REVIEW: 100 gecs – 10,000 gecs: An Irreverent Musical Playground
If you don’t inhabit a certain corner of the internet, you’d be forgiven for never having heard of 100 gecs.
Read moreIf you don’t inhabit a certain corner of the internet, you’d be forgiven for never having heard of 100 gecs.
Read moreWhat can I say that hasn’t already been said about Cocaine Bear? We all have that weird cinema goblin friend
Read moreCracker Island is the eighth studio album by popular virtual band, Gorillaz. Lead by Damon Albarn of Blur fame, the
Read moreOn Friday 3rd March, Leicester saw South London’s very own Loyle Carner perform at De Montfort Hall as part of the hugo tour, celebrating the release of his highly personal and emotional third album.
Read moreIn a dystopian world, a mutation of a fungus known as cordyceps has infected the human population, turning them into
Read moreThe sports genre in anime has been known to unite anime watchers and sports lovers for decades now, going all
Read moreTuesday, 7th February saw Leicester’s very own rap prodigy, Sainté, at the campus-based O2 Academy on the homecoming leg of the Vacation tour, for his latest album of the same name.
Read moreLast Saturday, O2 Academy Leicester saw Saul Milton and Will Kennard – professionally known as the electronic music duo, Chase & Status – performing live.
Read more“I had big ideas, the band were so excited”, croons Alex Turner. At this stage in their career, Arctic Monkeys
Read moreWritten by Laura Sandy Siekapen Youmbi Rising rock band Crawlers released their debut mixtape and second musical project, Loud Without
Read moreIn September, social media was ablaze and the Try Guys were trending. However, this time it was not simply because of an upload – it was a lot more serious.
Read moreAs it has recently been Black History Month, and being a fan of film myself, I’ve been looking back and watching some of the recent greats of Black cinema, some of the films that have reached global status as tentpole pieces of kino that highlight the experiences of Black people. Films such as Get Out, Judas and the Black Messiah, and Selma.
Read moreDon’t Worry Darling (2022) is surprisingly not Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut, but from the chaos, drama, and poor performances –
Read moreHappy isn’t always loud. Enough to be Joy-filled. Quiet isn’t always secret. Absence isn’t always there to see Black streaked
Read moreI struggle to grasp if this is even real? To come and go like the seasons Where you constantly appeal
Read moreOn Coping Mechanism, Willow’s brand of pop-punk comes into its own – the success of her previous effort buoying a new-found sense of confidence that pervades the record from start to finish.
Read moreIn recent years, ‘queerbaiting’ has become more relevant in our media. It is when a show will hint at the potential for a queer relationship between characters, however they never allow it to play out on screens. They use it as an attempt to garner publicity or attract an LGBTQ+ audience; it is a cruel deception from the media, exploiting the desire for representation to boost viewership.
Read moreThe BBC has decided to carry on their revolutionary casting streak by announcing that Ncuti Gatwa will be the 14th Doctor on Doctor Who.
Read moreSaturday night saw BRIT Award winning singer-songwriter James Bay bring his Give Me The Reason Tour to the University’s O2 Academy.
Read moreBuoyed by the popularity of last year’s viral hit single ‘Chaise Longue’, Wet Leg have quickly become one of the
Read moreOn April 1st, Harry Styles rang in a new era with his new single, As It Was.
Read moreNo matter what the industry, one thing can be agreed upon: sex sells.
Read moreGrace explores how internalised misogyny and external judgement altered her music listening experience in her younger years, and how she has reclaimed this in the present.
Read moreAfter Ben Affleck stepped aside both in front and behind the camera, director Matt Reeves was left with the great challenge of completely rebooting Batman for the third time in twenty years. He’s opted for a darker and more realistic interpretation – in line with his work on the new Planet of the Apes films.
Read moreThe ‘legacy sequel’ – the new studio toy that hinges on cashing in on the old. Last year we had a sequel to the reboot of Halloween, the second attempt at rebooting Ghostbusters in five years, and even a return to The Matrix. The key is introducing a set of new characters that are intrinsically linked and probably very similar to the originals in some way, with those original characters key to the plot themselves – a plot that will create a façade of freshness without ever straying too far from the comforting formula. It’s an unoriginal and cynical trend, but it’s a trend that will reliably produce superficial but inarguable enjoyment: look at the plot of Spider-Man: No Way Home – Marvel knew exactly what they were doing and look at how successful they’ve been.
Read moreSpider-Man: No Way Home has just recorded the second-largest opening weekend at the US box office of all time (behind only Avengers: Endgame). Within just eight days of release, it’s not only become the highest grossing Spider-Man film, but also Sony’s highest grossing film ever – in the midst of a pandemic.
Read moreCreative Director of Louis Vuitton and founder of Off-White, Virgil Abloh, sadly passed away on 28 November 2021. Aged just
Read more10 years after its release, Tom Babicki analyses the impact of Nicolas Winding-Refn’s classic film Drive.
Read moreIn a world of studio-filmmaking almost exclusively compiled of re-makes and an endless parade of superheroes and franchises, there’s something refreshing about The Last Duel and House of Gucci.
Read moreLeicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre highlights the importance of visual arts and accessibility to art.
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