Travel

Travel Top Five: Cities

Struggling with planning your EuroTrip? Worried you’ll take a wrong turn like Scotty and the crew? Travel writer┬áSarah Davies┬átalks you through the top city destinations across the continent from the dazzling sights in Paris to the artistic side-streets of Berlin. ┬á Travelling through Europe may seem like battling through an overwhelming urban jungle of stylish streets, majestic buildings and breathtaking views. With so many temptingly … Continue reading Travel Top Five: Cities

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Fashion

Trainer here, trainer there…

Menswear writer┬áJonathan Keys┬ágives his insight on the habit that we just can’t seem to kick… Trainer here, trainer there, trainers are everywhere! Modern day fashion has embraced the trainer and put a retro spin on it. Ever since the success of the Nike Blazer range, every reputable sports brand; Reebok, New Balance and Asics to name but a few have released their own lines of … Continue reading Trainer here, trainer there…

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Video Games

Review: Saints Row IV

This month, Josh Briggs reviews the latest instalment of the wacky and wonderful Saints Row series, and this time itÔÇÖs presidential.┬á Saints Row, a series well known for spiralling further into craziness with each release keeps up that reputation with its latest release. Saints Row IV is by far the craziest game you will ever be blessed enough to play, and long after finishing it … Continue reading Review: Saints Row IV

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Culture

Book Review: Red Top – Being A Reporter… by Bill Coles

Reviewed by Amy Pay Anyone who has been on work experience will know that one of the best ways to find out about a potential career is to ask people currently working in the area about their job. Sometimes, the things that industry insiders tell you about their work are a thousand times more useful than the disconnected, generic advice drafted out of careers guides. … Continue reading Book Review: Red Top – Being A Reporter… by Bill Coles

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Video Games

Review: Pokemon X & Y

Now in its 6th Generation, Nintendo’s series of Pokemon games have made their jump┬áinto 3D. Francesca Hepburn sees if the latest offering live up to the series’ reputation. If there is one Nintendo franchise that never seems to grow old, it is most certainly Pokemon. Whether you fell in love with it through the video games, the TV series or the trading cards – for … Continue reading Review: Pokemon X & Y

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Video Games

Review: Rayman Legends

┬á Rhys Thomas Elliott rediscovers the whimsical charm of 2D platformers with the crazy and colourful┬áRayman Legends.┬á ┬áOrigins was a game that resonated with many. The tight 2D platforming coupled with a cutesy aesthetic and musical charm was a neat throwback to the good old days. Rayman Legends builds upon the foundations Origins created, and then some. However, Legends had a bit of a rocky … Continue reading Review: Rayman Legends

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Video Games

Review: Shadows of the Damned

Anthony Coote goes to Hell and back with the most phallic gun you’ll ever fire in the 2011 grindhouse extravaganza Shadows of the Damned. ‘Shadows of the Damned’ is a game produced by Suda 51, Grasshopper studios and EA for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The game centres round Garcia ‘fucking’ Hotspur as he refers to himself, who travels into the underworld to save his … Continue reading Review: Shadows of the Damned

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Video Games

Review: Beyond: Two Souls

This month, Adam Bown looks at the spiritual successor to Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Is it worthy of being called an autumn blockbuster? Sometimes expectations can make or break an opinion on a piece of work. For instance, the original ending to Mass Effect 3 caused controversy when it brought to a close a series as anticlimatically as possible, almost like waiting for the encore … Continue reading Review: Beyond: Two Souls

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Culture

Review: 1984, Sherman Cymru

Reviewed by Amy Pay If you look up “scary theatre” on a search engine, youÔÇÖll see that The Woman In Black is widely held as the most frightening show.┬á HeadlongÔÇÖs adaptation of 1984, though, is by far one of the most disturbing pieces of theatre created during our lifetime The success of the play is largely down to OrwellÔÇÖs inventive dystopian novel on which it … Continue reading Review: 1984, Sherman Cymru

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Culture

Review: National Dance Company Wales, WMC

Reviewed by Vaiva Seskeviciute To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the award winning National Dance Company Wales presented a dynamic programme created by Stephen Petronio, Angelin Preljocaj and Eleesha Drennan. Performed by a team of 12 international dancers, three exhilarating compositions – Virtual Descent, Noces and Water Stories – were brought to the stage in Wales Millennium Centre on the 5th of November. The first performance … Continue reading Review: National Dance Company Wales, WMC

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Music

Album Review: The Fratellis – ‘We Need Medicine’

