Minnesotan indie rock band Hippo Campus returned to Leeds for a third-time-lucky gig at Belgrave Music Hall. The night could not have got off to better start, what with slick indie pop tune from local […]
Give beauty bloggers a break!
It’s time to take beauty bloggers seriously! Emily discusses the stigma surrounding those who make a living from talking about make-up. It’s not as easy as it looks… As a beauty blogger, there’s a certain […]
Why high school P.E. was the worst
Whether you loved them or loathed them, there was no escaping school P.E. lessons. Here Charlie relives some some of her worst memories… Thankfully I escaped the joys of freezing school exercise long ago, starting […]
Three Worlds: Music From Woolf Works by Max Richter
“Words, English words, are full of echoes, of memories, of associations – naturally”. Virginia Woolf’s voice opens Max Richter’s Three Worlds: Music from Woolf Works and is apposite in its description of the multi-layered album […]
Safe In Sound by Lower Than Atlantis
British rockers Lower Than Atlantis are back, but it’s not quite the triumphant return we’ve all been hoping for. As the album title, Safe in Sound, suggests, the band haven’t taken any risks sonically. In […]
How to heal a fractured world
Maya encourages us all to think about what inspires us, and how we can use it to all get a little bit more positivity into our lives. I was recently added to a Facebook group […]
Process by Sampha
The death of a loved one is often described as a dream-like experience and Process, an album inspired by the death of Sampha’s mother in 2015, entirely embodies this. An ethereal feel circulates through the […]
Welfare at Leeds: tackling hate crime
How can you, as a student, stand up against hate speech on campus? Health and Wellbeing intern Martha gives you some advice on how to safely stand up for yourself and for your fellow students. […]
Natty @ Belgrave Music Hall, 4/2/17
The Belgrave Music Hall allows for an intimate setting but gives its audience just enough space to groove to the reggae vibes of Natty. Under Rasta inspired red and green lights, we bopped our way […]
The Edgy Veggie: Içli Kofte
Ever since I became a vegetarian my cravings for traditional Turkish food have become difficult to ignore. Much to my dismay Turks love meat, which means that often at family gatherings I am left to […]
St Paul & the Broken Bones @ Irish Centre, 31/1/17
An eight-piece soul band, on paper St Paul & the Broken Bones may seem like nothing special. Their two releases so far deliver tight, upbeat funk-infused soul music that, whilst plenty of fun, isn’t particularly […]
Sherlock, What Happened?
Did the highly-anticipated fourth season of the BBC Drama live up to our expectations? Three years after the lacklustre third series, and a year after the underwhelming christmas special ‘The Abominable Bride,’ Sherlock returned for […]