Take a trip down memory lane and revisit + bring┬áback the fashion scene of the nineties when┬ástepping out of your house was the way forward┬áin order to show off your OOTD! What a long way┬áweÔÇÖve come! Caution: Abrupt nostalgia and ÔÇÿfeelingsÔÇÖ may┬áoccur. Ripped Jeans Born in the grunge era and sported by the likes of grunge artists Kurt Cobain and Salt ÔÇÿnÔÇÖ Pepa, ripped jeans … Continue reading The Best of 90ÔÇÖs Trends
What are you doing this Thursday? Got a measly fiver spare? Fancy being an activist from your own SU, simply by ‘avin a dance, and learning what a ‘Dabke’ entails? Cardiff STudent Action for Refugees (STAR) are holding a night of music, dancing and eating at Y Plas this Thursday, all in aid of the work they do here in Cardiff every week. On the … Continue reading Refugee Rhythms 2016 Preview
A classic New York statement piece is the suit and if you hear anyone claim a designer hasnÔÇÖt put their spin on it at one point in time or another, I wouldnÔÇÖt trust them to check my teeth for leftover food. This New York Fashion Week has seen Calvin Klein doing all sorts of magic on their runway under the watchful eyes of chic and … Continue reading NYFW: Calvin Klein F/W 16
Although this is the first year Lebanon is participating in Fashion Utopias, the 5th edition of the British Council Annual International Fashion Showcase, the countryÔÇÖs success in fashion designing has already been established by some renowned stars. Elie Saab, Reem Acra and Zuhair Murad are just a few of the leading designers that have cemented their genius work in the industry. To further promote up-and-coming … Continue reading LFW: Blueprint Beirut
Llewellyn Griffiths leads the resistance in an attempt to remove the imperious alien race that have taken over Earth in this review. If you like the XCOM series then XCOM 2 is a no brainer. However, if you are new to the series or to the turn based strategy genre then you may be put off.┬á At itsÔÇÖ core XCOM 2 is a complete improvement … Continue reading Review: XCOM 2
Whether you’re considering starting up a place online to call yours or want some motivation to work on your incomplete blogging goals, these quick and effective steps will have you checking at least one of your new year’s resolution! 1. Find your niche What makes you different from the rest of the crowd? Channelling your otherwise weird passion online or having a distinctive structure, for … Continue reading How to: Blog
BE INSPIRED BY… Fleur Bell| http://www.fleurdeforce.com/ The immense success that Fleur gained via her blog is something even she fails to quite comprehend. A highly trafficked website, three busy YouTube channels, a book making the charts, a collaboration with Eylure to create bespoke eyelashes and a booming social media presence. The list goes on and itÔÇÖs no surprise that sheÔÇÖs got a handful of projects … Continue reading The Blogging Starter Pack
It’s 2016 and if anything is changing, it’s fashion. Georgina Crespi looks at the phenomenon of fashion technology and what it has to offer in the digital age. Imagine being able to charge your smartphone with your clothes? Well, in the future that might be a thing. Using flexible solar panels, two companies have started producing clothing and accessories that can charge devices. Start-up company … Continue reading Wearable Tech
From banking to ordering a take away, mobile apps are everything for generation Z and the fashion world is not one to stray away from this norm. Find your aesthetic and be in the know of all things fashion with our rundown of the best fashion apps out there. Vestiaire Collective ÔÇô Cheap designer clothing and accessories? Sorry, could you repeat that? As a student … Continue reading Must Have Fashion Apps
We caught up with Dan Bettridge following his epic set at Swn festival to chat about his influences and what the future holds for this rising star. WhatÔÇÖs it like being championed by the BBC? YouÔÇÖve been played by Jo Whiley and now Horizons are behind you. I donÔÇÖt really think about it to be honest, when it happens IÔÇÖm seriously gobsmacked and so so … Continue reading Interview: Dan Bettridge
