Jazz, far from being the the inaccessible music of intellectuals or a relic to be found in your dad’s record collection, is absolutely central to electronic music. It is the point of origin in its […]
The Last Minute Gift Guide
So it’s the week before Christmas and panic has hit, what to buy? And how to avoid the crippling mania of city centres at the weekend? Don’t panic and hit up the trusty WorldWideWeb, but […]
A Christmas Miracle: Turtle Bay comes to Leeds
Caribbean food and fruity cocktails are always a winning combination, and Turtle Bay perfectly fuses the two in their new restaurant on Albion Street. Opening on the 15th December (and what better way to celebrate […]
UK Baby Saved by Innovative Cancer Treatment
Layla Richards, an 18 month old girl from London, was diagnosed with a highly aggressive form of leukaemia at just 14 weeks old. Now, thanks to the doctors at the Great Ormond street hospital, after […]
Snowflakes
It’s usually cold and rainy in Leeds, but imagine, just for a second, that you’re somewhere snowy; the cold bites at your cheeks and the snow is floating down. You hold out your hands and […]
Islamophobia: what can you do about it?
A phrase that is still underlined with red dots when you type it in on Word, Islamophobia is still very much in its beginner phase of becoming a well-known and understood phenomenon. Following reports of […]
Leeds University to make £11 million cuts despite £57 million surplus
Leeds University are making £11 million “service savings”, despite the £57 million surplus that was recently revealed in the annual reports. In a ‘Review of service delivery’ taken from January 2014, Roger Gair, university secretary, […]
Man arrested over attempted sex attack
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape. This in connection with an incident that took place on the ring road at Beeston Park. According to a statement from West Yorkshire Police […]
Review – Move D
The main room at Canal Mills is the mothership of nocturnal reckless abandon in Leeds. You’ve probably had a few heady moments in there of late, watching producing goliaths such as Detroit cool cat Moodymann […]
Weekly Chart – Flora’s Festive Picks
Aphex Twin – XMas_Evet1 N A very different take on a Christmas tune, the admirable Aphex Twin released this track on his flawless album Syro last year. Layer upon layer of sounds and rhythms compile […]
A Neighbouring Affair – A Welshman's Perspective
With the draw for the group stages of the European 2016 Championships having taken place last Friday, debut Gryphon writer and Welshman James Felton reviews what prospects his national team have against neighbouring opponents Englandand […]
Zwarte Piet: Tradition is no excuse
Image: ANP Every country celebrates the holidays differently – some traditions we love, such as the increasingly popular German markets and omnipresent Christmas trees. Then there are others, those that we like to distance ourselves […]