Chl├Âe Howl ÔÇô The Angel Hotel At just 18 years of age, Chl├Âe Howl writes the sort of brutally honest, cynical lyrics about what it is to be young that youÔÇÖd expect from someone whoÔÇÖs lived through it already. Her talent as a synth pop artist was clear from the outset, with opener Rumour from her EP of the same name: high energy and a … Continue reading S┼Án Festival: Thursday
Francesca Gardner┬ácaught up with Leeds’ Sky Larkin ahead of their S┼Án set.┬á How have you found the festival so far? Kate: Yeah itÔÇÖs a shame we have to leave because S┼Án is such a great festival and Cardiff is such a great city that itÔÇÖs a match made in heaven, really. We played the first year so itÔÇÖs really nice to come back, it felt … Continue reading Interview: Sky Larkin
Traveller’s Tales have already tackled big film franchises such as Indiana Jones, Pirates of the Caribbean and Harry Potter, but the Lego series has struggled to replicate the same ingenuity since the realise of 2005’s Lego Star Wars. Marvel offers a huge universe of characters and decades’ worth of intricately woven story lines in which Lego Marvel Super Heroes can draw from in order to … Continue reading Review: Lego Marvel Superheroes
If I really wanted to upset the Daily Mail, I would probably call up Tracey Emin and ask her if she would be willing to collaborate with Greenpeace. “Green” seemed to be the big buzz-word of the pre-recession zeitgeist, but in a time of austerity, the environment sadly seems to have taken something of a back seat, retreating once more into the composting bins of … Continue reading Land Art: Making the Environment Relevant Again?
Smoky, super sleek or smudged; eyeliners have an ability to reshape the eye, making them appear larger and more animated.┬áKirsty Fardell has investigated three of the best eyeliners in the student market. L’Oreal Superliner Gel Intenza in Pure Black – ┬ú9.99 in Superdrug This gel eye liner comes in a small glass pot with the perfect eyeliner brush. Gel liners are great for creating the … Continue reading Student-Friendly Beauty – Eyeliner
Tom Connick┬ágot the lowdown on S┼Án from the Father of the festival, John Rostron.┬á For the uninitiated, can you explain what S┼Án Festival is and why they should take note? S┼Án is a 4-day multi-venue new music festival which takes place in Cardiff this year from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th Oct. You buy either a day or a 4-day wristband, then go and see … Continue reading Interview: John Rostron
Jack Oakley talks about the trans* character in Waterloo Road and where the BBC went horribly wrong with it I am going to admit to one of my guilty pleasures, and please try not to judge! I watch Waterloo Road. This school-based drama has been on the BBC since 2006, has won numerous awards and enjoys a viewership of approximately 5 million. Over the years, … Continue reading Waterloo Road
This TV series has made headlines with the number of boundaries it has pushed in the TV world. QuenchÔÇÖs LGBT+ Editor Suryatapa Mukherjee discusses how it represents LGBT+ people I watched the entire first season of Orange is the New Black in a couple of days. And I have to say, IÔÇÖm impressed. It does a very good job of representing women, women of colour, … Continue reading In The Media: Orange Is The New Black
The stage: traditionally a foundation for acting, singing or dancing. Then, physical theatre came along and integrated the disciplines, the primary idea being that performers tell a story through physical means. What is it? Where does it come from? How is it put together? This month, Sophie Barnes unravels these questions As physical theatreÔÇÖs popularity grows, so does its following. This is owed to the … Continue reading Physical Theatre: More Than Dancey Acting?
An anonymous student shares his feelings of being trans* through this heartfelt poem So when will I be old enough? For tomorrow, if by the end of my life I am lucky I will have lived a quarter of it And I only have 3 left to live Isn’t life already full of regrets and sadness Or do you think this will be another But … Continue reading So when?
