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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

DVD: Treacle Jr

Saturday, 01 October 2011 Read more...

Melancholia

Friday, 30 September 2011 Read more...

Red State

Thursday, 29 September 2011 Read more...

Drive

Saturday, 24 September 2011 Read more...

Page One: Inside the New York Times

Monday, 19 September 2011 Read more...

Troll Hunter

Thursday, 08 September 2011 Read more...

Days of Heaven

Friday, 02 September 2011 Read more...

Fright Night

Wednesday, 31 August 2011 Read more...

Kill List

Monday, 29 August 2011 Read more...

DVD: Colossal Youth

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 Read more...

Cowboys & Aliens

Monday, 15 August 2011 Read more...

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Friday, 12 August 2011 Read more...

Salt of Life

Monday, 08 August 2011 Read more...

A Better Life

Tuesday, 26 July 2011 Read more...

DVD: The Kremlin Letter

Monday, 25 July 2011 Read more...

Socialisme

Friday, 08 July 2011 Read more...

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Before Luigi Illica wrote the libretti for Puccini’s Tosca and Madama Butterfly, he had joined the composer as the...

Friendship review - toxic buddy alert

The frenetic brand of humour that Tim Robinson brings to Friendship comes from a long lineage. There have...

Album: Slikback - Attrition

In the eternal now of the strobe-lit sweatbox, innovation functions in a different way to the rest of culture. Yes of course, the thrill of the...

Interview: Quinteto Astor Piazzolla on playing in London and...

“I still can’t believe that some pseudo-critics continue to accuse me of having murdered...

Sir Brian Clarke (1953-2025) - a personal tribute

Brian Clarke died on 1 July 2025, after a long illness. He was one of the most original British artists of our time – wide-ranging, ground-...

S/HE IS STILL HER/E - The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documen...

“I like guns. At school we had to fight with guns in the army cadets. I’m actually a first-class sniper. I could shoot people from half a mile...

Album: The Near Jazz Experience - Tritone

As the name suggests, the Near Jazz Experience owe a huge musical debt to jazz, but that’s not the full story by any means. For a start, the...

Billie Eilish, O2 review - power, authenticity and deep conn...

Billie Eilish may be one of the biggest names in new music, but here at the O2 Arena, she’s just Billie – the one who stares deep into your soul,...

Falstaff, Glyndebourne review - knockabout and nostalgia in...

From the animatronic cat on the bar of the Garter Inn to the rowers’ crew who haul their craft across the stage and the military ranks of “Dig for...