“I never really had a plan for the label”, says Ali Wells. Discontented by how long it was taking smaller labels to put his music out, Wells found himself with spare cash due to a […]
LGBTQ: A Community Speaks, Jude’s Story
Members of the Leeds LGBTQ community talked to Features Editor Brigitte Phillips about living with their identities, and their misunderstandings and misrepresentations that come with it. Jude’s Story I’m very much still the same person […]
LGBTQ: The acceptance within sport
Sexuality is certainly a sensitive subject when it comes to sport. Despite an ever-increasing list of openly gay athletes including Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley and former Aston Villa midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, who both came […]
Women’s Militia slam ‘Free The Nipple’ campaign
Anonymous group Women’s Militia have struck in LUU. The secret group, who are aiming to take a more radical approach to feminism, have stuck up posters criticising the Free The Nipple campaign in the common […]
25th December: Just another winter’s day?
On the 1st December, when many people open their advent calendars, the countdown to Christmas has begun. Television adverts are Christmas themed, shop music plays Christmas hits and Christmas jumpers are proudly on display. However […]
Cheap vs Chic
Ever wanted to stay in your duvet and take it to uni? Being able to snuggle and keep warm during work sounds such a great idea, and now it is fashion! Welcome to the blanket […]
Caught on campus
Caught on campus! It’s all about wrapping up warm for the winter months this week. Photography Olivia Bates, Fashion Social Media Executive, and Jordan Harris
Preview: Ben Klock at Selective Hearing
Berghain’s Ben Klock blesses us with a 3 hour set this Saturday courtesy of Leeds and Manchester collective Selective Hearing. Klock’s unparalleled prestige within the techno scene is hardly surprising considering years of dedication to […]
MDMA, EDM and the love/hate affair
EDM (electronic dance music) and MDMA (ecstasy) are so intrinsically linked in their evolution that a CBS reporter recently confused the two. MDMA was originally synthesised in Germany in 1912 with the aim of creating […]
Space Tourism: A magnifying glass on growing inequality
Last week saw the tragic crash of Virgin Galactic test plane SpaceShipTwo, a commercial vehicle designed to fly passengers to the edge of space. The plane broke up over the Mojave Desert when the aerobrake […]
Botox: All fill and no thrill
Cosmetic surgery is a very hot topic in the news at the moment – whether it concerns the almost unrecognisable Renee Zellweger, Kyle Jenner’s ever expanding lips or Kim Kardashian’s infamous rear-end. Most articles superficially […]
Review: Subb-an, wAFF & Capulet @ The Faversham
After a successful night in October with Heidi and Maribou State, Troupe returned to dismantle the roof of the Faversham with some of Britain’s most exciting nascent techno DJs. The venue isn’t quite the ‘jungle […]