Remember when you first heard the opening note of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s single ‘Maps’? Now remember it over and over and over again for exactly 3minutes and 39 seconds and there you have ‘Woodbine’, the third track from Women’s self-titled debut album. Do not panic. Certainly, tracks like ‘Upstairs’ have a wide range of influences and sounds (was that a kazoo?) which come together in a discordant fashion and no doubt, ‘January 8th’ will be used in contemporary dance performances world-wide. However, this does not mean you will not like it. You may find you wish to dress as a clown and join your local dance troupe. Go lose your mind and buy some face-paints. You could probably lose those shoes too…

Random Hand’s heroically uncool mash-up of punk, ska and metal will see them forever lapping the UK toilet circuit, but latest effort Inhale/Exhale is not without its merits.

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Well maybe not quite, nevertheless the festival season is soon to kick off and wellies, tents, wetwipes and of course, tickets, need to be snapped up before the pick of the crop runs out. But, with such a wealth of choice out there and with new festivals popping up annually, increasingly, the hardest part is deciding which to attend. So, here’s a few that we think are worth a visit…

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For every budding artiste or intellectual, Jewish Book Week which takes place annually - this year between 22nd February and the 1st March - is a cultural and literary extravaganza which cannot be missed. The Jewish population of London is brimming with talent, with anyone from popular historian Simon Schama to philosopher Alain de Botton speaking this week to sell-out audiences at the Royal National Hotel in Russell Square. With discounts of only £4 for students, JBW is a cheap and accessible means to engage in London’s diverse and vibrant arts scene. Pi’s writers were awakened this week to the importance of accessories in matters of life and death, the surprisingly fascinating history of the bagel, and the secret to the popularity of conspiracy theorists of recent years, including those who believe Cherie Blair (but not Tony) to be descended from a race of blood sucking, lizard men. 

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17 year old Gigi Gaunt began her film and TV career at young age, starring in short film Straight the summer before Secondary School, and later the Harry Potter films as Patsy Parkinson, scoring the role despite not being an “ethnic girl with sticky-out ears” which the part required. However, the part of Trudi in Hippie Hippie Shake (the must see film of 2009) will propel her into the public eye, where she plays a small role, co-starring alongside Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller and Matthew Beard.

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