A39 Solid-State Integrated Amplifier REVIEW June 24, 2017 Andrew Baker Ever heard of Class G amplification? A W Baker got a good earful of it with Arcam’s latest integrated. Over to you, Andy! Read More
Albums·Music·Recordings Country Music With Sound Effects June 19, 2017 Gary Steel GARY STEEL sends an open letter to Roger Waters on the occasion of his first album in 25 years, Is This The Life We Read More
Film & TV 24: Legacy TV REVIEW June 17, 2017 Andrew Johnstone An iconic TV franchise is kicked back into action. It’s imperfect, but ANDREW JOHNSTONE likes it anyway. Read More