Michael Perry

Rate your bookshelf

Are you a fan of teen-fiction, a lover of literary classics, or a sci-fi sentimentalist? 5 writers assess their own bookshelves and find out what dark, book-related secrets they harbour
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Posted May. 3, 2013

Passing Time in the Loo

Over 25 writers take to the loo to review the second installation of a best-selling series from Scarab Books Ltd. Expect toilet-puns aplenty and bathroom-based jokes
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Posted May. 1, 2013

Mosquito

Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ fourth album opens with a fuse being ignited. ‘Sacrilege’ begins in a rather pent-up fashion, with the sound of drums clattering ominously behind Karen O’s irresistibly breathless vocals (and my, how they’ve been missed). And then, after several minutes, comes the bang. A break in the clouds...
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Posted Apr. 29, 2013

Galapagos

Last year's Summer Party dance-rockers shift their soundscapes for an ambitious second record
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Posted Mar. 6, 2013

Arc

The Manchester group's second proves that 'smart' indie doesn't have to be a chore
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Posted Feb. 7, 2013