From sleep talking and breastfeeding to new tracks and being on tour; we got to catch up in an interview with Mike, Evelyn, Saul and Ross from Clean Cut Kid on their tour with Fickle Friends at The Louisiana Bristol. HereÔÇÖs what they had to sayÔǪ ON THEIR NEW SINGLE ÔÇÿPICK ME UPÔÇÖ Mike: ItÔÇÖs seemed overwhelmingly positive. We have had almost 100,000 views on … Continue reading Clean Cut Kid: Review & Interview
Jack Bray grabs his radio and puts on his fireproof jacket to review one of the best looking games of the year. Firewatch is a narrative exploration game set in the Wyoming wilderness in 1989. You control Henry, a short term Fire lookout assigned his own tower in the Shoshone National Forest. Available for PlayStation 4, PC, Mac and Linux. Looking out over the expansive … Continue reading Review: Firewatch
A new booze-free but fun experience in Cardiff. For those of us who like something a little more out of the ordinary than the usual pubs and clubs of Cardiff, Escape Rooms has arrived, sitting alongside other capital city attractions such as Treetop Golf and Techniquest as a sober but enjoyable experience. Saman and I attended the opening of this new attraction, which sits in … Continue reading Review: Escape Rooms Cardiff
With over 86,000 monthly listeners, the Moon Club in Cardiff seems too small a venue to hold Spring King. Formed in 2012 in Manchester, the last twelve months have seen the rise of Spring King to one of the most exciting bands at the moment. There is a buzz in the crowd as Tarek Musa & Co take the stage. With only mic stands separating … Continue reading Live: Spring King – Moon Club – 12/02/2015
ÔÇ£WeÔÇÖre not going to make any sheep fucker jokes tonightÔÇØ; a comment by Jaret Reddick that sums up the whole of his band, Bowling For SoupÔÇÖs, puerile but light-hearted set at CardiffÔÇÖs Student Union. Three years since they last played in Cardiff, on their alleged Farewell Tour, itÔÇÖs time for the ÔÇÿHow About Another Round TourÔÇÖ. This time, itÔÇÖs ValentineÔÇÖs Day, so there are hearts … Continue reading Live: Bowling For Soup – Great Hall – 14/02/2015
It remains a sad fact of life in the UK that the only cultures most of us have any notion of are our own and that of the United States, the dominant film-making force of the English-speaking world. One of the biggest Anglo countries, Australia, has remarkably few famous films, except for maybe Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max, andÔǪ their sequels. ThatÔÇÖs about all. As a … Continue reading Review: The Smuggler
So if you’ve been keeping feverishly up to date with Quench’s output in recent months, you’ll already know all about Young Monarch; and if you haven’t, this is your chance to get educated. In Quench 154, we said: “They’re┬áare a brand, spanking new band that have come together in Manchester over the past year thanks to each members respective attendance of the Royal Northern College … Continue reading News: Young Monarch Release New Track
Ahead of her Globe show tonight, QuenchÔÇÖs Mared Parry had a chat with the lovely, Gabrielle Aplin to talk about the ins and outs of the singer-songwriting star… Quench Music (QM): As someone who has found success through means other than television talent shows, do you feel obligated to offer a platform to other gigging artists who aren’t perhaps as well known? Gabrielle Aplin (GA): … Continue reading Interview: Gabrielle Aplin
Review by Ciara Gillespie Cardiff University’s Act 1 have yet again dazzled audiences with a stunning rendition of Shakespeare’s classic comedy ÔÇ£A Midsummer’s Night DreamÔÇØ. I was┬áperhaps skeptical about going to see the play, mainly because as a newbie to Shakespere I had only heard the name of the play a handful of times but had no clue what it was about. Surely I would … Continue reading Review: A Midsummer’s Night Dream, Llanover Hall, Canton
Gr├¡mur H├íkonarson’s Icelandic film Rams is a darkly comic and at times heartbreaking tale about sheep. The film tells of two feuding brothers, Gummi and Kiddi (Sigur├░ur Sigurj├│nsson and Theod├│r J├║l├¡usson), living in the isolated Icelandic Valleys. They are bitterly competitive when it comes to the local best ram prize, however must put their grudges aside when a threat of scrapie disease puts both their … Continue reading Review: Rams
