Books, music and films in 2011
6th January - Collapse, Jared Diamond [Non-fiction]
3rd February - True History Of The Kelly Gang, Peter Carey
4th February - Tea: A Global History, Helen Saberi [Non-fiction]
6th February - The Triumph Of Music: Composers, Musicians And Their Audiences, 1700 To The Present, Tim Blanning [Non-fiction]
7th February - 29th March
Blind Faith, Ben Elton
Tipping The Velvet, Sarah Waters
Four Major Plays: A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, Henrik Ibsen [Plays]
3rd April - Rubicon: The Triumph And Tragedy Of The Roman Republic, Tom Holland [Non-fiction]
28th May - I Fought The Law, Dan Kieran [Non-Fiction]
30th May - Once On A Moonless Night, Dai Sijie
9th June - Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone, Rajiv Chandrasekaran [Non-fiction]
5th July - 6th September
When A Billion Chinese Jump, Jonathan Watts [Non-Fiction]
Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World, Jack Weatherford [Non-Fiction]
The Life And Times Of Grigorii Rasputin, Alex De Jonge [Non-Fiction]
Family Happiness And Other Stories, Leo Tolstoy [Short Stories]
Notes From Underground, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
How To Be A Woman, Caitlin Moran [Non-Fiction]
Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis, Philippe Legrain [Non-Fiction]
24th September - Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel [Non-fiction]
14th November - Operation Mincemeat, Ben Macintyre [Non-fiction]
27th November - The Book Of Fame, Lloyd Jones
1st - 27th January
Down The Way, Angus and Julia Stone
Gilgamesh, Gypsy And The Cat
2nd February
Wayfaring Stranger EP, Jamie Woon
James Blake, James Blake
5th February
Escapades, Hungry Kids Of Hungary
Tron: Legacy - OST, Daft Punk
27th February - Cole's Corner, Richard Hawley
8th March
Hedonism, Bellowhead
Klavierwierke EP, James Blake
3rd April
Build A Rocket Boys!, Elbow
Vicki Leekx Mixtape, M.I.A.
8th April - Mirrorwriting, Jamie Woon
7th May - Smother, Wild Beasts
13th May - We're New Here, Gil-Scott Heron and Jamie XX
20th May - Bag Raiders, Bag Raiders
21st May - Pala, Friendly Fires
22nd May
Give_aWay EP, Elektone
Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Dunks EP, Ghoul
28th May - Warm Strangers, Vienna Teng
3rd June - Codes And Keys, Death Cab For Cutie
21st June - Dreaming Through The Noise, Vienna Teng
5th July - 6th September
The Suburbs, Arcade Fire
The Orchard, Ra Ra Riot
Let The Hard Times Roll, David Ford
The Broken Wave, Hannah Peel
The Fool, Warpaint
Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes
Lucky Shiner, Gold Panda
Ghana Soundz: Afro-Beat, Funk & Fusion in 70’s Ghana, Various Artists
Palenque Palenque! Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91, Various Artists
Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970s Nigeria, Various Artists
Nigeria Disco Funk Special! The Sound Of The Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79, Various Artists
Panama! Latin, Calypso And Funk On The Isthmus 1965-75, Various Artists
Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus 1967-77, Various Artists
England Keep My Bones, Frank Turner
Within And Without, Washed Out
10th September - Fenech-Soler, Fenech-Soler
12th September - The Ecstatic, Mos Def
13th September - Black On Both Sides, Mos Def
14th September - A Creature I Don't Know, Laura Marling
17th September - Live At The Star Club, Hamburg, Jerry Lee Lewis
19th September - The Essential Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley
13th November
Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded, Rihanna
Rated R, Rihanna
Loud, Rihanna
14th November - Ceremonials, Florence + The Machine
15th November - 15th December
Passenger, Lisa Hannigan
Bliss Release, Cloud Atlas
Talk That Talk, Rihanna
On A Mission, Katy B
In This World Of Light, Tiki Taane
Riddim Wise LP, Shapeshifter
Soulstice, Shapeshifter
16th December - 27th December
Butter, Hudson Mohawke
Satin Panthers EP, Hudson Mohawke
Our New Life Above The Ground, Avalanche City
Moonfire, Boy & Bear
Belle, Bic Runga
nostalgic, Ultra, Frank Ocean
House Of Balloons, The Weeknd
28th- 31st December
Attack The Block OST, Steven Price, Basement Jaxx
The Fat Of The Land, The Prodigy
Invaders Must Die, The Prodigy
Ashes & Fire, Ryan Adams
22nd January - Role Models
27th January - Black Swan
31st January - The Room (LOL FOR FUCKING EVER, EVERYONE SHOULD SEE THIS).
8th February - The King's Speech
7th March
Toy Story 3
Sky High
2nd April - 16 Blocks
3rd April - The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
4th April - 4th May
The Blind Side
Hunger
Easy A
10th May - The Tourist
11th May - Thor
22nd May - 127 Hours
4th June - X-Men: First Class
12th June - The Green Hornet
15th June - Iron Man 2
17th June - No Strings Attached
21st June - Bridesmaids
4th August - 9th September
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes
Dial M For Murder
Pirates Of The Carribean: On Stranger Tides
10th October - Final Destination 5
12th December - Dead Man's Shoes
26th December - The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn
29th December - Attack The Block