Kylie Minogue Kiss Me Once 2/5 Kylie Minogue’s 12th studio album, Kiss Me Once, sees her duly adhering to her tried and tested formula of mildly catchy but largely forgettable electro-pop; however that’s not to […]
Music | TOY live
Within approximately one minute of taking to the stage, TOY had turned a sea of excitably transfixed teenagers into a bunch of gloomy statues. Their introductory statements of blank expressions were all The Cockpit needed […]
Travel | An (ex) Boy Scout’s guide to Summer Camping
Camping is a cheap and ‘fun’ way to get away this summer. But spending the weekend in a muddy field can feel like you’ve gone on holiday by mistake. LSi’s own (ex) Boy Scout is […]
Music | Interview – The Stranglers
1974 saw four lads from Guildford come together and form The Stranglers. Forty years later the band has toured the world, produced a colossal 17 albums and has had some major line-up changes. First and foremost […]
Music | Album review – Real Estate
Real Estate Atlas 3/5 Nice – that’s the word that comes to mind on listening to Real Estate’s new offering Atlas. It’s been five years since their debut, and their sunny lo-fi sound remains untampered […]
Music | Album review – Rick Ross
Rick Ross Mastermind 3/5 Mastermind is Rick Ross’ sixth album, and by this stage, the guy probably doesn’t need much of an introduction – he’s The Boss, the larger than life, bearded former correctional officer-turned […]
Music | Eagulls live
Eagulls Brudenell Social Club 3/5 If you’re aware of Leeds’ current biggest thing, Eagulls, then it won’t surprise you that at tonight’s show there were five inflatable penises and four inflatable sex dolls. It’s not […]
Music | We Are Scientists live
We Are Scientists Stylus 4/5 Hailing from New York, indie rock band We are Scientists, currently on their world tour, played Stylus in Leeds as their third stop. They played a packed out show with […]
Music | Luke Sital-Singh live
Luke Sital-Singh Holy Trinity Church 4/5 Luke Sital-Singh – a singer-songwriter who has recently been long listed for BBC’s Sound of 2014 poll – is playing as part of the ‘New Faces’ tour. The night […]
Music | News – Daft Punk 'Computerized' leak
An unreleased demo from Daft Punk and Jay Z took Soundcloud by storm yesterday, amassing over 400,000 plays overnight. The track known as ‘Computerized’ was released via a Daft Punk website and was originally perceived […]
Music | Album review – Major Lazer
Major Lazer Apocalypse Soon 3/5 Apocalypse Soon carries on Diplo’s mantra of making his music “feel like a party”, and if the island-inflected and insanely fun Free The Universe was the main event, then one year later this […]
Music | Temples live
Temples The Cockpit 4/5 Where do you think of when someone mentions psychedelia? Spiritual (if drug-fuelled) journeys to India? 1960s LA in the summer? Certainly not the small midlands town of Kettering. Yet from this […]