Having only listened to about three Blossoms songs prior to the gig, I was really throwing myself in at the deep end. To sum up the gig in three words, it was colourful, eccentric and […]
In the Middle with Pictish Trail
Being a big fan of Johnny Lynch or, to call him by his stay name, Pictish Trail, I was slightly nervous when I was told to ring his landline due to a lack of mobile […]
Roundabout: The Enchanted Laboratory at Mint Warehouse 24/03
The guys behind the wonderfully wacky Roundabout events proved once again they know how to throw a party worth talking about. The promoters are students on their ‘Year In Enterprise’, in which the university helps […]
Things I’ve Never Said by Frances
A pretty nice way to unwind after an essay I guess – or equally as nice to listen to whilst procrastinating writing an essay… She reminds of a younger, female Tom Odell with her incredible […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A political statement on the runway
Fashion has always been a theatre for politics, but most recently, with Brexit and Trump’s election as president, political statements on the runway have increased monumentally. At the AW17 fashion weeks, there was scarcely a […]
Bongo’s Bingo
When I used to think of bingo, what sprung to mind was something quite civilised that older generations might enjoy, an image which has been completely flipped upside down by Bongo’s Bingo. Now, whenever anyone […]
Single review: You’ve Got a Woman by Whitney
Chicago babes Whitney are back after almost a year after the release of their stunning debut album ‘Light Upon the Lake’, releasing a new single ahead of the band’s upcoming world tour. The new single, which […]
King Nun: “We wake up and half of Pale Waves are in our beds”
The Brudenell Social Club in the middle of the day, with its aged day-drinkers gathering dust in the corner and Magic FM playing overhead, doesn’t quite have the same iconic feel to it as it […]
In defence of paper and print: is an eBook ever as good?
If there’s one thing that immediately comes to mind when I think of happiness, it’s a well thought out bookshelf (think rainbow-organised, neat little rows of content). To me, there are not many things more […]
Preview: Secret Garden Party announces DJ line-ups for their send-off this summer
The sad news has finally hit home: there will be no more Secret Garden Party after summer 2017. C’est fini. For years, this multi award-winning festival set a creative benchmark for UK festivals and even […]
How Jeremy Corbyn has turned Labour into a pressure group
Last week, a Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) meeting reportedly ended with a fierce argument between Jeremy Corbyn and members of the PLP. The specific nature of the dispute is not yet known. However, the disagreement […]
Preview: Green Man 2017, 17th-20th August
As if Green Man Festival weren’t treating us enough with their stellar line-up this year, they’ve only gone and topped it all by announcing a whole new wave of acts that will perform on Thursday […]