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Nick Hasted

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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

Midnight Son

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12 Films of Christmas: Gremlins

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theartsdesk in Valletta: the 25th European Film Awards

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theartsdesk Q&A: Director Julien Temple

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Halloween Special: The Shining/Excision

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LFF 2012: The Delay

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LFF 2012: After Lucia

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LFF 2012: Song for Marion

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LFF 2012: It Was the Son

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LFF 2012: Everyday

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LFF 2012: The Sapphires

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LFF 2012: Beware of Mr Baker

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LFF 2012: Lore

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LFF 2012: Dead Europe

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LFF 2012: Underground

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Sinister

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Kolesnikov, Tsoy / Liu, NCPA Orchestra, Chung, Edinburgh Int...

Say what you like about this year’s slimmer-than-usual Edinburgh International Festival, but when it has hit the spot, it has done so triumphantly...

Album: The Black Keys - No Rain, No Flowers

For a band who started by entirely self-producing their own records and performing in basements...

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Rob Auton / Saaniya Abbas

Rob Auton, Assembly Roxy ★...

BBC Proms: Láng, Cser, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fis...

“Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night,” quoth Blake. Beethoven and Bartók knew both...

Wilderness Festival 2025 review - seriously delirious escapi...

Wilderness is the kind of festival where you can overhear a conversation about the philosophical implications of rewilding whilst queuing...

Album: Ethel Cain - Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love...

This is a weird one: I do try and stay on top of pop culture, but for several years, Ethel Cain completely passed me by. You’d think I would have...

Weilerstein, NYO2, Payare / Dueñas, Malofeev, Edinburgh Inte...

NYO2 is a group of dazzlingly talented (and terrifyingly young-looking) 14-17 year olds from the USA, one of Carnegie Hall’s three national youth...

Edinburgh Fringe 2025 reviews - Monstering the Rocketman by...

Monstering the Rocketman by Henry Naylor, Pleasance Dome ★...