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Mumford & Sons have swapped the banjo in favour of electric guitars in their newest single ‘Ditmas’ from their most recent album Wilder Minds. One of the more upbeat songs in the album, ‘Ditmas’ still has the […]

The title track from The Libertines forthcoming comeback album, Anthem For Doomed Youth, is perhaps the most exciting of the three singles they have released from the record so far. Whilst ‘Gunga Din’ blew away […]

There’s only so long one can sit in the busy outside area of a music venue, alone on an early Friday evening without beginning to feel (and look) incredibly strange, so I feel a huge sense of relief as Foxing’s […]

Leeds based quartet Glass Caves have recently shared with us their new single ‘Driving Home’. Full of alt-rock goodness, echoing drums, sneering guitar riffs and catchy choruses, this is the first single to be […]

This month we’ve decided to kickstart a new monthly feature within the Film section of The Indiependent. In ‘Our Favourite Film Characters’ a group of us will serve up our favourite characters to ever appear on […]

Have you ever been talking about movies with a friend and suggested one of your personal favourites enthusiastically, only for them to respond with a blank face? This has happened to me all too often for me to be […]

Eyeko: Eye Do Liquid Eyeliner
Alexa Chung is the new queen of eyeliner. If it weren’t for her, I’d never have attempted to mimic those effortlessly defined cat eyes and I’d still be sporting grungy under […]

Following the release of their enigmatic debut Enjoy It While It Lasts, Spector seemed to slip into something of a self imposed exile. This lengthy hiatus stirred up a genuine concern among some that Spector would […]

YouTube will launch their dedicated Gaming service later today. Featuring content some of the biggest games – and gamers – in the world, this new service looks to begin a new chapter in the site’s […]

One of the bad boys of this current generation of actors, the totally charming yet unpredictable Irishman that is Colin Farrell has certainly had an ‘interesting’ career to put it lightly. Starting out on the […]

What exactly is it about Jane Austen’s second novel, Pride and Prejudice, that has made it so unwaveringly popular from 1813 up until the present day? It could be the irresistible romance or the social commentary […]

For this week’s ‘Piece Of The Week’ it seems apt to go into the world of Pop Art to celebrate with BBC 4’s dedicated week to Pop Art. It seems only right to go to the origins of Pop Art.

This week the title o […]

He may have one of the most whimsical names in showbiz, but Benedict Cumberbatch is very much the man of the moment. His repertoire so far has been more than diverse; he’s put a bratty, modern spin on a V […]

Two years since the release of their self-titled debut album, unique trio RDGLDGRN (Red Gold Green) have returned with edgy, up-tempo track ‘Runnin Away’.

The group who hail from Reston, Virginia – consisting […]

Everyone’s favourite supergroup is back. No, not The Last Shadow Puppets *fangirls sit down in disappointment*.

I’m of course talking about Alison Mosshart fronted giant, The Dead Weather. They’re back with new […]

Title: A Room With A View

Author: E. M. Forster

What I think so far: This novel is very different to anything I’ve ever read before and so I have struggled engaging with both the language and the story, but […]

Going to see a film that I know little to nothing about is a rare occurrence for me, and doesn’t tend to end well. However, on this occasion it was an immensely great decision, as The Wolfpack enthralled me from […]

One of the most eagerly anticipated forthcoming albums of 2015 is undoubtedly the third from Californian post-black metal outfit Deafheaven, New Bermuda. Following up their critically acclaimed near-masterpiece, […]

Until this Friday, I had never gotten off the train to Leeds at Burley Park station, and to be honest it’s fairly easy to see why. Unless you happen to live here, or are attending a gig at the Brudenell Social […]

Despite education on the cruelty of its trade from various animal rights groups, widespread public opposition and even greater government regulation, fur has managed to make its way back into fashion – big time. […]