Inspiral Carpets ‘The Complete Singles’ reviewed
❉ Nina Bea takes a magical Carpets ride with one of Madchester’s finest exports.
Articles by Nina Bea
Carol White On Screen: Part 2
❉ In a second instalment, Nina Bea explores some of Carol White’s roles that followed Cathy Come Home.
Carol White On Screen: Part 1
❉ Thirty years after her death, Nina Bea looks back at Carol White’s work to explore what defined her cinematic presence.
Good times never end – The Charlatans: ‘A Head Full of Ideas’
❉ One of Britain’s most enduring bands celebrate 30+ years with an epic sweep through their back catalogue.
‘The Real Diana Dors’ revealed
❉ Anna Cale’s book is an excellent springboard for exploring Dors’s back catalogue of work, writes Jay Bea.
Back to the present: Sleeper – ‘This Time Tomorrow’
❉ “This album has been a labour of love that dates back twenty years.” says Louise Wener.
Babybird: ‘King of Nothing’
❉ Babybird’s descriptions of love as gnawing, uncomfortable, visceral and triumphant, show him at his most interesting.
‘Teenage Wildlife: 25 years of Ash’ reviewed
❉ Jay Bea laments letting the mighty Ash fall beyond her music radar – but their latest hits collection provides redemption.
London Loves: When Blur Played Ally Pally
❉ This is (still) a high: Jay Bea looks back on a seminal Britpop event.