Film & Music

Slow Club Review

Review: Slow Club

Brudenell Social Club, Leeds 08/02/2012 Any band that opens a set with a cover of Pulp isn’t just there to

50 Words for Snow

Review: Kate Bush

‘Tis that season again; winter has crept in, folding away the sun and capturing us in a bubble world of

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Cashing in on Chri$tmas

I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s done it (please say I’m not the only one): it is now

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I’m dreaming of a Queer Christmas

When I was younger I had an unashamed love for Christmas. I was one of those children that couldn’t sleep

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Enough Thunder? James Blake

It’s the first time ever that I don’t feel comfortable walking to a gig on my own. I’m not usually

Ghostpoet

Review: Ghostpoet

There was an air of anticipation among the crowd in Leeds University Union’s Mine awaiting Ghostpoet’s postponed October gig. We

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Review: ReGeneration

ReGeneration, a 2010 documentary written and directed by Phillip Montgomery, has been making waves on the festival circuit. Not on

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Interview: Patchwork Grace

After seeing Patchwork Grace playing in our very own Leeds University Union one lunch time on their WE7 tour, I

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Review: Midnight in Paris

This is a typical Woody Allen movie, which is to say, “a cliché is a cliché for a reason”. I

Bon Iver review

Review: Bon Iver

Winter has officially descended on Leeds. The fleeting blue skies of autumn have long gone, signalling the arrival of cold,

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Review: Scroobius Pip

In recent years, hip hop has become one of the most popular music genres in the world. Like any popular

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Interview: Scroobius Pip

I got a chance to catch up with Scroobius Pip ahead of his gig at the Cockpit this week and

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Review: Black Venus

Released in the UK earlier this year, Black Venus (or ‘Vénus Noire’) is a piece of French filmmaking, which, whether

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To mean or not to mean

Listen to me and I’ll sing you a song And the time will go by ‘Til you never know where

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Review: The Rapture

When The Rapture took to the stage at the Cockpit on the night of Friday, October 28th, I was not

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Review: Ginger Snaps

Are you sick of horror films being marketed towards teenage boys, formulated in a land where extraneous female nudity is

bombay bicycle club

Review: Bombay Bicycle Club

Judging by the crowds spilling out of the NME tent at Reading Festival this year, Bombay Bicycle Club have come

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And, All That Jazz.

I remember my father placing an ominous disk onto a stack in our living room every weekend. The notes that

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Review: Emmy the Great

Walking on stage at the Brudenell Social Club last Sunday night, Emma Lee Moss cut an impressive figure. Tall and

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Review: Hanna

Hanna, directed by Joe Wright, was released earlier this year, boasting an excellent cast including Saoirse Ronan as the titular

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Review: Heavenly Creatures

Heavenly Creatures has recently been re-released on Blu-Ray, 17 years after its original theatrical release. It’s generally been seen as

The Clash

The Political Power of Punk

The youth of Great Britain today has lost its voice. And yet, we’ve certainly got plenty to be shouting about

Sucker Punch

Review: Sucker Punch

Sucker Punch, released in April this year and directed and written by Zack Snyder, he of 300 and Watchmen fame,