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Whenever any party from outside of the mean streets of Compton try to penetrate the rap genre, it generally ends in an identity crisis; middle class kids rapping about how tough life is, before leaving the studio […]

After the distinct change of sound heard on previous single ‘Believe’, which left fans undecided, there was anticipation for what was to come from the London band. They certainly delivered with ‘The Wolf’. Aside […]

Continuing on from my previous post, which looked at the first three episodes of the Marvel/Netflix series, this looks at episodes 4 to 6.

Episode 4: “In The Blood”

Episode four gives us not only a […]

Although nowadays we are well accustomed to the idea of entering into a gallery and choosing a painting, it was not until around the 19th century and the emergence of artistic movements such as impressionism when […]

Marvel has launched it’s latest project – an adaptation of Daredevil – on Netflix. This 13 episode series tells the story of Matt Murdock, a blind man who lives a double life. By day, he’s a lawyer with his […]

This week, our Books editor Caitlin strays from her regular path into the territory of music. Having selected five songs that define her life, we’re fruitlessly resisting the urge to make a comment about now being […]

Drenge’s self-titled first album granted the Derbyshire two piece success at the head of a wave of similar blues inspired rock bands in the past few years. This has since been surpassed by the almost stratospheric […]

It’s been four years since The Wombats’ last album but this has been well worth the wait. They have already released three singles since the development of the album, which show us that the boys from Liverpool are […]

Fresh out of the indie rock scene of Australia is the band, Calais. This five-piece provide a unique sound that’s both hard hitting in terms of bass and the drive of the strong pounding percussion. Their sound can […]

Superfood certainly turned a seemingly average Thursday night into something truly crazy. Crowds of people lined up outside the small venue in a dingy alley in the centre of London, awaiting to be let into this […]

We all enjoy a good snoop, don’t we? Looking into other people’s houses and imagining how their lives are or have been. Hawkins builds on this universal human trait and transforms it into a best-selling thriller. […]

In anticipation of their EP Let Love Out set for release on April 13th, Loredo have provided ‘instant gratification baby!’ to a lot of indie lovers out there with their newest track, which would be perfectly at […]

In the first two entries in this series, I talked about the American adaptations of The Office and House of Cards, and what has made them successful, while so many attempts at bringing shows across the Atlantic […]

If you are of a certain age, you might remember a pop group called Daphne and Celeste. Back in 2000, their two shambolic hits, ‘Ooh Stick You’ and ‘U.G.L.Y’ were the soundtrack of both primary school discos and […]

Last Saturday brought with it the most important date in the Sheffield geek community calendar; the Yorkshire Cosplay Con. I went into this experience a complete novice, completely new to the entire idea of […]

Garage and indie rock band Great White Underground are an exciting new addition to the music scene in Bradford and Leeds. Unsigned and inexperienced, the four piece’s track ‘Eels’ is upbeat and full of energetic […]

Ethan Ash is an English singer/songwriter who has been playing guitar since the age of 6 and has turned this childhood hobby into a blossoming career. He has been the supporting act on the tours of some big names […]

Having set up his own music studio after working on various production projects, London based producer Boxed in (Oli Bayston) has found the time to write and record an album of his own. Given Bayston’s previous […]

Manchester-based Korsairs are a young band comprising two brothers and two sisters whose natural guitar sound is vaguely reminiscent of Little Man Tate or Mumm-ra. Being new to the music world, the pairs of […]

Title: The Reader

Author: Bernhard Schlink

What I think so far: After reading The Book Thief, I have really been into German War novels, but the ones that aren’t too difficult and a bit chick flick-y, he […]