Esme McGowan speaks to the winner of 2020’s Rap Game about his newfound success.
“I want nearly everyone in Leeds to know about me”: In conversation with Graft
Esme McGowan chats to the Leeds-born and bred Rap Game winner about life since the show, working with his heroes and making his family proud.
The Gryphon’s favourite albums of 2020
The Gryphon Music and Clubs writers talk you through their favourite albums, EPs and mixtapes of 2020 – beautiful moments in what was a pretty awful year.
The resurgence of reading: Reserved for the rich?
Esme McGowan explores the fundamental importance of reading to multiple groups in society, and in particular, its provision of essential escapism for all during the lockdown.
Sufjan Stevens delivers another conceptual mega-album with The Ascension
Esme McGowan reviews Sufjan Stevens’ startling and poignant new album, The Ascension.
Colston falls: History in the making
Sunday was perhaps one of the most momentous days in Bristol’s history. As you are likely to have heard, the statue of ex-slaver, Edward Colston, which has been standing in the city centre since 1895, […]
We Are Failing Our Homeless
Crouched over in a bus stop we find him, barely able to stand due to the pain of his leg. Someone set fire to his sleeping bag, he tells us, and the result is a […]
Boys Cry Too: International Men’s Day
November 19th is International Men’s Day. It may seem off to have a day dedicated solely to men, as our society begins to celebrate diversity and minorities more, through initiatives such as Black History Month, […]