Francis Smith, Author at Counteract – Music | News | Food

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is touring the UK this May to promote his solo album 2042, with dates in 8 cities including Birmingham

Interview: Birmingham trio Wishbone talk conflict and canines

Birmingham trio Wishbone’s brand of fuzz-addled anthems are fast becoming a Second City favourite. How did they get here? Dogs

The critically acclaimed Digbeth festival is set to return for 2020, with a lineup featuring Algiers, Blanck Mass, Richard Dawson

Genesis have confirmed fans’ suspicions and will reunite for a series of UK & Ireland tour dates later this year,

Riding on the back of a successful 2019, London quartet Another Sky are about to head off on another UK

California natives Best Coast will return to the Midlands in May in support of their new album, Always Tomorrow.

Mark Ruffalo is yet again a man on a mission in Todd Haynes’ seeringly engaging investigative thriller, overfilling with style and passion.

Music video director Autumn de Wilde delivers a gently contemporary version of Jane Austen’s antiheroine matchmaker Emma.

The fourth feature by French filmmaker Céline Sciamma skilfully avoids cliché to create something transcendent.

New films and TV shows to watch on Netflix and Hulu, including The Chef Show, High Fidelity and Altered Carbon