Entertainment

Meat Wave is an extremely hard band to pin down.

The Darkness deliver this wave of intoxicating exhilaration in earnest, sounding supersonic in the flesh, with frontman Justin Hawkins never being better.

First, a confession: I am a diehard Enya fan. So if you were hoping for a cynical, cocked eyebrow account of this new age album then you will be sadly disappointed.

Blinking into a glare of neon mist​, synth-man Tommy Grace was the first member of Django Django out on stage.

“It’s good to be home,” Shura yells to a clamouring, packed crowd.

As Storm Desmond raged outside, a close to capacity o2 Apollo was teaming with jittery teenage girls, undeterred by the gale force winds blasting the North of England.

Technology is seen by many as something that can break down all conceivable barriers.

The lights drew down on tightly packed, cosy concert hall; all for but one solitary trickle which caught by the glinting steel bar stool which stood in isolation.

Todd Haynes’ Carol, featuring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, treads its own line between arthouse exploitation and mainstream cinema blends while exploring an unlikely but intense lesbian love affair.

You’ve never met an actor quite as colourful as Johnny Depp. From alcoholic pirates to demon barbers, the man has thrown himself into pretty much any fancy character you can whip up.

A show reel of creativity and accolades precedes Akala.