L.A. Witch – ‘L.A. Witch’ Review

This weekend I've been listening to the debut album from the all female Los Angeles trio L.A. Witch. I'd listened a few songs that they've drip fed to us over the years so I knew roughly what I was in for. Turns out I got myself into some pretty good stuff.   Despite this being …

Mother! (2017) Stoner Movie Review

I Couldn't decide whether to go for 'mother!' or 'It' this week but mother! edged it as the very little I'd heard about it peaked my interest a bit more than it did for It. After a three year stint out of the game Darren Aronofsky is back with a hell of a bang and …

I Was Raised In A Cult – Part Two: My Childhood

Being born into and raised in a cult meant that my childhood was always going to be different to what most children would experience. So after the little introduction to the cult I gave last week, I wanted to continue by sharing with you a glimpse at my childhood growing up in it. In case …

Foo Fighters – ‘Concrete and Gold’ Review

The new Foo Fighters album 'Concrete and Gold' is here and has been received with a... lets say, lukewarm response by critics. I've been listening to it over the weekend, so how did I feel about it?   Well, for a long time you knew exactly what you were going to get when a new …

The Circle (2017) Stoner Movie Review

This week I took a look at the Netflix Original film, The Circle featuring some big names such as Emma Watson, Tom Hanks and John Boyega. This is the first movie I've seen of director James Ponsoldt, who I'd never heard of before watching this so I was interested to see how this intriguing sc-fi …

Losing My MDMA Virginity

It would be an understatement to say that I was in a pretty bad place leading up to my first time taking MDMA. I had just managed to escape the cult which was a pretty traumatising period in my life. My girlfriend had left me because of leaving the cult and my physical and mental …

Grizzly Bear – ‘Painted Ruins’ Review

Their first album in five years, Grizzly Bear are back with a new release; Painted Ruins. One of my favourite gigs ever was a Grizzly Bear gig, supported by a then unknown-to-me Beach House. It was one of those gigs where you discover the support act are absolutely, mesmerizingly good, i.e. the best kind of …

Detroit (2017) Stoner Movie Review

This week's review is the amazing Kathryn Bigelow's, Detroit. Having watched her war epic Zero Dark Thirty recently I went in with high expectations for this dramatization of the racial tensions surrounding the Detroit race riots in 1967. Detroit (2017) Director: Kathryn Bigelow (Zero Dark Thirty, The Hurt Locker) Starring: John Boyega (Star Wars: The …

Poland: Kraków, Auschwitz and the Wieliczka Salt Mines

In early July 2013 I travelled to Kraków, Poland and to the nearby Auschwitz Concentration Camp and Wieliczka Salt Mines. Kraków is a beautiful city with an incredible if not sometimes dark history. For a lot of people it can just be a place to stay whilst visiting the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp. But there …

LCD Soundsystem – ‘American Dream’ Review

James Murphy and LCD Soundsystem are back just 6 years after saying farewell and I could not be happier about it. After being inspired by the late David Bowie to return to the studio they have just released their brand new album, 'American Dream'.   First impressions? I have to say I like it a …