News // Come Cut Exhibition
Come Cut Exhibition is happening at The Living Room in Soho on the 18th June. 4 artists have donated self created pieces of work for invited members of the general public to cut up. Each participant will be given 10 minutes in order to make 1 cut in a piece of precious...
Film review // Attack the Block
Attack the Block might seem like your average alien spoof movie with cheap laughs and low budget gore and on a basic level that is exactly what this film is. However at the heart of the movie there is intelligent observation on youth culture in Britain today. The film is a far...
Review // Death Cab For Cutie – ‘Codes and Keys’
Seattle’s Death Cab for Cutie are a genuine success story – a band from humble beginnings, who have grown with each album in terms of both popularity and critical acclaim, but yet thankfully have not forgotten what made them so great in the first place. This, Codes and Keys, is the band’s seventh long-player,...
Competition // WIN TICKETS TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL
Didn’t manage to getting tickets to it or are you just as skint as the rest of us? We work for free so we know what it’s like! Well, you might be lucky. We’d like to inform you that Swiftcover (yes, the car insurance people with the Iggy Pop advert – we’re...
Review // Niki and the Dove @ Electrowerkz (24/05/11)
I didn’t even know that gigs were held at Angel’s Electrowerkz having only ever going there for a very hazy club night one time but apparently there are. After having found ourselves at a Bermuda themed party drinking rum and ginger cocktails, we finally made it to the venue for support act Seams and...
Fashion // Trousers for summer 2011
Leona Quirk talks us through this season’s trouser trends for girls…. It’s become apparent that muted tones, floral skirts and hot pants aren’t going anywhere fast this summer. So what about those of us who aren’t willing to show some leg, aren’t maxi skirt enthusiasts or just want to make a bold statement? ...
Review // Austra – ‘Feel it Break’
Austra rank amongst one of the most hyped electronic bands of this year and all that pressure to succeed on their debut album Feel It Break after the critical success of their EP, The Beat And The Pulse, could easily have broken Katie Stelmanis. Luckily, there are few flaws in an an LP that...
Interview // Emmy the Great
How are you feeling about the release of the album? I’m really excited about people hearing it who aren’t me. Then I will know it’s not a figment of my imagination… On the new album, there is a song with you just singing and not playing the guitar – how did...
New // Tom Vek – World of Doubt
With the release of Leisure Seizure just around the corner (it’s out on the 7th June on Downtown / CO-OP USA / Island), the mysterious Mr Vek has just delivered us one pre- album offering in the form of ‘World of Doubt.’ Diverse from the fast paced ‘Nothing But Green Lights’ and the contagiously poppy...
New // Arcade Fire – ‘Culture War’ & ‘Speak in Tongues’
If you missed the premier of the new Arcade Fire songs on Radio 1 then don’t worry, we have some souncloud clips for you! The band will release ‘Culture War’ and ‘Speak in Tongues’ along with a deluxe edition of their Suburbs album with a short film, directed by Where the Wild Things...
Fashion // The World Through Tinted Lenses
Shaun Mooney reveals this spring/summers must-have eye wear for the gentleman You may be familiar with the lyric: ‘Wait, did I forget my sunglasses? Nope, got ‘em!’. Well, you need never find yourself in this situation ever again. Looking for new sunglasses for the sunny weather? Look no further. From budget to blow...
