Is your mirror facing the door? Is your bed facing the door? Are there too many plants in your bedroom? These are questions that concern with ‘Feng Shui (風水)’. Feng Shui is a Chinese practice […]
Loyle Carner Enchants Brudenell, 30.04.19
It is not only due to the fact that the Brudenell is a favourite venue of mine, largely down to it’s intimate, living room setting, but hearing Carner perform there in his Paris football shirt, […]
Game Of Flo
WARNING: GOT SPOILERS AHEAD As the eve of the great battle loomed, Game of Thrones fans were gifted a beautifully haunting hymnal of ‘Jenny of Oldstones’, sung by Podrick Payne (Daniel Portman) in the final […]
The One-Man Band You Have to See Live to Experience the Wonder: Newton Faulkner at Leeds Beckett Student Union, 01.05.19
An enthusiastic crowd turned out at Leeds Beckett Students Union on Wednesday 1st May, to watch singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner display exactly how he has achieved such longevity in his career. Unfortunately, whilst I only managed […]
A Fitting Farewell, In The End
The Swan Song album of the infamous Irish rock band The Cranberries following the death of lead singer Dolores O’Riordan exudes a mixed sense of loss, love and overall finality. Listening to the album in […]
Maisie Peters Soothes Hyde Park Book Club, 27.04.19
A setlist of pop-folk love songs that the room knew every word to make for a lovely Saturday night spent with Maisie Peters. Support act Plested opened up the show with acoustic versions of his […]
Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes Shake Brudenell with An Explosive Album Launch, 05.05.19
Album launch gigs are usually met with fans quietly listing to new material with a few old gems sprinkled in. This did not feel like a typical launch gig. With the chilling opening song, ‘Why […]
Boomtown Chapter 11: A Radical City Preview, 07-11.08.19
Boomtown Fair looks set to be bigger and better than ever before. Running since 2009, this year’s instalment- titled ‘Chapter 11: A Radical City’- is a musical amalgamation of epic proportions. The line-up features over […]
Leeds’ Nightlife Under Construction
While we were all attempting to enjoy our Easter, despite the onslaught of dissertations, essays and revision, a little birdy (LeedsFess) informed us that our city’s sacred nightlife is set to undergo some construction. And […]
The 6 Best British Food Festivals
A guide to the 6 tastiest UK food festivals to whet your appetite. • Meatopia Anything with a tag line of ‘eat, sleep, meat, repeat’ can only mean good things. A three day festival in London […]
Samuel Smith Pubs Ban Phones
Is it a no-brainer that we should be socialising without the distraction of technology? Or do these 2019 times justify their use at all waking hours? Samuel Smith pub chain has just become the first […]
Is Coronation Street’s First Black Family Overdue?
Coronation Street, the pride of the North, should perhaps not be so proud. It may beat EastEnders in the battle of storylines; however, it cannot contend when it comes to diversity. The soap which has […]