The revolutionised trainer appeared on the Chanel Couture catwalk back in January 2014 and since then designers and sport brands have been consistently collaborating, such as Missoni and Converse and Givenchy and Nike. This is […]
Interview – Butler & Bontan
Leeds students know better than anyone that West Yorkshire is a fantastic area to be a house music fan. It has been a hotbed for club music since the late 80s, and is as strong […]
Interview ‘The 56’ director, Matt Stevens-Woodhead
Image: Joseph Priestley As Bradford City prepares to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of a fire that killed 56 people, a young theatre company based in Yorkshire is re-telling the tragedy through the eyes of those who […]
Short Movie by Laura Marling
Laura Marling moved to Los Angeles in 2013, shortly after the release of Once I Was An Eagle. During her time in America, she began work on new material only to scrap it – along with […]
‘The 56’ is respectful and compelling
Image: Joseph Priestley 11th May 1985 is a date that will be deeply engraved in West Yorkshire history, for all the wrong reasons. It was supposed to be a day of celebration for Bradford City […]
Deeper by The Soft Moon
In this latest album from The Soft Moon, we see the man in the moon, Luis Vasquez, opening himself up emotionally for all to see. Deeper is the result of intense self-reflection and emotional exploration […]
Coalition: Political Drama or Satirical Comedy?
Coalition Review Channel 4’s Coalition was, of course, entertaining in its own right, presenting the head scratching and tragically funny last days of the 2010 formation of our coalition government. Although entertaining, the programme failed […]
The Air Conditioned Nightmare by Doldrums
In her 2010 RBMA Lecture, gender-equality activist DJ Sprinkles spoke about her interest in the rarity of electronic music in America in the 70s and 80s. Artists such as Devo and Gary Numan, huge influences on her […]
Travel Man: Barcelona in 48 hours
One could be forgiven for thinking the new series Travel Man presented by IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade would be an informative and interesting, if not at times amusing, commentary on some of Europe’s most popular city destinations. […]
Undertow by Drenge
Drenge kick-started its musical life as a sort of anti-rock act: a bass guitar-less brotherly duo from the Peak District who rose to prominence through a Labour MP’s resignation letter. Rock ‘n’ roll. In spite […]
Preview – Dancing For Despo
Distrikt bar is the beating heart of the house music community in Leeds. Over its five years in establishment, in a sort of extension of the Back to Basics golden era of West Yorkshire house, […]
Postcard from Abroad – Buenos Aires Argentina
David is a delightful young man with the voice of a very Mancunian, 14 year old Alan Carr. He is a firm believer that all problems can be solved with a nap and Whitney Houston’s […]