Here’s some handy tips for how to survive on our lowly bank balances. First of all, not all presents need to be bought – they can be made. We all love a present that touches […]
Welfare at Leeds: advice about the Christmas break
The Student Advice Centre is running a ‘Hygge’ themed space in Room 4 of the Union from 23rd to 25th November and in Room 2 of the Union on 12th December. The Christmas holidays in […]
Review: Planet Earth II
2016 – what a year! In times of global disasters, it takes a lot for telly to reinstate some faith that it’s not all doom and gloom across the world. It would seem almost perfect […]
Victoria Gate: The new Northern shopping Capital?
In the unlikeliest of places in Leeds, amongst the markets and close to the coach station stands the city’s brand new gem: Victoria Gate. Having had its millionth shopper this week, we decided to pop […]
Recipe: Mum’s leek and potato soup
Mum’s leek and potato soup My mum’s Leek and potato soup recipe is unbelievably cheap, and easy to replicate so long as you have some kind of blender. 2 medium-sized leeks 1 large baking potato […]
Feature – RPG Sound System
“The history of music is the history of mankind”. Thus spoke François-Joseph Fétis, noted Belgian musicologist and one of the most important music critics of the 19th century. A grandiose quote to begin a feature […]
Review: Damilola, Our Loved Boy
Sixteen years after the death of Nigerian-British Damilola Taylor, BBC One drama Damilola, Our Loved Boy revisits the story, this time revealing how the family coped with the incident. The drama begins in Lagos, Nigeria, […]
Battles by In Flames
I just don’t know where to begin. This record is complete garbage. This album is shit. I had to turn the volume down because I was embarrassed that my flatmates would think I enjoy it. […]
We got it from Here… by A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest have persevered despite the death of one of Phife Dawg, and have managed to finally fulfil their dreams of creating of a low-quality double album. Apparently it was Phife who chose […]
Marsicans @ Brudenell Social Club, 10/11/16
Brudenell Social Club is a special venue for many reasons, but for Marsicans it meant playing to a packed room full of their home crowd, friends and family. The atmosphere was buzzing and the two support […]
Chas & Dave @ City Varieties, 10/11/16
Well, this wasn’t what I expected. Last Wednesday, I got the chance to go to see who the hell Chas and Dave are. As a French person, I have heard quite a lot from my […]
The Synarchy of Molten Bones by Deathspell Omega
Let’s begin this review by discussing the title, The Synarchy of Molten Bones. It almost certainly means nothing. Avant-garde bands choose surrealist titles all the time. It was probably chosen because it sounded cool. Moving […]