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The sight of the sky above Los Angeles stole the heart of an English rose and she turned it into a piece of art. In the four years since the release of Ceremonials, the musical grandeur Florence + the Machine […]

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it’s for or against.” – Malcolm X

The 19th of May 2015 would have been the 90th birthday of Malcolm X, had he not been assassinate […]

In stark contrast to the effortless side of indie music dominating the scene at the moment, Love, Faith and Fear offers a distinctly energetic first impression of a mildly eclectic range of driving impressions and […]

Title: The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt
What I think so far: I finally gave into the hype, and it feels so good. The Secret History reads intoxicatingly, like a guilty pleasure; yet, in combining an […]

There is something very remotely Kim Gordon about this record. And perhaps it’s not overt, and perhaps it isn’t always noticeable, but it’s there – if only for a second or two towards the beginning of track seven […]

In South Korea, around about the time of writing, free speech activists are preparing to launch over 10,000 copies of Seth Rogen’s The Interview using large balloons. No doubt Kim Jong-un will have prepared his m […]

Things are changing. The weather is starting to improve, the nights are getting longer and we’re all starting to get a little carried away. Ear muffs and winter scarfs have been swapped for fedoras and flower […]

There have been three massive revolutions in music in the past 50 years, say scientists from Queen Mary University of London. Researchers have been looking at different characteristics of music to see what really […]

Florence and the Machine release their highly anticipated third album How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful in June, following on from their excellent critically acclaimed albums Ceremonials and Lungs. As a taster to t […]

When loading up any social media feed, it’s probable you’ll be struck by a storm of selfies. A selfie is a photograph of yourself, taken by yourself then to be uploaded for the internet to see. Behind this sto […]

‘I Believe in a Thing Called Love’ by English glam-rock four-piece The Darkness was released in September 2003 and reached Number 2 in UK Singles Chart. Despite the song being almost 12 years old, it is an imm […]

In Hearts Wake are a metalcore band hailing from Australia. A noticeable difference to their contemporaries is that instead of tracks about relationships, on their debut album Discoveries they created a concept […]

The cover of this book caught my eye immediately in the book shop and pretty much said it all. An orange sunburst umbrella making its way though the streets of New York. The colourful paperback was propped proudly […]

The run-up to the recent general election dominated social media and the press for several weeks. It engaged thousands of voters and non-voters with the arguments and policies of the six or seven main parties, and […]

Literature is a unique experience, and it is this uniqueness that makes prose such an exciting art form. Books are not merely bland and boring pieces of battered paper, but living and breathing objects, pulsating […]

Walking through your local town, it’s inevitable you’ll be caught between the faint sound of an old guitar being strummed and an artist taking to the street as if it’s their centre stage. It takes a lot of guts, […]

Title: The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Author: Sylvia Plath, Edited by Karen V.Kukil

What I think so far: Upon first picking up The Bell Jar, I felt a connection to Plath’s raw teenage sentiments th […]

In the days following the General Election, one strand of discontent has been shown to dominate others. The unfairness of the United Kingdom electoral system became evident over the election night, with the number […]

From an early age I have always been encouraged to read; my Mum and I both share a passion for books and have helped each other through many book hangovers. For me, a book is a friend. It can help you through […]