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Black Music in Leeds: The Rise of Sound Systems and the Advent of ‘Pirate’ Radio

Posted on 2nd November 201827th March 2019 by Ellie Montgomery

Claude ‘Hopper’ Hendrickson, now a Project Manager working on Racial Justice campaigns such as the ‘Race Card Project’ at Leeds West Indian Centre, has been involved in Leeds’ Sound Systems since the age of fourteen. […]

“What’s Your Kink?”: Meet Your Music Editors

Posted on 21st September 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

If you’re an avid reader of our section, then you already know everything you need to know about music. But what about the people running the section this year? We’ve put together a little Q&A […]

IntheMiddle with Phill Jupitus

Posted on 10th November 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Arts Writer, Ellie Montgomery, catches up with renowned comedian Phill Jupitus,  discussing political comedy and the need for men to move aside and let women take centre stage. Long-time comedy veteran Phill Jupitus is admired […]

Isaac Gracie @ Belgrave Music Hall

Posted on 15th October 201715th October 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

In the smoky and sultry upstairs performance space of Belgrave, Isaac Gracie charmed Leeds on Thursday night with a truly delightful set. Beginning with support from the equally talented WILDES, otherwise known as Ella Walker, […]

50 Years of Summer: the 50th Anniversary of the Summer of Love

Posted on 21st September 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

In San Francisco, 1967, a cultural revolution was taking place. Teenagers were questioning and challenging the values of the previous generation; conservatism, monogamy and tradition were rejected in favour of vibrant music, sexual liberation and […]

The Death of the Punk in a Digitalised Age

Posted on 12th July 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The iconography of the ‘Punk’ has been both popularised and reproduced at a staggering rate since its heyday in the late ‘70s. Beginning as a set of shared ideological values and musical taste, the infamous […]

Festival Review: Isle of Wight 2017

Posted on 12th July 201712th July 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

There’s something truly enchanting about the eclectic mix of people, from all walks of life, who flock to Isle of Wight festival each year. This can only be a consequence of its respective line up […]

Preview: Isle of Wight Festival, 8th-11th June

Posted on 30th April 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

What better way to kick off the festival season than with a trip to the Isle of Wight? Exams have just finished and it’s time to blow the cobwebs away with some hippy-esque vibes. This […]

Review: Sex, Drugs & Murder: Life in the Red Light Zone

Posted on 11th March 2017 by The Gryphon Web Editor

First shown in July last year, Sex, Drugs & Murder: Life in the Red Light Zone follows the lives of sex workers active in the Holbeck area, south Leeds. With the choice to indefinitely allow […]

Review – Super Hans at The Wardrobe

Posted on 24th October 201611th November 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

“The longer the note, the more dread.” Not my words, but the words of the mystical power that is Matt King in the guise of Super Hans. Before attending this gig, it was extremely hard […]

Where Fires Are and City Of Lights @ The Wardrobe 13/2/16

Posted on 26th February 20163rd September 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Local boys Where Fires Are, the five piece alternative rock band, co-headlined The Wardrobe this Saturday night and it appeared to be an enjoyable experience for the audience and bands alike. As the boys launched […]

Beans On Toast @ Brudenell Social Club 19/11

Posted on 1st December 20154th September 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Arriving on stage with bare feet and khaki cargo trousers, Beans on Toast was greeted by an entire audience sitting peacefully crossed legged on the floor of Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club. It seems that before […]

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