London-based outfit Cykada will be a new name to most, but with a line-up that includes members of Ezra Collective, Maisha and Where Pathways Meet, the six-piece are set to be the next great act […]
The Tin Pigeons at The Lending Room: Excellent Performers, Dated Sound, 13.11.18
The Lending Room’s size lent an atmosphere of intimacy to The Tin Pigeons’ Leeds gig, as the fans huddled into the room to escape the cold winds outside. An early start to the night saw […]
Clickbait
We know that it’s not worth our time, but we don’t want to feel left out when everyone else is watching. 2018 has been the year of YouTube “drama” and “fake news”, with YouTubers and […]
Art And Communism
Communism is the economic and political belief that all property is owned by the community. In reality, this mutates into the notion that everything is therefore owned by the state. Its opposite ideology is known […]
Is it Time for a Self-care Sunday?
We all know that being at Uni can be pretty stressful, whether it’s from being super busy with essays and readings, socials and responsibilities for societies, or just general life stresses like relationships and finances. […]
Juliet and Romeo: Is Parting such Sweet Sorrow or an Inevitability?
Ben Duke’s Juliet and Romeo is a contemporary, theatrical rewriting of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Duke rewrites their history so that the ‘star-crossed lovers’ do not, in fact, die in a tragic misunderstanding. Instead, they […]
British Drinking Culture
British people may be seen as more reserved in comparison to other nationalities. We can seem more uptight and, at times, socially awkward – cue very British Problems. The very-British solution to this is simple: […]
Men’s Cricket Captain Talks Movember
So mid-October came and with it, the post from the Fundraising secretary, Jordan on the main group on Facebook: ‘lads, if you’re keen to get involved in Movember give this a like.’ After my attempt […]
Top 7 Tips for Helping a Friend Struggling with Mental Illness
Let’s start with the basics: Mental health is a spectrum. Everyone has mental health. Anyone’s mental health may be good or bad, or somewhere in between. Bad mental health may be temporary, but it is […]
Leeds Fashion Society to Host Sustainable Clothes Swap
In honour of our University’s pledge to be plastic-free by ’23, the Leeds Fashion Society will be hosting its very first Clothes Swap event this Wednesday from noon until 5pm. For clothes swap novices, the […]
Urinetown Review
With a name like Urinetown the last thing you would expect is subtlety; LUU Music Theatre Society’s production certainly lived up to that expectation. Despite mocking the genre of musical in general, there are few […]
From Roots to Wings: Sharon Watson Discusses Her Path to Success and Dance’s Ability to Respond to Art
While dance and visual arts tend to exist under the same ‘arts’ category, it is not very common to consider the dance that you see on stage to have much in common with a stationary […]