Charlie Mock caught up with Rob Damiani, lead vocalist of Don Broco ahead of their headline UK tour to chat trending on Twitter and new releases. If people havenÔÇÖt heard of Don Broco, how would you describe yourselves to them? A rock band! We like playing loud rock music, but weÔÇÖve got melodies too so youÔÇÖre going to find a tune in there. The best … Continue reading Interview: Don Broco
Amy Pay reviews Face 11, the latest bar and eatery to open in the heart of Cathays ┬áUp until a few months ago, the corner between Hirwain Street and Cathays Terrace was occupied by Mango, a tapas and licensed shisha bar. MangoÔÇÖs windows were plastered with posters detailing their offers and stickers from awards they won some years ago. Although it apparently ticked the culinary … Continue reading Review: Face 11, Cathays Terrace
This month saw the publication of Autobiography, the long-awaited memoir of Morrissey ÔÇô bequiffed singer, lyricist and iconoclast famed for fronting the 1980ÔÇÖs alt-rock band The Smiths. Owen Spalding tells us his views on the Penguin Classic Usually reserved for such literary luminaries as Plato, Hardy and Nabokov, Autobiography was published, at MorrisseyÔÇÖs request, by PenguinÔÇÖs venerable Classics imprint. The news that the memoir would … Continue reading This Charming Man
Bridget Jones: diary-writer, mother, Twitter user… we love her just the way she is; a character who embodies the woman of our time, supposedly. Anne Porter explores what makes her, and many other notable female literary figures, such an exceptional personality Helen FieldingÔÇÖs character first emerged in a newspaper column in the 1990s, with the witty columnÔÇÖs popularity leading to the characterÔÇÖs life stories expanding … Continue reading Women of Fiction
Charlie Mock┬átakes to the streets to search out what we should be wearing this winter in order to keep warm and stay on trend without drowning under a mountain of knitwear.┬á Will’s a charity shop scavenger so found his outfit at bargain prices. Knitwear is essential as the temperatures are dropping and, who doesn’t love a good pair of Doc Martens to finish of a … Continue reading Street Style
NorwichÔÇÖs Olympians popped in to the Quench base to catch up with Charlie Mock ahead of their S┼Án Festival set. Warning: contains puns.┬á First of all welcome to Cardiff! You’ve got a lot of live dates at the moment- how are they going for you? Dan: Totally mixed. WeÔÇÖve had some totally good ones. But, we played in Norwich with Focus and all … Continue reading Interview: Olympians
Amy Endacott┬ácaught up with Playlounge ahead of their main support set at Fuel on the Sunday of S┼Án Festival.┬á You describe your sound as noise pop and soft core punk, explain that a little more. What is it you want your fans to take away from your gigs?┬á Soft core punk is like a joke because we both love hard core punk but just arenÔÇÖt … Continue reading Interview: Playlounge
This month Doctor Who turns fifty. Whovians across the world have been eagerly awaiting the date, savouring every little bit of information that the BBC have drip fed into the public consciousness. The fiftieth anniversary celebrations are vast and global, culminating in the premiere of the new episode The Day of the Doctor. Picture the scene. It├¡s Saturday November 23rd 1963. The world is still … Continue reading Doctor Who: the Fiftieth Anniversary
Upon arrival at Bristol’s Anson Rooms, Frightened Rabbit had already had the busiest and most successful of their ten years as a group. With the release of ÔÇÿPedestrian VerseÔÇÖ – their first studio album since signing to Atlantic Records – countless festival appearances including Reading and Glastonbury, and a mammoth international tour spanning across four continents, itÔÇÖs nothing short of a miracle that Frightened Rabbit … Continue reading Live Review: Frightened Rabbit, Bristol Anson Rooms
Members of the Cardiff university trans* community have come to commemorate TDoR, or Trans*gender Day of Remembrance. Here are a collection of anonymous pieces, written with the aim of fostering understanding of the event and the community at large. TDoR is an opportune moment for Trans* people to share their experiences and let you know exactly how the community would like to be treated. Obviously … Continue reading A Learning Experience
