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Review: Battle Scars: A New Musical, YMCA Theatre
When I was told that I was going to see a musical about depression, self harm, anorexia and a girl
Tinder and the Rise of Technosexuals
As Tinder and a spawn of similar dating apps rise to new heights of popularity, Ciara Gillespie takes a look
Review: Biffy Clyro – ‘Similarities’
Biffy Clyro’s B-side compilation album, ÔÇÿSimilarities’, is not a waste of time. It’s not a cheap money spinner that tides
Review: Morrissey – ‘World Peace Is None Of Your Business’
International tensions are increasing, conflict has provoked much political debate, and what’s more, the UK’s general election is fast approaching.
Review: Futurology – Manic Street Preachers
Written concurrently with last year’s ÔÇÿRewind the Film’, it’s more accurate to describe ÔÇÿFuturology’ as a counterpart than a follow-up
Review: Jack White – Lazaretto
To some extent, you know what you’re going to get with a Jack White record. ‘Lazaretto’, White’s second studio album,
Review: Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence
Inevitable pressure and expectation: the second album’s labelled “difficult” for a reason. Despite extra EPs and deluxe editions, Lana Del
Festival Preview: 2000trees
It’s safe to say that the wealth of festivals the UK has to offer can be a little overwhelming. Do
Feature: Going It Alone
In the light of Independent Venue Week, Hannah Embleton-Smith finds out from industry insiders how Cardiff fares with small-time success
Communication Problems
With the image of heads buried in their hand-held screens surrounding us, Andy Love examines the way smart phones have
Fear and Self Loathing
If the grass is perpetually greener on the other side, maybe it’s time to build a fence and shield gloating
The Internet Confessional
Can blogging improve your mental health? Sophie Lodge┬áinvestigates in ‘The Internet Confessional’.┬á In October 2012 15 year old Tallulah Wilson
#OCDPROBLEMS
Toby Mott┬ádiscusses Channel 4’s ‘Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners’ and the perception of OCD as a cute quirk.┬á “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder” isn’t
Keep The Faith ÔÇô Behind the Scenes
Behind the scenes at Burbidge Studios fashion shoot for Quench Magazine, shot at Keep the Faith Social Club Keep The
Review: Eagulls – Eagulls
The Leeds-based five-piece will drop their self-titled LP on March 3rd, but is it more eagle or seagull? Perhaps someone
Book Review: Let The Darkness In by Creative Writing Society
Review by Elouise Hobbs The self-published anthology by Cardiff University’s Creative Writing Society, which celebrates and examines internal and external
Live Review: London Grammar, Solus, 28.01.13
London┬áGrammar’s UK tour has been eagerly anticipated.┬á Solus is illuminated by a thousand smartphones; Cardiff waits to watch it through
Review: Billie Joe and Norah – ‘Foreverly’
It doesn’t seem like the most natural fit at first sight. The idea of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong
Interview: Sivu
Ed Watson sits down with James Page, the man behind hotly-tipped singer-songwriter Sivu. Your pseudonym ÔÇÿSivu’ is a Finnish translation