Charles Thomson

I saw Chuck Berry live twice – both times in the same year. The first time was at London’s Hackney Empire in July 2008. I almost never made...

Earlier this week I posted the world exclusive first review of new book Xscape Origins . The book , by Australian journalist Damien Shields...

The London Film Festival was book-ended by thrillers. It opened with The Imitation Game, about Alan Turing's race against time to crack ...

I attended the premiere of Bjork's new documentary a few days ago. Bjork didn't bother. She was supposed to, but she suddenly pu...

The London Film Festival typically includes at least one documentary shedding light on some sort of terrible injustice. Previous years' ...

Another year, another London Film Festival. This year's 12-day event kicked off with opening gala The Imitation Game, starring Benedict ...

The London Film Festival is upon us once more. Those who have been following my blog for a while will know that I am a huge fan and avid sup...

For reasons I can't even begin to fathom, music legend Ben E King decided to visit my local theatre last week. As a co-writer of one of ...

On Thursday 3rd February I attended the second of Usher's sold out gigs at the O2 Arena, part of his OMG Tour . My review of the night h...

It's not often that you get the chance to spend time in the presence of true pop music royalty but yesterday (Thursday 16th December) wa...

It is difficult to know where to begin in my summary of 2009. It has been action-packed, for sure. 2009 has seen me make the surprisingly sp...

Debuting at the London Film Festival last week, 'Starsuckers' is the much hyped new documentary from the team behind 'Taking...

It's not every day that you walk past George Clooney and it's even rarer that you do so on the red carpet at a film premiere. But as...

‘Thriller’. ‘I Want You Back’. ‘Bad’. ‘Beat It’. ‘Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’. ‘Can You Feel It’. Six of the most instantly recognisable an...