Britain’s most prestigious dance event returns this August on Bank Holiday weekender, boasting a line up to rival any electronic music festival this summer season. The weekend may play host to the likes of deadmau5, […]
Jungle Jam: Summer Carnival
Renowned for its packed line-ups, Jungle Jam’s decision to run a day and night event could’ve scuppered what they were originally respected for. Running for a full 12 hours, many events would’ve sacrificed a dense selection […]
El Dorado Festival: Preview
With each term jam-packed with high calibre events, leaving Leeds for the summer period often leaves students missing the city’s innate flair for nightlife. This summer however, Cirque Du Soul are returning to the festival […]
Why the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement is a disastrous decision
As a resident of planet earth, the fact that US President Donald Trump has announced imminent withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement is, quite frankly, terrifying. The agreement, reached in 2015, is the world’s first […]
Body positivity: the ‘perfect body’ does not exist
In this world social media presents us with models with very small frames, muscular frames, or whatever else is deemed fashionable – and we’re told this is the ‘perfect’ body. This leads to many young […]
The ‘Micky Mouse’ degree: media degrees deserve more credit
Amidst the plethora of essays that I’m currently working on (supposed to working on, anyway), it is difficult to take out time to pen down something. Yes, let us go back to the time when […]
Grime4Corbyn: A Brief History of Grime and Politics
Following the rise of the Grime4Corbyn movement, journalists and political commentators have sought to understand why prominent figures of the scene would emphatically support the Labour leader, delivering a multitude of varying, and mostly incorrect […]
Review: Cantina, Leeds’ first all-vegan restaurant
The city’s first all-vegan cafe has just opened at The Old Red Bus Station, so we went down to give it a try… I should probably start this review with the admission that I’m not […]
PPG Leeds 1st Birthday w/ Objekt @ Wire 31/05
Sheffield night Pretty Pretty Good (PPG) celebrated a year of taking their parties to a better Yorkshire city on 31st May, booking Objekt for their Leeds 1st birthday to play an all-night-long set at Wire. […]
The Great Escape 2017 Highlights
Brighton is renowned for being a melting pot of quality musicians, enticing rising artists far and wide with its sparkling DIY music scene. The Great Escape Festival amplifies this seaside musical microcosm, showcasing rising musicians […]
Mala & SubDub: Celebrating 19 Years of Underground Sound System Culture
As clubbing tour-de-force SubDub celebrates its 19th year, we reflect with legendary Dubstep producer, DJ and founder of Deep Medi Records, Mala, about the event’s grassroots origins, present nightlife and uncertain future. This seminal Leeds based night […]
Here we go again! – Mamma Mia! comes to the Leeds Grand
With exams out of the way and university over for yet another year, Mamma Mia! at the Leeds Grand Theatre is the perfect way to welcome in the summer. The Jukebox musical, written by British […]