It’s romcom 101: Hugh Grant as a washed-up, Oscar-winning scriptwriter who finds himself teaching university students in the unknown town of Binghampton after various failed attempts to restart his career. In his fourth collaboration with […]
Postcard from Abroad – Université Jean Moulin III Lyon
Amelia is a third year English Literature and French student currently on exchange at Université Jean Moulin Lyon III. She desperately misses Leeds and being able to go to the shops on Sundays. So far her […]
Yob @ Brudenell Social Club 07/09
Yob’s initial approach to their set seemed to focus on differentiating themselves from Pallbearer and the supporting act, Bong Cauldron, who sounded “exactly what you’d expect a band called Bong Cauldron to sound like” according […]
TV | The Not-so-Great Fire of London
The fact that there’s never been a TV series about the Great Fire of London is surprising given how dramatic an event it was. However, it seems ITV were so convinced that novelty factor alone […]
Theatre | Pains of Youth Preview – LUU’s Theatre Group puts together a dramatic explosion of emotion, entropy and erotica
On 28th -30th October, the Theatre Group will take to the stage in bourgeois style with their interpretation of Pains of Youth by Ferdinand Bruckner (trans. by Martin Crimp). The 1926 play follows the lives […]
‘Froots’
As summer transitions to autumn and autumn to winter (rather quickly in Leeds) we find ourselves crying out for the comfort of the warmest materials we can find. Fear not, though, our prayers have been […]
In The Middle review Thom Yorke ‘Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes’
Thom Yorke’s latest is pretty hard to get at. Downloading the album takes a bit more effort than just pressing ‘buy’ on iTunes as it’s only available as a BitTorrent Bundle. Yorke has described this […]
Film | The Devil and Daniel Johnston – a hardhitting yet uplifting portrayal of a man struggling with mental illness
Hyde Park Picture House was the perfect setting for an authentic and often haunting documentary about the life and influences of troubled singer, songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston, shown as part of this weekends Leeds […]
Review: Zed Bias Retirement Tour @ Canal Mills
Having blessed our ears with countless productions and remixes for the past two decades, the time has finally come: Zed Bias is hanging up his headphones for good, truly an end of an era. […]
Theatre | The Ladyboys of Bangkok – fulfils the promise of an evening of light entertainment
Images: ladyboysofbangkok.co.uk There is no doubt that The Ladyboys of Bangkok hold a demand within the City of Leeds. Back once more and situated in Millennium Square, the Ladyboys have set up their Thai pavilion […]
Theatre | Chewing the Fat – a powerful portrayal of what it means to be ‘fat’
Images: selinathompson.co.uk Selina Thompson promised a show based around the concept of Glitter, Chicken Legs and a Rice Pudding Pinata, and what an accurate description that is. You may be wondering how on earth those […]
Cheap vs Chic
You can’t ignore it now! It’s getting colder and you know it. Soon even our oversized jumpers won’t cut the crisp. Our winter wardrobes will be stocking up, and so will our need to bring […]