Mitchell Houlbrooke – The Spinoff

Why La La Land’s celebration of jazz kind of misses the point

6 February 2017 by Mitchell Houlbrooke

Jazz-fan Mitchell Houlbrooke takes issue with La La Land‘s depiction of jazz authenticity. La La Land is the sort of movie that makes you skip out of the theatre. It’s a musical in the best sense of the word, and despite being cruel to the tear ducts, it leaves you with a sense of self-determination … Read more

An aggrieved reader writes: In defence of Ed Sheeran’s latest single

16 January 201716 January 2017 by Mitchell Houlbrooke

Last week, The Spinoff’s music editor wrote a negative review of Ed Sheeran’s new track, ‘Shape of You’. Mitchell Houlbrooke read that review, disagreed vehemently, and sent us this response. Many people, including The Spinoff’s own Henry Oliver, are not impressed with the new Ed Sheeran single, ‘Shape of You’. It has been variously accused of … Read more