Ed Sheeran has always had a penchant for relatable, meaningful and heartfelt, though sometimes overwrought, lyrics and has played with blending more upbeat types of music with the traditional singer-songwriter formula, like the singer-songwriter acoustic […]
The Gryphon picks: Top films of 2016
2016 has been many things and was a rollercoaster overall. The highs were high, and the lows were low, but luckily for us, it’s been a very good year for movies. Here are our picks […]
Future PEERS by Future PEERS
Future PEERS aren’t new to music. The four—Luke Correia-Damude, Michael Loebl, Antonio Naranjo and William Culbert—had previously performed as Boys Who Say No, achieving moderate indie success in Canada. Their modest success gained them a […]
The Arts Netflix Weekend Watchlist: Vol 11
We’re onto the last week of term, which means that you either have coursework deadlines to rush through or exams looming in the not-quite-distant future. Here are some oft-overlooked gems on Netflix for when you […]
Review: MT’s Little Shop of Horrors – emotional and enjoyable
Little Shop of Horrors is the latest musical put on by the LUU Music Theatre Society, who prove yet again that they’re more than capable of putting on a fun, enjoyable, and impressive show. The […]
In The Middle with Nimmo
Sarah Nimmo and Reva Gauntlett have been making music together for well over 11 years. “It’s been like ten years, I guess, since we started,” Sarah says over the phone. “Well, ten years since we’ve […]
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape
Mikhail Hanafi looks at the Ched Evans and Brock Turner cases and why the rhetoric around rape still needs serious change. On the 20th April 2012, Ched Evans was found guilty of rape. What followed […]
The Arts Netflix Weekend Watchlist: Vol 7
It’s the weekend leading up to Halloween, so hold on tight and put these films over the weekend to get you in the right mood for a Monday night full of frights. Friday Night – […]
‘Blood Father’ review – a touch too generic
Blood Father is a well-shot, well-directed film that ends up falling into traditional action-thriller genre trappings too often to amount to anything special. The movie follows recovering alcoholic ex-convict John Link (Mel Gibson) who is […]
The Goo Goo Dolls @ O2 Academy, 09/10/16
The Goo Goo Dolls are a band considered by many to be rock legends, having released 11 studio albums and 30 singles including the massive hit ‘Iris’ over the course of their 30 year career. […]
Kaiser Chiefs @ hmv, 07/10/16
There was a clear feeling of a homecoming as excited fans crammed into the HMV store, spilling in between rows of vinyls to get closer to the small stage the Leeds-born Kaiser Chiefs were performing […]
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child Review – Keeping the Magic Alive
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a play that’s been clouded in secrecy since it began production. At the showing I attended, each audience member was even given a pin with #KeepTheSecrets printed in […]