It would be practically libellous not to put this gig in the context of today being the day My Bloody Valentine release the follow-up toLoveless after 22 years of waiting. If it hadn’t been so out […]
Album Review: Jim James – Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God (V2)
As lead singer of American psych/folk experimentalists My Morning Jacket, Jim James is used to addressing grand, semi-divine themes. The title of his first solo album, Regions Of Light And Sounds Of God, then, should come […]
Album Review: Eels – Wonderful, Glorious (Vagrant)
American cult hero Mark Oliver Everett, known best under his recording name ‘E’, has been charting his unique path through alternative music for the best part of two decades, releasing albums under the Eels name […]
Album Review: Pure Love – Anthems
In his previous line of work as the frontman of London punk stalwarts Gallows, Frank Carter’s primal shirtless aggression and fearsome stage presence gained him a reputation as somewhat of a raging maniac. Needless to […]
Album Review: Frightened Rabbit – Pedestrian Verse
“I am that dickhead in the kitchen, giving wine to your best girl’s gloves”, Scott Hutchinson sings sweetly, opening Frightened Rabbit’s fourth LP with the signature misery within which he so ably dwells. An early […]
Album Review: Esben and The Witch – Wash The Sins Not Only The Face
“How long do you mean to be content?” asks the art of Esben and the Witch’s second album. The answer from the band themselves would have once perhaps been “Never”, their particular brand of goth […]
Feature: Loved Up or Broken Up – 10 Songs to make Valentine’s Day
The annual schmaltz-fest is nearly upon us – the time of year that makes you think that love is just something invented by bank managers to make us all overdrawn. But as far as pop […]
Boxer Sends Opponent to Coventry
Adam Wood Boxing 01/02/2013 The saying ‘Train hard, fight easy’ takes on a new significance for a boxer when you come back from the Christmas holidays unfit and overweight due to the standard festive binge, […]
Perspective Needed for Moral Hazards
Chris Dietz Eden Hazard Incident 1/02/2013 Last week South Wales police dropped their investigation into the incident which saw Chelsea winger Eden Hazard kicking out at a Swansea City ball boy in reaction to […]
Wembley Welcomes New-Look Brazil Side
Stephen Topping England v Brazil Preview 05/02/2013 As England’s forthcoming friendly against Brazil takes place as part of the Football Association’s 150th anniversary celebrations, it seems fitting that the visitors have named one of the […]
Festival News: Y Not Festival Tickets Go On Sale!
Listen in festival-lovers! Y Not 2013 tickets are now on sale and can be bought HERE. The festival will run from Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th August this summer and is set to be equally […]
Female Seeks Finance
Last week Leeds Student reported on female students using dating sites to meet men who were willing to give them money. This week Big Debate asks, is it ok to use ‘Sugar Daddy’ websites to pay for university fees? […]