'Svengali' pulls together some of the most popular British actors and comedians for a film that satirises the music industry. At the centre of all this is Dixie, a postman from South Wales played by...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2014
Chris Evans impressed in his first outing as Captain America back in 2011 and, judging by the early reaction to Winter Solider, March 26’s sequel, has managed the feat again. But with a further four...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th March 2014
Louis C.K’s critically acclaimed, award-winning comedy is set to return for a fourth season on May 5. The semi-autobiographical show will hit FX after fans and peers lauded praise over C.K’s offbeat sitcom, which the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
This wasn’t part of the plan. Following a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign and a great critical reception, the Veronica Mars movie has faced its first hiccup: backers who are in line to receive a digital...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
One of the best competitions in the history of the Internet opened up a few days ago, giving entrants the chance to fly out to L.A and ride shotgun in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s M47 Patton Tank...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
In an interview with the Daily Mail's Weekend magazine, The Voice judge Kylie Minogue has admitted that she may never have kids. With a new album – her 12 studio release – and a TV...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
Davina McCall’s Sports Relief challenge was well documented. The 500-mile run, cycle and swim from Edinburgh to London left the TV presenter forlorn, but she was determined to push through, and ended up raising £750,000...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
Even years after the last Harry Potter book was released, fans of the franchise are still living off the scraps that fan fiction and the subsequent movies have provided. J.K Rowling’s latest offering, though, is...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15th March 2014
Lady Gaga’s much anticipated SXSW keynote saw the singer detail her difficult year, which comprised a mediocre response to her album Artpop, a split from her management, a nasty hip injury followed by surgery. But...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th March 2014
U.K cinemagoers, you’re spoiled for choice this weekend with both Zero Theorem and Under The Skin released tonight. But it’s the latter we think you should be watching, and we’re about to tell you why.Scarlett...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
Without fanfare, ballyhoo or pomp, Louis C.K’s “Louie” is coming back for a fourth season in May. The popular comedian, director and actor – amongst other things – needed time to build upon the critical...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 14th March 2014
Andrew Garfield reprises his role as the web-slinging city-sprawling Spider-Man in The Amazing-Spider Man 2, which hits cinemas on April 18. In these new clips, we get a glimpse of both Electro’s explosive power, but...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
Batman and Superman’s epic battle, which is set to kick off on May 6 2016, will have to play nice and share cinemas with Captain America 3 in what promises to be a huge day...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
Matthew Kelly’s legacy as ‘that guy who hosted Stars in Their Eyes’ is slowly being shed through a number of impressive theatre performances. The latest, his portrayal of Toby Belch in Twelfth Knight at the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
Keeley Hawes will guest star in Peter Capaldi’s first season as The Doctor, Contact Music has learned. The Line of Duty actress will take on a villainous role in the popular BBC sci-fi drama, playing...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
The Veronica Mars movie wouldn’t exist without the Internet. It gave fans the perfect forum in which to discuss their favourite show, and eventually provided a platform on which funds could be raised for the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14th March 2014
The Big Bang Theory, which debuted back in 2007 and has been an exponentially rising in popularity ever since, will be on TV screens for another 3 seasons following CBS’s order. This will take the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2014
Just a quick disclaimer here: Contact Music don’t condone violence of any kind, but this article will be littered with admiration for Eric Cantona, punctuated with a general bias for the ex-footballer and totally ignorant...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2014
Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Under The Skin’ is released tomorrow in the U.K; the oft-talked about thriller sees Scarlett Johansson play an alien in human form, who – on a mission on earth – acts as a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2014
‘The Last of Us’ is widely considered to be the best single player game ever made. It reached the summit of many ‘game of the year’ and ‘top ten’ lists – including ours – and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2014
Amongst the post-Oscars films is The Zero Theorem, which stars the double Oscar-winning Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth, a computer genius living as a recluse in a dystopian, Orwellian sci-fi world in which the shady...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13th March 2014
Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins is set to star in the popular Radio 4 soap, The Archers, as part of The BBC’s Sport Relief campaign. The cameo role will see cyclist Wiggins play himself as...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 13th March 2014
For a show to get a pilot is amazing. For it to get picked up, that’s a stunning achievement. A second season is what dreams are made of for writers and actors alike. But to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
As if anyone needed another reason to subscribe to Netflix – and no, we’re not paid by them – the on-demand content streaming service has added Homeland and American Horror Story to its impressive roster...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
The last outing for The Muppets on the big screen saw Amy Adams and Jason Segal lauded for their all-singing, all-dancing exploits. Most Wanted picks up directly from the 2011 musical, but has it managed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
Popular American cartoons Family Guy and American Dad are both set to disappear from British television sets as BBC3 away from televisions and onto the Internet exclusively. What’s more, licensing and rights issues prevent The...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
Kristian Nairn – known to Game of Thrones fans as Hodor - has opened up about his sexuality. He’s gay. But instead of keeping it a secret (and why should he?), Nairn was simply waiting...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
The well-trodden fields of Worthy Farm will be privy to live music, stabbed by tent pegs and defecated on for another decade thanks to Glastonbury festival’s new 10-year license, ensuring the world-famous annual weekend get-together...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th March 2014
It’s difficult not to like Frank Ocean. He tells big corporations to “f*ck off” when giving back huge advance cheques; he makes good music and he’s helping to break down the barriers of homophobia in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2014
Darren Aronofsky’s Noah was never going to fly under the radar. The film, based on the intrepid Noah from Genesis, essentially flies in the face of religion, which was a sticky issue for Paramount, who...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2014
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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