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There has been some recent controversy in the news over a policy created by Amnesty International, a renowned human rights organisation, who have set forward a vote that protects sex workers by decriminalising […]

‘There are certain things you know are going to happen in a movie like this.’ – Chris Stuckmann
Southpaw stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whittaker, Rachel McAdams and is a film that focuses on the redemption of a […]

There are some films you go into knowing will be great, but paradoxically terrified will fall short of your expectations. Paper Towns was one of those. And, as it usually does, instinct won out over fear. The film […]

With the new series of Doctor Who arriving on TV screens next month, the tie in video game Doctor Who Legacy has been given a major update by Tiny Rebel Games.

This new update will feature two premium packs for […]

Once heralded as the idealised version of male behaviour, chivalry was the standard to win the hearts of medieval dames and Victorian aristocrats, as well as 40s pin-ups and Disney Princesses. Yet, as a […]

If you could pardon the severely-overused pun, Dog is Dead is, well… dead. Under the new name of D.I.D – everything is an acronym these days – the Nottingham 5-piece have returned with a new offering in the form […]

The dissolution of Florida’s post-hardcore sextet Underoath in 2013 left a hole in heavy music, but after teasers on social media that “rebirth is coming”, the band have officially announced that they will be […]

Building on the hype already created by Honeymoon, Lana Del Rey has released another track from her upcoming album; ‘High By The Beach’ is even more explosive.

This song integrates pop back beats with the […]

An overlooked gem on MGMT’s fantastic 2010 follow-up to their widely popular Oracular Spectacular, ‘Siberian Breaks’ became a staple in the alternative/psychedelic rockers’ live set. Along with the other songs on […]

In the depths of December 2014 whist I was cramming for A-Level mocks, my History teacher suggested I visited the deputy Head’s Office. There, she sat me down and informed me that the school wanted to test me f […]

With only a couple months left to wait for the official release of Rise of the Tomb Raider (set to be November 10th for Xbox One), Xbox decided to improve what seemed like an uneventful Tuesday last week by […]

Brownstock Festival, which commenced on the 10th of July, was without doubt a highly successful weekend. The once small-time event coped well with peak numbers this year, large crowds being drawn in by well-known […]

With the release of his sixth studio album Positive Songs For Negative People, Frank Turner has bestowed upon us a beautiful story of lost love with ‘Mittens’, one of the highlights of the excellent new album. […]

Over the past few years, Robin Thicke has caused a lot of controversy, notably with the Marvin Gaye rip off ‘Blurred Lines’ containing arguably sexist lyrics. Then, after divorcing ex-wife Paula Patton in February […]

Rock ‘n’ roll is in hard times. The ‘rockstars’ of old are steadily tailing off and there’s an apparent lack of heirs to the throne waiting in the wings to take their place. The airwaves are filled with co […]

A little over 100 days into his second term as Prime Minister, footage has emerged of David Cameron doing something that has truly shocked the nation. The footage in question doesn’t implicate him in any kind of s […]

Arguably the most popular forms of modern technology are text messaging and the use of social media. Said technologies have become such a vital part of what society considers a normal life, that it seems that […]

Selene Mortimore launches the Indiependent’s Piece of the Week feature this week, with ‘Casa Tomada’ by  Rafael Gomezbarros.

To start off the ‘Piece of the Week’ feature, it was a hard choice to decide on a […]

Currently we’re in the midst of the biggest shift the music industry has ever seen. The old music industry – made up of record labels, dingy tour vans playing vinyls, and hours sat at a 4-track record machine to […]