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]
Music News: Ricky Wilson takes to twitter to slag off home town venue.
The lead singer of one of Leeds’ most famous musical exports Kaiser Chiefs took to twitter to express his anger over the announcement that Bruce Springsteen will also be performing at the new […]
Preview: Beat Bar presents Pangaea & Moxie
Beat Bar Presents… Pangaea, Moxie Saturday 23rd February £8 Beat Bar have been on a roll lately, securing bookings from a variety of exciting artists from all sorts of different sounds and scenes, every week, […]
The Interview: British Paralympian Swimmer Giles Long
Over a pint and a study of pub taxidermy, Giles Long tells LS Sport’s Lucy Holden about world records, rock bottom and making a splash at the Paralympics. I’m lost in King’s Cross and have […]
Classic Of The Week: The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford
It wasn’t the best title. In the bleak days of World War One, the last thing the public needed was a book entitled The Saddest Story. Ford’s publisher urged a more tactful approach, to […]