It's fair to say we weren't overly prolific in the reviews department but with Glastonbury and general life getting in the way, I'm sure you understand. Emily's enthusiasm for the latest offering from a set of Northern tykes sees Arctic Monkeys go home with the album of the month, while 'X-Men: First Class' resonated with Ced plenty enough for film of the month. All those reviews and more are after the jump.
ALBUM REVIEWS: (ratings out of 10)
Arctic Monkeys - 'Suck It And See' // Emily Solan // 9.0 (ALBUM OF THE MONTH)
Alain Johannes - Spark // Simon Opie // 8.5
Battles - 'Gloss Drop' // Simon Opie // 7.5
Cults - 'Cults' // Rajan Lakhani // 7.5
Suede - 'Head Music' // Rajan Lakhani // 7.0
Pengillys - 'Toby's Hill' EP // Kieran Toms
Tribes - 'We Were Children' EP // Emily Solan
CINEMA RELEASES:
'X-Men: First Class' // Ced Yuen // 9.0 (FILM OF THE MONTH)
DVD RELEASES:
'Rabbit Hole' // Matthew Paskins // 20 June
'Paul' // Saam Das // 13 June
'True Grit' // Matthew Paskins // 13 June
'The Fighter' // Saam Das // 20 June
'127 Hours' // Alicia McBride // 6 June
Hereafter // Ced Yuen // 13 June
'Never Let Me Go' // Tasha Winton (guest reviewer) // 27 June
TV REVIEWS:
'Queen: Days Of Our Lives' // Paul Dean
'Doctor Who' Series Six, Episode Six: 'A Good Man Goes To War' // Saam Das
'Psychoville' Series Two: 'Episode Four' + 'Psychoville' Series Two: 'Episode Five' + 'Psychoville' Series Two: 'Episode Six' (all by Saam Das)
Click to read the monthly round up for May.
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