Mndsgn (Ringgo Ancheta) is a hip-hop producer – originally from the Philippines, he moved to a commune in rural New Jersey when his parents fled the country after a group they were involved in turned […]
All I Need by Foxes
Hailing from Southampton, Foxes has already been on many people’s radar for a while. With radio-friendly hits such as ‘Youth’ and ‘Let Go for Tonight’ under her belt, All I Need is Foxes’ second album […]
Is The Is Are by DIIV
Recorded and produced by vocalist and guitarist Zachary Cole Smith, Is The Is Are, DIIV’s 17-track sophomore album, is a hazy myriad of dreamy guitar reverb enveloped by pervasive raw tones, dark lyricism and harrowing, […]
I Want To Break Free
Juliette Rowsell discusses how artists over the past 50 years have influenced and impacted on the LGBTQ* community. February is LGBT History Month and the importance of music in bringing issues of greater social […]
What's On: LGBTQ* Special
February is LGBT History Month and Leeds is no stranger to supporting LGBT rights. With an extensive range of activities happening throughout the month, here are a few hand chosen by the arts editors for […]
Art on Campus: Treasures of the Brotherton
If you’ve ever spent a prolonged period in the Brotherton library you will have noticed Special Collections, a double doorway on level 4 leading to the University’s collection of over 200,000 rare books and objects. […]
The Art of Drag: What Ru Can Do For You!
Start your engines! That’s right, RuPaul’s Drag Race is back for season 8 of this cult phenomenon reality series. Wait, what? You haven’t heard? Where have you been! RuPaul’s Drag Race is a reality TV […]
M:Fans by John Cale
John Cale is anything but a revivalist. Although his most recent release, M:Fans, is a reworking of Music For A New Society, released in 1982, it could be a completely new album. The spare, sparse […]
Debate: Should Eddie Redmayne Have Played The Danish Girl?
FOR Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months you would have heard about Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne’s casting as Lili Elbe in The Danish Girl. Born Einar Wegener, Lili was […]
Review: Chemsex – Hard-hitting, honest and raw
One of the most brutal and hard-hitting documentaries of this year, William Fairman and Matt Gogarty present an emotionally compelling film about the lives of those affected by chemsex. Chemsex is a term used to […]
Review: Room – Hard not to fall in love with
Director Lenny Abrahamson’s Room is an astonishing feat of cinema. What could be a deeply unsettling story instead manages to rise up above its sombre start to become a life-affirming, joyous film. Based on the […]
Gender Fluidity And Fashion’s Part To Play
The clothes we wear can help to construct (or perhaps more crucially deconstruct) the gender binaries that we as consumers of fashion have come to so rigidly prescribe to. But how far is gender fluid […]