Once you’re in the world of work, you won’t have a glorious month to do whatever you like over Easter. So why not make the most of it? Whether you go on a European adventure or […]
Travel | An (ex) Boy Scout’s guide to Summer Camping
Camping is a cheap and ‘fun’ way to get away this summer. But spending the weekend in a muddy field can feel like you’ve gone on holiday by mistake. LSi’s own (ex) Boy Scout is […]
TV | The X Factor – Are the votes finally in?
X Factor has dominated the Saturday night prime time slot since what feels like the beginning of time, but it may finally be coming to the end of its long reign, as Simon Cowell takes […]
Food | Gastronaut – Belgrave Music Hall Street Feast
Amid the Saturday bustle of Leeds, the aromas streaming from Belgrave Music Hall offered a respite from the long-awaited sun. Following on from the success of their first Street Feast, Belgrave opened its doors for […]
Books |An astronaut’s guide to life on earth
It’s not often that you get an insight into a job so far removed from everyday life that it literally happens off planet. Chris Hadfield is a man who has done it all – alongside […]
TV | Shetland – Dark and intense yet cheesy drama
If you like your crime drama cheesy, yet dark and intense then Shetland, adapted from Ann Cleeves’ best- selling novels, is the show for you. The series has all the hallmarks of Broadchurch: murder in […]
Theatre | Spring Awakening – the infamous play gets an evocative modern update
Image: West Yorkshire Playhouse The West Yorkshire Playhouse’s adaptation of Spring Awakening, first performed in 1906, is not for the fainthearted. The line “when I first came, I became an atheist” does not even begin […]
Music | Album Review – Max Cooper
Max Cooper Human 4/5 London-based electronica and techno producer Max Cooper is an exciting prospect and what better measure of his potential than the excitement surrounding the recent release of his debut album Human. […]
Music | Album Review – Elbow
Elbow The Take Off and Landing of Everything 4/5 There are a number of ways to describe everyday routine: through the wry, satirical wit of Arctic Monkeys and The Streets, or through the emotive celebration […]
Music | The Disraeli Gears live
The Disraeli Gears Brudenell Social Club 3/5 Supported by some of Leeds’ most up and coming bands, The Disraeli Gears gave a fantastic performance. The night exhibited a range of fresh talent, showing the Leeds […]
Music | Chrvches live
Chrvches Leeds Met 3/5 Since being deemed auspicious enough to reside in the top five of the BBC’s list of the most promising music talents of 2013, and with one stonking studio album under their […]
Features | Rise of the Geek
To label yourself as a ‘geek’ is becoming more and more acceptable, even fashionable. Natalie Irving implores us to embrace the term and its new popularity. Are you a geek? Don’t worry; you […]