At what point between┬áChelsea Dagger and now did The Fratellis lose it? A change of sound for the band has resulted in a mish mash of all the acts that have appeared in the charts over the last twenty years, and not in a good way. ÔÇÿWe Need MedicineÔÇÖ, third album and comeback after a five-year hiatus for the Scottish trio opens with ÔÇÿHalloween BluesÔÇÖ. … Continue reading Album Review: The Fratellis – ‘We Need Medicine’

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Music

Single Review: Editors – ‘Honesty’

  A soft-rock ballad is probably the best way to describe the latest release from BirminghamÔÇÖs alt-rockers┬áEditors. In other words, itÔÇÖs incredibly dull. A strange choice of single from the band, the track results in not much more than a slight swaying of head and lowering of eyelids. The addition of a brass section gives the tune a slight glimpse of excitement but other than … Continue reading Single Review: Editors – ‘Honesty’

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Music

Album Review: Deaf Havana – ‘Old Souls’

In 2010, Hunstanton-based band Deaf Havana lost their aggressive vocalist Ryan Mellor, and with that a substantial aspect of their post-hardcore sound; their future as a band was uncertain.┬á But the band had been through too much together to just give it all up; too much hard work had been put in and too many hours had been spent on the road to run away.┬á … Continue reading Album Review: Deaf Havana – ‘Old Souls’

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Fashion, uncategorized

Style Icon: Millie Manderson

Mille Manderson has always showcased a typical Chelsea girl style by wearing neutral colours, excess bling and probably showing a bit too much flesh. By teaming these styles, Millie delivers a young and immature attitude to what is fashionable, and what looks good. However since becoming Professor GreenÔÇÖs beau, she has tried to change her ÔÇÿtypical ChelseaÔÇÖ looks by opting for a classic style with … Continue reading Style Icon: Millie Manderson

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Music

Album Review: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Drugs. Rape. Suicide. Murder. Homophobia. Misogyny. There didnÔÇÖt seem to be a taboo subject that Eminem wouldnÔÇÖt tackle releasing ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’ back in 2000. Having since opted for an altogether less angry sound on following releases, from the jokiness of 2004ÔÇÖs Just Lose It to the reflectiveness of 2010ÔÇÖs Not Afraid, could it be that ÔÇÿthe most meanest emcee on this earthÔÇÖ has … Continue reading Album Review: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2

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Fashion

A night at Cardiff Fashion Week

Firmly placing itself within CardiffÔÇÖs Fashion Calendar, Cardiff Fashion WeekÔÇÖs showcase revealed upcoming A/W 13 trends from high street retailers and independent brands. One key trend was modernism, reflected within the monochrome colour palette, but also more predominantly within the structured, clear-cut silhouettes. Leathers and Tartan were key textures, nodding to the current inherent A/W punk trend, but also adding a touch of luxury through … Continue reading A night at Cardiff Fashion Week

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Music

Album Review: Luke Sital-Singh – ‘Tornadoes’

In an age where music is plagued by over-production, 808s and dwindling sincerity, Luke Sital-Singh provides an oasis of calm for the British music scene. His third release, ÔÇÿTornados EPÔÇÖ, is chilling and inspiring; a mellifluous soundtrack to a crisp November stroll, perhaps. With previous recognition from The Guardian heralding the 25-year-old as a potential ÔÇ£British Bon IverÔÇØ, his latest four-track offering could indeed propel … Continue reading Album Review: Luke Sital-Singh – ‘Tornadoes’

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Culture

Review: Boing!, Sherman Cymru

Reviewed by Amy Endacott Boing!, devised by companies Travelling Light and Champloo Dance, is a piece of theatre which invited you to relive the excitement and anxieties of one of the most treasured childhood memories: Christmas Eve. The forty-minute piece spanned the tense twelve hours before Christmas morning and showed us all the ways two brothers try to pass the time. Performed on a simple … Continue reading Review: Boing!, Sherman Cymru

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Music

Preview: The Feeling & Yellowire, Solus, 3.11.12

Have a guess at who was the most played band on the radio in 2006? Got a Feeling you know this oneÔǪ? It was of course The Feeling, who – after forming in the mid-90s – exploded into the British music mainstream in the mid-2000s with the smash hits, ÔÇ£Fill My Little WorldÔÇØ, ÔÇ£Never Be LonelyÔÇØ, and ÔÇ£I Love It When You CallÔÇØ. But their … Continue reading Preview: The Feeling & Yellowire, Solus, 3.11.12

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Music

Feature: And The Winner Is

With the Mercury and Welsh Music prizes both taking place this October, Joseph Ainscough takes a look at the relevance and intentions of music awards ceremonies, and who really benefits from them. The Mercury Prize – or The Barclaycard Mercury Prize to give it its full title – prides itself on recognising and rewarding the best of British music each year. Focussing on artists that … Continue reading Feature: And The Winner Is

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