Hamilton Leithauser, frontman of The Walkmen, and Rostam Batmanglij, ex-keyboardist of indie favourites Vampire Weekend, have collaborated on a raw, genuine album that sings of heartbreak and spirit. Rostam’s influence is obvious, with clear lines […]
‘Head Carrier’ is the sixth studio album by alternative rock legends the Pixies, following their anticipated 2014 release of ‘Indie Cindy’. The record has a laid back feel less concerned with status, steering the band […]
With their ferocious new single, ‘In My Mind’, recently debuted on BBC Radio 1, The Amazons are more ready than ever to rock the socks off Oporto Bar on the 11th of October. The Reading […]
With an exciting line up of films due to hit the cinemas soon, The Gryphon Arts Team have assembled their highlights of upcoming flicks. Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children 30th September Directed by Tim […]
It’s October and we’ve waved bye bye to summer and hello to Autumn. But with shorter days comes longer nights, and we all know what that means. Here’s a selection of the DJs to watch […]
I am a Literature student at University of Leeds. My life revolves around novels, plays and stacks of colour-coded notebooks. Last year, studying and getting used to living somewhere new was enough. But this time […]
On Saturday 24th September, the Hyde Park Picture House screened Kar-Wai Wong’s classic film In the Mood for Love. Before the film started the audience had the opportunity to listen to Chris Berry, professor of […]
The idea that a Bachelor of Arts degree is useless is by no means a new one. For years the debate between choosing to study something you love, or studying something that will earn you […]
After a 12 year hiatus, Bridget Jones returns to the big screen. Jessica Newgas reviews the latest offering to see if the third in the trilogy lives up to its name. Nowadays it is rare […]
Take one-part award-winning cocktails, mix with a mouth-wateringly trendy menu, add a dash of live music and liberal amounts of Tennessee Whiskey, and what do you get? #JackFriday has come to Leeds. The event is […]
Radiohead have come a long way since their debut single ‘Creep’. In fact, it’s 24 years this week since Thom Yorke and the gang burst into public consciousness, asking what the hell they were doing […]
After 2014’s Transgender Dysphoria Blues, Against Me! had quite the task on their hands – how do you follow such a deeply political, darkly personal, and defiantly progressive album? Well. Somehow, they’ve managed it. Shape […]