As Christmas is drawing ever closer it is a time to share, give and donate to those who are less fortunate that ourselves. For many families in Leeds struggling in poverty, Christmas can be a […]
Sneaky Experience is immersive like nothing else
For one weekend only, the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey became a playground for cinephiles with Leeds-based Sneaky Experience treating audiences to a special Halloween programme. With films including ‘The Exorcist’, ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and […]
Basement @ Brudenell Social Club 30/10
On the 30th October, Brudenell Social Club was the busiest I had ever seen it. Swarms of fans had congregated to see Basement play one of only three UK dates on their 2014 tour, after […]
Postcard from Abroad – University of Western Australia Perth
Perth is a peculiar place. I appear to be in the worrying minority of people who elect to don any sort of footwear to attend university. Call me old fashioned, but I feel as though […]
The Antlers @ Belgrave Music Hall 2/11
You know it’s going to be an interesting show when members of the audience start shushing each other during the support act; fans of The Antlers are a diverse bunch, but what they have in […]
The Newsroom returns to UK screens for the last time
There’s something very poignant about starting the final season of The Newsroom. Not only is this the final series of the show, reduced to a mere six episodes, but also allegedly the end of Aaron […]
Benedict Cumberbatch is rightly tipped for Oscar glory for his potrayal of genius Alan Turing
Image: Black Bear Pictures A witty, poignant and powerful film, The Imitation Game handles its subject manner brilliantly, giving the viewer a look in to one of the true geniuses in British history: Mathematician and […]
Two arrested in Union sexual assault
Two men have been arrested in relation to a sexual assault attack in the university area. The twenty and twenty-two year old males were taken to the police station last night in light of the […]
The Gryphon meets DVF
This isn’t the kind of excitement I usually feel when waiting in a lecture theatre, however, I’m not usually waiting on royalty. Admittedly Diane Von Furstenberg gave up her title of princess a long time […]
Superfood ‘Don’t Say That’ Album Review
Having stemmed from the same neck of the woods as other alternative rock outfits Peace and Swim Deep, Superfood have a lot to live up to with their debut album. Don’t Say That brings some […]
Review: Space Dimension Controller @ Wire
“He has built himself a complex space-opera mythos that pushes the boundaries of funkiness.” Rarely has there been such a stirring description for an event on Facebook. It’s enough to make anyone don their space […]
What next for Andy Murray after mixed 2014?
It is safe to say that 2014 has not quite gone as Andy Murray had hoped. Despite having, by most players’ standards, an excellent year, it pales in comparison to his two previous seasons, when […]