English indie pop hero Rex Orange County is back. With a brand-new Sony deal and the same youthful and vibrant rhythm, the artists’ new album PONY keeps up his signature DIY vibes while masterfully showing […]
Gary Numan Brings His (R)evolution Tour to O2 Academy
“You’re too young to be here!” was the first thing said to me upon arriving at the O2 Academy last Saturday night to see Gary Numan. Indeed, the tour marks the 40th anniversary of Numan’s […]
Signals Stuns Mint Warehouse: Get To Know Leeds’ Newest Night Out
Hidden in the industrial landscape of Holbeck, Mint’s minimal, dingy aesthetic has been the choice venue for many of the world’s leading underground DJs. It’s unassuming look revels in obscurity; to the average by-passer, this […]
Tim Hecker Takes On Belgrave, 18.10.19
Tim Hecker makes grand and haunting ambient music, with massively thick and detailed sounds and progressions, making it something best experienced in the foreground rather than as the background atmosphere which ambient music is often […]
Wire presents Hunee and Tom Smith, 11.10.19
World renowned South Korean DJ Hunee yet again graces Leeds with his presence. However, on this occasion, he is perhaps overshadowed by the bill’s warmup act: Tom Smith, the man behind Leeds’s legendary night Cosmic […]
Miles Kane Provides An Intimate Show at The Wardrobe
It’s undeniable that Miles Kane is both looking and sounding fresh as he embarks on his ‘Crispy’ tour. Sporting brand new, bleach-blonde hair, he sauntered onto stage and gave The Wardrobe one of its best […]
Are the National Television Awards Still a Predominantly Male Event?
‘Televisions biggest night of the year’, the NTA’s, will hit around four and a half million screens around the UK at the end of January next year, and the lead up has been almost as […]
Theatre Review: Handel’s Giulio Cesare in Egitto by Opera North.
Emma Rivers urges everyone to go and see Giulio Cesare by Opera North.
Is It Finally Time For Lord Alan Sugar To Get Fired?
The Apprentice; once seen as the epitome of British entrepreneurship, has recently been criticised for being out of fashion. Stella English, Alana Spencer, Leah Totton and Tim Campbell are just a few of the winning […]
Bait, The Joker and Brexit: How Two Very Different Films Relate To Us Now.
Joe Carter compares The Joker and Bait while taking a closer look at their resonance with our Brexit looming times.
The Man Booker Prize Plot Twist: Why the Award Was Split
Thomas Boyd discusses the surprise joint-win of the Man Booker Prize 2019, and the implications of these winners…
An Outsider’s Place at University
Although full of thousands of students all around the same age, university life can often be isolating for those of us who feel like an outsider. It is obvious that Leeds as a city is […]