Stewart Hume, Correspondent (Music) In 1969, one of the most famous unprompted gigs happened in the centre of London as the Beatles hit the roof top of Savile Row Apple headquarters to perform a set for the busy lunch time rush. This event has gone down in history and as we have learnt from our past, history has a way of repeating itself. Sir Paul McCartney was taking a leaf out of his own […]
Tomas Kuckailis, Correspondent (Travel) Do you like partying til dawn? Or maybe your biggest desire is a perfect beach atmosphere? Interested? Then you must experience the vibe of Playa del Carmen! Situated in the south-west coast of Mexico Playa del Carmen is also a part of the state of Quintana Roo. The city is known as a small charming fishing area. It is also one of the most popular dive destinations in the world. Since […]
Bethan Williams Editor (Music) *Warning, an opinion piece including some graphic content The sexualisation and pornification of today’s pop culture is one of great discussion and debate. Here, I provide a personal note of truth, fear and discontent. In an attempt to aid debate, and get my point across, I will speak out. Bethan Williams (Editor) Music, Living in the UK, I am a musician, a songwriter, a young person, of nineteen years of age. […]
Yun Jie Zou, Correspondent (Music) The Woodstock spirit grows its roots in Taiwan as Beastie Rock gradually became one of the most representative and multiple music festival. Holding the belief of giving the purest music festival, Beastie Rock was organised by a group of people with different backgrounds but they share the common thing: enjoy the music and go wild. Instead of working in a commercial way, Beastie Rock focused on finding the passion […]
Stewart Hume, Correspondent (Music) Maybe its just me but as a person based in the UK, for the last two days my Facebook news feed has been full of various friends all commenting the same thing, “OMG, I got Glastonbury tickets for 2014.” I thought the summer had only just finished but here we are, already planning next summers festivities. This year’s tickets, according to organisers, have sold out in record time. Remaining 1,20,000 […]
Yun Jie Zou, Correspondent (Music) Music is used as a method of coping with depression, which can boost patients’ treatment progress, a Finnish research team has found. Traditionally, music therapy is considered to be a non-conventional therapy. Dealing with depression mainly relies on medication as a standard method. Listening to music can help releasing pressure but it cannot replace the medication as it is still a necessary procedure for recovery. The research team found that […]
Lise Epailly, Correspondent (Music) The launch of 2013 Paramore European Tour started a week ago followed by an international performance last week after four years of silence. Regardless of this exciting news, one might argue that Paramore’s self-titled new album is nothing more than an album among others whereas a more optimistic view leads us to see an opportunity for the group to start over again. Ever since their first song, we witness a […]
Henry Morris Correspondent (Music) It has been a long time since rock music dominated the music industry. Nowadays the music charts are mostly filled with bands made famous by TV shows such as The X factor and classic RnB and pop bands. There has been the odd occasion where a rock band has made the top ten in the charts or even topped it, but it is not a frequent occurrence. Many music experts […]
Yun Jie Zou, Correspondent (Music) Egypt is still under the ongoing state of bloodshed over the dispute of governmental crack down. Mr. Morsi and his supporters — the Muslim Brotherhood — are still detained by the army. Egyptians are also undergoing a huge democratic crisis hoping a president can lead them out of the misery. A gypsy man, Met’al Gnawi also named Metqal Qenawi Metqal, and his family band, The musicians of the Nile, […]
Henry Morris, Correspondent, (Music) Since their formation in 2011, Swim Deep have quietly been working their way into people’s heads with their catchy lyrics and use of synthesisers that could take you back to the 1980s. Spat out into the mainstream with their song Honey, the band’s début album is one that has been highly anticipated by those in the indie scene. The second band in recent months to have emerged from Birmingham’s […]
