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 […]
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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: Plaids – Plaids
With little time left to wait for Plaids’ self-titled debut album, punk fans may now rejoice. Unlike their scuzzy low-fi
Review: Joyce Manor – Never Hungover Again
Joyce Manor have delivered an unpretentious belter of a record. Storming past at a breakneck nineteen minutes long, the Californian
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
Live Review: Arcade Fire, British Summer Time (03/07/14)
Following a successful show at Glastonbury only a week earlier, Arcade Fire are set to headline the British Summer Time
Review: Ed Sheeran – x
Following up Ed Sheeran’s chart topping album ‘+,’┬á the highly anticipated ‘x’ is set to be just as huge. Expressing
Review: Every Time I Die – From Parts Unknown
There’s a reason why Every Time I Die are heralded as one of the most consistently brilliant bands in hardcore
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
Review: Peace – Sin City, Swansea 12/06/14
What initially seems like an odd choice of venue becomes painfully clear upon entering Swansea’s Sin City. It’s packed. Perhaps
Live Review: Chet Faker – Colston Hall, Bristol
Chet Faker’s career has been one of constant battle with definitions; does he make jazz, soul, house, hip-hopÔǪ Is he
Review: ZABA – Glass Animals
As one of the first acts signed to Paul Epworth’s Wolf Tone label, the excitement around Oxford quartet Glass Animals
Review: Thumpers – Galore
Introducing Thumpers and their debut album ‘Galore’. Released via their own label, the band have┬áshot themselves into the ether of
Interview: CHVRCHES
Tucked into the Union’s cluttered backstage area with an unassuming air, you would never guess that the synthpop trio were
Interview ÔÇô James Cuddy, You Are Cardiff
This year, a group of Cardiff students  set out to photograph hundreds of ordinary people in Cardiff to emphasize the
My Frozen Face
Amelia Jones┬árelives her frightening experience of facial┬áparalysis, and reminds us that a smile goes a long way in ‘My Frozen
Review: Hang Fire Smokehouse
It’s hard to express the delicious experience we had at Cardiff’s best pop-up restaurant, but smokin’ is a word that
The North-South Divide
Gravy guzzling Northerner? Or stick-your-pinky-out Southerner?┬áAlex Chapman┬ádiscusses the ongoing feud┬ábetween students either side of Watford Gap in ‘The