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Albums: New music from Stormzy, Leftfield, Olly Murs and Neil Young

02 Dec, 2022

STORMZY – THIS IS WHAT I MEAN STORMZY seems invincible at the moment.

Cult Movies: Bartleby is a true cult gem waiting to be rediscovered

Ralph McLean 02 Dec, 2022

Bartleby IT'S not every day that a soundtrack leads you to a film, but that's exactly what happened with me and Bartleby.

Noise Annoys: The Murder Capital, Rews and Aoife Wolf

David Roy 02 Dec, 2022

:: The Murder Capital – Ethel (single, Human Season) NOW that 2022 is beginning to wind down, it's about time to start marking out things to look forward to in 2023 which might offer us some pleasant distraction from the imminent financial ruin we are all facing.

Undertones man Damian O'Neill on his superb new solo album An Crann

David Roy 02 Dec, 2022

PUNKS can be a fickle bunch.

Games: Grand Theft Auto celebrates a quarter century of controversy

Neil McGreevy 02 Dec, 2022

Happy 25th, GTA THE sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll of videogames officially turned 25 this week, with Grand Theft Auto's maiden release having first sullied young minds on November 28 1997.

Violent Night is 'the illegitimate love child of Bad Santa and Die Hard'

Damon Smith 01 Dec, 2022

VIOLENT NIGHT (15, 112 mins) Comedy/Action/Thriller/Romance.

Composer Sheridan Tongue: I'd love to score a film set in Northern Ireland

Gail Bell 01 Dec, 2022

1 Up and at it - what is your morning routine? My alarm goes off 6.

New to stream: Moonage Daydream and A Spy Among Friends

Damon Smith 01 Dec, 2022

MOONAGE DAYDREAM (Cert 15, 135 mins, Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd, available from December 2 on Amazon/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, available from December 5 on DVD £19.

Warm welcome for new edition of John Hewitt Selected Poems

30 Nov, 2022

A new edition of John Hewitt’s Selected Poems, edited by the acclaimed poets Michael Longley and Frank Ormsby has been published by Blackstaff Press.

A Snowy Christmas for versatile Queen Ruby

Gail Bell 30 Nov, 2022

RUBY Campbell is channelling her inner Snow Queen, but being chilly does not come easily to the affable Belfast actress.

When an 'Ulster Month' lasted just 24 hours - a decisive day in Ulster politics

Cormac Moore 30 Nov, 2022

UNDER the terms of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 1921, Northern Ireland was given time to consider opting out of the Irish Free State once the latter jurisdiction was established a year later.

Review: The Snow Queen at the Lyric Theatre could be this Christmas's coolest family show

Anne Hailes 30 Nov, 2022

The Snow Queen Lyric Theatre Until December 31 IT was just like any other day.

Tyrone’s finest to mark official opening of popular Donaghmore art gallery after two-year Covid delay

Jenny Lee 30 Nov, 2022

AFTER a Covid-enforced delay, the Jim McKee Art & Antiques Gallery in Donaghmore will hold its official opening next week, when the artist will unveil a new collection of paintings in an exhibition called A Village in County Tyrone.

Derry Mammy Banter TikTok star Serena Terry pens hilarious new Christmas novel

Jenny Lee 28 Nov, 2022

IT'S the most wonderful time of the year. Or is it? Derry TikTok star Serena Terry, aka Mammy Banter, has highlighted the perils of the festive period and holiday stress endured by working mothers in her new novel.

Tv Quickfire: Five minutes with… Gary Oldman

By Danielle de Wolfe, PA 28 Nov, 2022

A CAREER which began exactly four decades ago on the set of Royal Naval drama Remembrance, the Academy Award-winning Darkest Hour and The Dark Knight actor has since accrued a staggering 100 award nominations for his hypnotic on-screen performances.

ArtBeat: Christmas is coming

Jane Hardy 26 Nov, 2022

CHRISTMAS, heading our way like a tinselled juggernaut, is getting pretty secular.

Rod Stewart: 'This will be the last time I'll play Maggie May in Belfast'

Richard Purden 26 Nov, 2022

ROD Stewart's forthcoming pre-Christmas date in Belfast will be one of his last "rock n' roll arena shows".

Music: This career forces people to become obsessed with themselves, that’s not something I’m trying to do... Dermot Kennedy

By Alex Green, PA Acting Deputy Entertainment Editor 25 Nov, 2022

THIS summer Dermot Kennedy played gigs around Europe on high streets and in public squares.

Albums: Honey Dijon and The Wombats deliver this week’s best new releases

By PA Reporters 25 Nov, 2022

SYLVETTE – SINGLE THREAD MANCHESTER art rockers Sylvette unveil a more personal, intimate and experimental sound on their third album, which is imbued with grief and loss.