As the semester draws to a close, with those final assignments being submitted and the holiday spirit kicking in, this last week at university is set to be a busy one for us all. Amidst […]
2015 Turner Prize goes to urban regenerators Assemble
London-based Assemble were named winners of the 31st Turner Prize on Monday night in a ceremony in Glasgow. The group, which consists of 18 members, was recognised for their work regenerating urban spaces in Toxteth, Liverpool, using […]
Protests against Syria airstrikes takes place in Leeds
A demonstration took place on Saturday as an act of protest against Labour politician Hilary Benn’s support for extending airstrikes to Syria. The question as to whether Britain should bomb Syria was raised after the […]
Film: Mockingjay Part 2 – A neat, if somewhat flat, conclusion
Mockingjay Part 2, the final instalment of the immensely popular Hunger Games series, sees – as I’m sure you know by now –all thirteen districts of Panem join forces in rebellion against the Capitol and […]
Brand Focus: Acne Studios
Not many people can whole-heartedly admit that Acne Studios’ killer shearling lined biker jackets and bombers not clogging up their ever-growing Pinterest ‘lust’ boards. From outerwear to footwear Acne Studios hit the nail on the […]
Feature – Gottwood Festival 2016
In a small crest of North Wales’ coastal extremities lies a festival, whose annual popularity frequently belies its size. A place where people from all corners and demographics of the UK – students, promoters, DJs, label […]
In the Middle with Martin Luke Brown
Following numerous festival appearances and tour dates across the country supporting Jess Glynne and Jack Garratt, we caught up with self-described “soulful” multi-instrumentalist Martin Luke Brown whilst he was on tour supporting Seafret at Leeds […]
In the Middle with Baby Strange
Glaswegian trio Baby Strange chat to The Gryphon in the backroom of Belgrave Music Hall in anticipation of their headline performance at Headrow House in Leeds, accompanied by Elvis Costello playing along in the background […]
An underdog’s tale: the chronicle of Donald Trump
It was almost too good to be true. For years, political comedians and writers had been out in the wilderness when it came to American politics, toiling for almost a decade to find anything remotely […]
In The Middle with alt-J
The Gryphon chats to alt-J’s Gus Unger-Hamilton about going from St Mark’s residences and Ash Grove to headlining this year’s Latitude Festival. alt-J aren’t a band that you can easily visualise chowing down on […]
Product by SOPHIE
Fads can be cool. Remember sneering at your mates for not being hip enough to know who White Ring were back in 2011 when you thought Witch-House was going to take over the world? Fond […]
Few Days To Go by Fufanu
Penned by Rolling Stone as “Disclosure attending Bela Lugosi’s funeral”, the Icelandic band are about as weird as their name. They started off as techno duo Captain Fufani, until the theft of their master computer […]