“I’ve recently decided to become a vegetarian but it’s easier said than done! Do you have any tips to help with the transition?” I never agreed with the meat industry, but it wasn’t until I […]
Video games as art
Bradley discusses the artistic value of video games and argues for displaying them in museums. For a gallery with the word literally in its name, the Tate isn’t very modern. It’s all a bit samey. […]
Taylor Swift: the girl we all love to hate
Emily discusses our obsession with the life of celebrities and criticises the misguided entitlement we feel to judge them. It’s 2017, otherwise known as the era of ultimate street cred for saying that you “hate” […]
Open Theatre’s intriguing and comedically touching A Safe Place to Hide
Louise Johns’ A Safe Place to Hide sees the banality of office life at Silchester Publishing Ltd disturbingly suspended upon the entrance of a gunman to the building. With only an office door and makeshift barricade […]
Will Young is back onstage in the Grand Theatre’s Cabaret
Cabaret is a difficult show to get right, especially now, when it seems so eerily prescient. The balance between subversive enough to press the point and tame enough for the regular theatre-goer is fraught, the […]
IntheMiddle with Phill Jupitus
Arts Writer, Ellie Montgomery, catches up with renowned comedian Phill Jupitus, discussing political comedy and the need for men to move aside and let women take centre stage. Long-time comedy veteran Phill Jupitus is admired […]
Childhood to play Brudenell Community Room, 16/11
Childhood’s 2017 return came with a disclaimer: they’ve changed. While their newly found retro soul vibes and soaring sax solos are certainly new, in reflection, they seem inevitable. Perhaps their announcement epitomised this shift in […]
Pushing Halloween to the Limit
On Wednesday night, Limit UK continued Wire’s tradition of bringing some of the best local and international electronic artists into the heart of Leeds. Transforming the club into a spooky spectacle, Limit returned to Wire […]
Birdsong: A ‘touching commemoration of the lives lost during the war’
LUU Theatre Group’s production of Birdsong was haunting to say the least. It defied time by slipping seamlessly between Stephen’s horrific struggle through the war and his time spent in the house of factory owner, […]
In The Middle with Matt Maltese
Based in South London, 20 year old singer Matt Maltese has been rising slowly through the ranks since 2015 with his distinctive rich vocals and melancholy piano melodies. With an album and several EPs under […]
Goat Girl @ Brudenell Community Room, 4/11
London based Goat Girl are making waves on their headline UK tour in a series of intimate and cosy venues. This evening, it’s the smaller, newly named Community Room in the Brudenell Social Club, whose […]
IntheMiddle with Francobollo
Francobollo (translating to postage stamp in Italian) are the London via Sweden four-piece that put the weird and wonderful in indie music. Francobollo released their debut album Long Live Life in July, collaborating with the […]