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Nick Hasted has been a film journalist since 1986. As well as The Arts Desk, he currently writes about film, music, books and comics for The Independent, Uncut, Jazzwise and Classic Rock. He has published three books: The Dark Story of Eminem (2002), You Really Got Me: The Story of The Kinks (2011), and Jack White: How He Built An Empire From The Blues (2016).

Articles By Nick Hasted

The Gatekeepers

Wednesday, 10 April 2013 Read more...

Papadopoulos & Sons

Tuesday, 02 April 2013 Read more...

DVD: The Hunt

Tuesday, 26 March 2013 Read more...

Jack the Giant Slayer

Thursday, 21 March 2013 Read more...

Interview: Film Director Matteo Garrone

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 Read more...

DVD: The Master

Friday, 08 March 2013 Read more...

Sleep Tight

Thursday, 28 February 2013 Read more...

Oscars 2013: Daniel Day-Lewis

Monday, 18 February 2013 Read more...

Side by Side

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 Read more...

Antiviral

Tuesday, 29 January 2013 Read more...

Murder in the Library: An A-Z of Crime Fiction, British Library

Tuesday, 22 January 2013 Read more...

V/H/S

Wednesday, 16 January 2013 Read more...

Midnight Son

Wednesday, 09 January 2013 Read more...

12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins

Monday, 10 December 2012 Read more...

theartsdesk in Valletta: the 25th European Film Awards

Sunday, 02 December 2012 Read more...

theartsdesk Q&A: Director Julien Temple

Saturday, 03 November 2012 Read more...

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Music Reissues Weekly: Motörhead - The Manticore Tapes

Manticore was owned by Emerson, Lake and Palmer and their manager. The organisation provided the name for the band’s label. Apart from ELP and its...