I have never been quite so excited than for the return of the cowboy boot! It is the ultimate shoe to wear with flirty summer dresses and skirts when you want to combine ‘feminine’ and […]
Review – Bloc
The last few years have been rocky for Bloc, but since the catastrophe of 2012’s festival at London Pleasure Gardens, the brand has slowly but surely built itself back up from the ground. The unparalleled […]
The Hepworth Wakefield held a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, but perhaps the idea has yet to develop its potential
Sunday 8th March marked International Women’s Day. The event in question has been celebrated globally since the early twentieth century and its relevance in society remains as strong as ever in 2015. Across the world, […]
Control by Fyfe
It is a seldom and rare occurrence for a debut album to carry as much purpose as Fyfe’s mesmerising Control. With inspiring authority, Fyfe attacks from the deep blue recesses of our minds and consumes […]
Poldark: As Many Love Triangles as there are Tricorne Hats
Most of us at Leeds probably won’t have encountered the BBC’s original 1975 adaptation of Poldark. Based on a series of twelve novels by Winston Graham, the original show was a hit back in its day, […]
A feminist fairy tale – Interview with ‘Mermaid’ director Polly Teale
Of all the best-known European fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid is arguably the most problematic. The story of a young mermaid who leaves behind everything she has ever known, changes her appearance, […]
Interview – Getting to Know Audio Chronicles
How often do you feel alienated on the dance floor these days? Some greasy boulder of a bloke pushes you aside to get past without even an apologetic nod. Another guy is twisted to the […]
Tales from a girl who’s slept with her flatmate
Becci, or Bicci, as she is known as amongst close friends, is a first year English Literature and French student. She spends most of her time procrastinating with her friend Elly and hopes that one […]
Marvel finally got its hands on Spider-Man – so what will they do with him?
The Spider-Man franchise was never going to lie dormant for long. Arguably cinema’s most profitable superhero (the Marvel franchise took until The Avengers, its seventh film, to top the box office takings of three Spider-Man […]
Stop cutting our girls
Female genital mutilation (FGM) has been brought into the media spotlight more in recent years. BBC3 featured a programme for Comic Relief to raise awareness about FGM, Stop Cutting Our Girls. Sometimes trivalised to ‘female […]
Preview – DJ Yoda
The master of scratch, Duncan Beiny aka DJ Yoda, will be gracing Belgrave Music Hall on 3rd May, bringing with him a set that will undoubtedly be brimming with an uncanny blend of nostalgic remixes and hip […]
Preview – Rinse pres. Jacques Greene
Leeds will see a return of the Canadian house maestro as Rinse host an all-night dance with Jacques Greene at Wire on Saturday 18 April. The infamous London radio station’s booking follows a number of […]