There’s no denying that certain festivals cater to certain kinds of people, and there was never any question about which best represented me. Despite only lasting a day in each location, Slam Dunk is the […]
Live At Leeds 2018: Flaunting Leeds’ Exceptional Music Culture
Live At Leeds. The day that transforms Leeds into an indie playground. Music lovers race breathlessly across the city to catch their favourites on the lineup, leaving cigarette ends and glittery Uber seats in their […]
Out of This World Performance: One Giant Leap
Student-produced shows can be a mixed bag of low production value, amateur performances, and poor storytelling, but every once in a while, there is a hidden gem. A show that completely exceeds expectations and reminds […]
Mallory Knox are a whole new band at Manchester Rebellion
From the outside, Mallory Knox’s Manchester gig looks just like any other show. People huddle in the rain as they queue up outside, swapping Twitter handles with new friends and speculating on the setlist, while […]
Fashion Psychology: a new dimension to street style
Do your clothes have superpowers? Are they triggering psychological change? Maybe Edith Head was right to tell us; “you can have anything you want in life if you dress for it”. It’s well acknowledged that […]
Gomez host triumphant celebration of their iconic album at O2 Academy
“If there’s one person in the world who doesn’t need help singing this song, Ben, it’s you,” Tom Gray jokes. It’s true – his bandmate Ben Ottewell’s request for us to “help” him sing ‘Make […]
Preview: Inner City Electronic – More than just a rave
Inner City Electronic is a new multi-venue event taking place in Leeds on the 2nd of June. The event will feature 20 hours of music from a stellar line up boasting Floating Points and KiNK. […]
An Ode to Leeds’ Nightlife
It’s the end of the academic year, and that means that some of us will soon be leaving Leeds for good. With this in mind, we gave our writers the chance to send a farewell message […]
Garden Party Plots its Return
This year marks 13 years of Garden Party, an event that has been getting bigger and better every year. Garden Party is the daytime party of the student year, with every friend (and friend of […]
Flux Rises From the Flames
As Voulez-Vous booms from the speakers, friends in unison circled in the front right of the Fan Room as the lights beam across your faces, you take a moment to appreciate the quality of the […]
Rival Consoles Challenges the Conventions of Electronica with New Album ‘Persona’
Battling against criticism of electronic music as a soulless and mechanic non-craft, Ryan Lee West returns under the alias of Rival Consoles with his latest release, Persona, to further demonstrate the delicate human touch that is ubiquitous […]
A Letter to Rejjie Snow, following his seductive sold-out show at Stylus | 26.04.18
Dear Rejjie, Your set may have been delayed by a few minutes due to technical difficulties, and you may have proceeded to call us Manchester about four times before your DJ reminded you what city […]