Andrew Belt
GIG REVIEW: Brooke Bentham, St. Pancras Old Church, London
A cathartic midweek church service How often is it that a support act outshines the headliner? Certainly not a common occurrence and I...
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Patrick Mooty
Apr 13, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
A film over 40 years in the making (or a mere 30 years if you’ve been counting since its previous big screen adaptation), The Super Mario...
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Andrew Belt
Apr 11, 20232 min read
EP REVIEW: Lazy Queen - Growing Pains
Oslo-based band's revivalist pop-punk is a lot of fun Renowned music critic, Anthony Fantano, in talking down Machine Gun Kelly’s latest...
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Andrew Belt
Apr 10, 20231 min read
PODCAST: Album of the Month - March 2023
New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley and Check This Out's Kiley Larsen join 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, to run the rule over five albums...
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Patrick Mooty
Apr 5, 20231 min read
FILM REVIEW: Infinity Pool
In Infinity Pool, husband and wife James and Em are on holiday in a strange country where they meet another eccentric couple. After a...
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Andrew Belt
Apr 3, 20233 min read
ALBUM REVIEW: Blondshell - Blondshell
No-frills rock thrills on accomplished debut album from 25-year-old, Sabrina Teitelbaum Straightforward grunge-influenced rock music...
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Patrick Mooty
Mar 31, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: Shazam! Fury of the Gods
As the DC Extended Universe (EU) winds down to make way for James Gunn’s rebooted DCU, the sequel to one of the studio’s most enjoyable...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 30, 20234 min read
March 2023's music blogger roundtable
Bringing together music bloggers to discuss music highlights from March Starting this month on 5-9 is a music roundtable, where we'll ask...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 29, 20235 min read
ALBUM ANNIVERSARY: Linkin Park - Meteora
Californian nu-metal band's sophomore effort turns 20 - a perfect opportunity to reappraise it Everyone who loves music has one. That is,...
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Patrick Mooty
Mar 29, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: Pearl
A prequel to last year’s horror triumph X in which a demented old lady slaughters a group of people who came to her farm to film a porno,...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 28, 20232 min read
EP REVIEW: Mylar - Human Statues
Human Statues contains good moments but struggles to leave a lasting impression. The second EP from London art-pop quartet, Mylar, ranges...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 27, 20232 min read
EP REVIEW: Lowmello - That Sweet Breath
A quintet of songs well worth your time from the Albuquerque-based musician Mix the energy and vocal delivery of early 2000s pop-punk,...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 26, 20233 min read
ALBUM REVIEW: The Hold Steady - The Price of Progress
The New York-based band's trademarks shine on ninth studio album The Hold Steady have honed their craft in classic rock observational...
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Patrick Mooty
Mar 25, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: Scream VI
Scream VI is the sixth film in the long-running horror franchise and, following the grisly events of last year’s Scream (which was...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 24, 20231 min read
EP review: Eaves Wilder - Hookey
A cocktail of grunge, indie and shoegaze decorated with delicate vocals After releasing a string of critically acclaimed standalone...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 13, 20232 min read
EP REVIEW: Brooke Bentham - Caring
Familiar-sounding upbeat songs lifted by Bentham's unique warmth Brooke Bentham (image copyright: Kat Green) Caring - the EP being...
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Patrick Mooty
Mar 9, 20233 min read
FILM REVIEW: Creed III
Creed III picks up years following its predecessor as World Heavyweight Champion Adonis Creed has retired from the world of boxing and is...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 8, 20231 min read
PODCAST: Album of the Month - February 2023
New Music Weekly's Karl Blakesley and Check This Out's Kiley Larsen join 5-9 editor, Andrew Belt, to run the rule over five albums...
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Andrew Belt
Mar 2, 20232 min read
SPORT: Same old story as Leeds United limply exit FA Cup
In the days leading up to Leeds United's FA Cup 5th Round tie at Fulham, a poll ran on Twitter asked Leeds fans whether they'd prefer to...
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Patrick Mooty
Mar 2, 20232 min read
FILM REVIEW: Cocaine Bear
The award for 'Best Film Title of the Year' goes to Cocaine Bear, in which a bear ingests heaps of cocaine and goes on a drug-fuelled...
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