Photo: Justin Gardner Cirque Du Soul, said to have the “travelling, collective energy of colour, magic and dance” the concept certainly does appeal. But as the hype gradually increased, I asked myself whether the club […]
Music | Warpaint Live
Warpaint O2 Academy Wednesday February 19 Sanctimonious music snobs like me will rage that good music has the power to evoke incandescent sensations. Warpaint’s sound, indebted to the astral majesty of shoegazers Slowdive, krautrock rhythm […]
Music | Why were the Brits so boring?
As the nation sat down for the 37th year running to gorge themselves on this February’s recreation of the Brit awards, it became clear that something was strikingly off. While we were up all night […]
TV | Troy – Does he stand out against the other magician heavyweights?
Magic shows have seen a resurgence recently, spearheaded by names like Derren Brown and Dynamo. Troy is the latest magician to try and take advantage of this popularity, with a show on E4. Does he […]
Art | Bruce McLean
Image: Bruce McLean The Leeds City Art gallery is currently showcasing Bruce McLean: Another Condition of Sculpture, an exhibition containing some of the artist’s unseen work from over the past 50 years. He first studied […]
Art | PAN Berlin
Image: PAN Leeds College of Art is currently hosting an exhibition from PAN, the Berlin based record label who have become critically acclaimed as a platform for experimental sound and art. With the exhibition showcasing […]
Books | The Railway Man
As a society we have been overexposed to scenes of brutality and desensitised by television. However, the ease of Eric Lomax’s narration makes the untold horrors of the Burma-Siam railway and the conditions and torture […]
Books | Cheat's guide to Vanity Fair
We break up William Makepeace Thackeray’s gargantuan tale of love, lash and Napoleonic lads into easy chunks of satirical fun. Who? Rebecca Sharp: Witty, wily, morally challenged. A social climber. Amelia Sedley: Spends most of […]
Music | Album Review – Angel Olsen
Angel Olsen Burn Your Fire 2/5 Angel Olsen lets her captivating and emotive voice speak for itself from the very first track of her second feature length album. The scratchy, vinyl-like vocals are distorted yet […]
Music | Album Review – Beck
Beck Morning Phase 4/5 There has been a six year gap between Beck’s latest album, Morning Phase, and his last, Modern Guilt. Such a hiatus would suggest that the singer-songwriter has been leading up to […]
Features | Top Five Jobs Abroad in Summer
No one wants to spend their summer holidays at home, begging their parents each night for a tenner to go down the pub and being told to ‘go and get a job!’ It’s never too […]
Blogs | Where the Wild Things Aren't
Some say April is the cruellest month. They’re wrong; it’s actually February. Aside from the fact I always forget it’s two to three days shorter than every other month and thus my rent/essays are due […]