Festival Preview: 2000trees
It’s safe to say that the wealth of festivals the UK has to offer can be a little overwhelming. Do […]
Cardiff University
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
The Battle of Banter
The term ÔÇÿbanter’ is pretty friendly. ┬áOr at least, it used to be. Once upon a time, it meant an
Preview: London Grammar – Solus – January 28th
Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman, and Dot Major bring their trio London Grammar to Solus on Tuesday 28 January. Their critically
Blurred Lines
Blurred Lines:  the best-selling single of 2013, number one in fourteen countries and the fastest selling song in digital
Review: MIND Fest, 23.11.13 – Undertone & Four Bars
Is there any better way to raise awareness of mental health than to put on a multi-venue inner-city festival? No,
Cardiff at Christmas
The Christmas holidays. Most students start counting down the days to this frenzy of seasonal television, Baileys and pyjamas as
Live Review: Akala – The Moon Club – 5.12.13
The Moon Club feels like the queue for a Ryanair flight. It’s rammed, bursting at the seams with a mass
Interview: Nai Harvest
Sheffield’s emo-rock two-piece Nai Harvest popped in for a chat with Charlie Mock about their new record, Gnarwolves and Twin
Single Review: Gwenno – ‘Chwyldro’
If you’re new to music in the mother tongue of Welsh then Gwenno is a great artist to begin and