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Playlist: As Long As You Feel Something

Co-Editor Alfie here! Things have been really quiet on the pages of Read The Room in recent months. One of the things about having unreliable...

April 27, 2025April 27, 2025
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All You Can Do Is Try: An Interview with Joshua Idehen

Joshua Idehen is a spoken word artist and musician. A British-born Nigerian, Joshua lives in Stockholm, Sweden where he collaborates with producer Ludvig Parment. Together...

December 2, 2024February 27, 2025
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GIRLBAND!: The alt-rock group taking Nottingham - and the world - by storm

Though having only just recently appeared on the scene, Nottingham-based alternative rock, indie pop three-piece group GIRLBAND! are quickly making a name for themselves, locally...

June 11, 2024June 30, 2024
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Our PRIDE: Spotify Playlist

To kick off Pride Month 2024, the Read The Room team have selected 3 hours of our favourite tracks by LGBTQIA+ artists with an alternative...

June 3, 2024June 12, 2024
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ONE NIGHT | Painting with Sound: An Interview with Composer Amanda Brown

Amanda Brown has been composing award-winning music for stage and screen since 2000, but has actively participated in the Australian and global music scene since...

December 4, 2023January 26, 2024
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ONE NIGHT | One Song with the One Night Cast and Crew // Exclusive Spotify Playlist

Part of music's power is that it can instantly take you back to an exact moment or experience, no matter how long ago it was....

December 4, 2023January 26, 2024
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ARTIST PROFILE: Rachel Taylor-Beales

Read The Room's co-editor Alfie Whitby catches up with Wales based folk singer-songwriter and artist Rachel Taylor-Beales, via email, for a natter about her extensive...

November 3, 2023July 19, 2024
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Jeff Buckley - A Life Changing Experience

As we mark, what would’ve been, Jeff Buckley’s 57th birthday on the 17th November, Read The Room staffer Céline Whitby recounts, once again, her experience...

November 3, 2023November 7, 2023
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The Good Witch (Deluxe) by Maisie Peters

“Am I better yet?” Questions the title track of The Good Witch by British singer-songwriter Maisie Peters. With lush synths and emotive vocals, her sophomore...

November 3, 2023November 7, 2023

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Co-Editor @alfiejwhitby picks out a selection of t Co-Editor @alfiejwhitby picks out a selection of tracks that they’ll be using as motivation when they head out on their 5K a day in May walking challenge in aid of the suicide prevention charity @calmzone. A mixture of new and classic indie dance/electronica. Follow the links in our profile to listen to the playlist and also donate to Alfie’s JustGiving challenge page!

Featuring Joshua Idehen, Rangleklods, Self Esteem, David Holmes, Kelly Lee Owens, Little Simz, LA Priest, Bonobo, Sylvan Esso, Charli xcx, Caribou, Jamie xx, Art School Girlfriend, Femi Kuti, Fred again…, Lemon Jelly, Al Green, Les Amazones d’Afrique, Tiberius b, The Chemical Brothers, Jadu Heart, Fatboy Slim
We’re still here! Read The Room is still very mu We’re still here! Read The Room is still very much alive and kicking. A lot of important external life stuff has been happening for our small team of volunteers so we’ve had to temporarily slow down our posting frequency. Even though it’s quiet, we’ve been plotting and planning. Plenty to share with you soon.

As ever, we’re always on the look out for contributors! Drop us a DM if you have a feature idea you’d like to pitch, we’d love to hear from you.
Founder of @flygirlfilms, Katie Harriman, talks to Founder of @flygirlfilms, Katie Harriman, talks to Read The Room co-editor @alfiejwhitby about the positive impact and importance of accessibility and community within the filmmaking world. She shares with us the backstory of her female led production company, her favourite projects and what the future holds.

✨Follow the link in our profile to read the interview!✨

Image description: Katie, a woman with brown hair and blonde tips wearing a plaid green jacket, black tee and blue jeans, is crouched down looking at a stand with camera equipment on it.
A few weeks ago, co-editor @helenaoftroy joined fi A few weeks ago, co-editor @helenaoftroy joined filmmaker @joshlacyofficial and actor @bridgette.armstrong to talk all things ‘Before We Sleep,’ their AACTA Award-nominated short film a decade in the making. They discussed the natural evolution of projects, the challenges of filmmaking and their hopes for the future of the industry regarding accessibility and inclusivity.

Read the full conversation at the link in our bio! ✨

Photo ID: A black and white still from Before We Sleep of Josh Lacy and Tom Walker. Black text reading ‘Artistry and Inclusivity in ‘Before We Sleep’: an Interview with Josh Lacy and Bridgette Armstrong’ and ‘Read the Room’ is overlayed in white boxes on the bottom third of the image.
It’s the last ‘Read The Room’ Recommends of It’s the last ‘Read The Room’ Recommends of 2024! Whoop! Contributor Amber shares with us her highlights from the year (and one from 2023, shhhh) including our first video game recommendation! Nice one! Link, as always, is in our profile.
Founder and co-editor @alfiejwhitby here! Last mon Founder and co-editor @alfiejwhitby here! Last month we celebrated Read The Room Magazine’s first birthday and I felt a substantial editorial was in order!

In it, I reveal the origin story of the how the magazine came into being and, yes, we finally admit that it’s partly (largely) Jodie Whittaker’s fault. I recall all the hard work that went into our mega One Night feature and select some of my favourite highlights from the team over the year. Link to the editorial is in our profile! 

To our contributors - thank you for all your efforts (and patience). To everyone who agreed to talk to us - you are all legends, thank you. To our readers - thank you for joining us at the beginning of our journey. We’ve only just started. I hope you’ll stick with us. x
Co-editor @alfiejwhitby catches up with the excell Co-editor @alfiejwhitby catches up with the excellent spoken word artist and musician @joshuaidehen. They talk all things Mum Does the Washing, dramatic fist shaking in airports and being human. Oh, and only the classiest people play Tekken.

✨Follow the link in our bio to read more!✨
Contributor Ivy Hanover takes a look at @theholmwo Contributor Ivy Hanover takes a look at @theholmwoodfoundation, a new Dracula podcast series with a queer modern bite! With a Kickstarter campaign in full flow, it’s definitely a project you’ll want to sink your teeth into. Link in profile!

#theholmwoodfoundation #dracula #podcast
Read The Room contributor, Beatrice, speaks with e Read The Room contributor, Beatrice, speaks with established director Kristiene Clarke, whose 1988 documentary for Channel 4 titled Sex Change: Shock! Horror! Probe! was the first trans documentary crafted by a trans director. A fascinating read! 

✨Link in profile✨

#transdocumentary #kristieneclarke #channel4 #documentary #interview
The brilliant @liam.j.knights takes over this mont The brilliant @liam.j.knights takes over this month’s ‘Read The Room’ Recommends. He shares with us a selection of his favourite books, music, films, LGBTQ+ moments and fashion items! Link in profile!

#recommendations #readtheroommag #liamknights #kneecapfilm
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