Having avidly admired the BBC’s ‘Escape to the Country’ for many years, I had high expectations of the musical equivalent Brooklyn duo Widowspeak pursued with the rural recording of their second album ‘Almanac’. Robert Earl […]
Music: Miracles of Modern Science – MEEMS EP
Miracles of Modern Science is the Brooklyn-based quintet which since 2005 has been making indie-pop with a twist: they use baroque-style instrumentation; the results sounding something like Tokyo Police Club backed with strings and mandolin. […]
Music: Album Review: Tegan and Sara – Heartthrob
For those with a vested interest in the bland and banal, I present a new album to limply poke your beige taste buds, namely Tegan and Sara’s release “Heartthrob”. As a twin myself I feel […]
Music: Live Review: Villagers @ The Wardrobe
Conor O’Brien’s Villagers might not strike many people as the most riveting live prospect out there, but after tonight’s performance many will look at the band in a new light. Right from the beginning they […]
Music: Live Review: Calexico @ The Cockpit
Tucson-based Calexico expertly embody the sounds and feel of the US-Mexican border. With influences from traditional Latin American sounds, American country music and indie rock, they create an exciting soundscape best described as desert noir. In a live […]
Music: Live Review: Swim Deep @ Brudenell Social Club
Birmingham’s ‘Sunshine-Popsters’ Swim Deep took to the Brudenell stage amidst a recent NME-spearheaded flurry of hype and managed to just about justify the acclaim surrounding them. After a shaky start (in which poetic justice shined […]
Music: Live Review: Exclamation Pony @ Brudenell Social Club
Here we have the unveiling of Exclamation Pony, Ryan Jarman (The Cribs) and Jen Turner’s (Here We Go Magic) out-of-the-blue collaboration, and Ryan seemed genuinely enthused to be bashing his poor guitar in a word-of-mouth […]
Kosher food to be sold in Union
A proposal that the Union should sell Kosher food to cater for Jewish students has been passed unanimously. The panel voted at a Better Union Forum on Monday for the idea to go ahead. However, […]
Celtics overthrow Centurions
Richard Choksey 21.02.13 York Centurions 0-15 Leeds Celtics The Leeds Celtics travelled to York on Sunday to take on the Centurions to keep their post-season dreams alive. A crushing last second defeat to the Met […]
Music News: BRIT Awards 2013 Winners
The winners at the 2013 BRIT awards are as follows: Emeli Sande – Best British Female Solo Artist Emeli Sande – Best British Female Solo Artist Ben Howard – Best British Breakthrough Ben […]
Fresh Meat in Leeds
Don’t be surprised when you find Jack Whitehall in the Conference Auditorium instead of your normal lecturer; it’s all in aid of charity. The cast of hit Channel 4 show Fresh Meat will be doing […]
The BRIT Awards 2013: Live Blog
Leeds Student will be live blogging the BRIT Awards 2013. Come back to this page (bookmark/favourite it) from 7:45PM for all the latest. [liveblog]