Music is inherently linked with Christmas, whether it’s Slade’s ‘Merry Christmas Everybody’ playing in the background of a DFS advert or listening to one of your flat mates blasting out Michael Bublé’s Christmas album in mid-November. It’s safe to say that festively themed music is everywhere at this time of year, and ever since the […]
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Track Review: Jonny Harrison – Maybe I Don’t Know
Only a few months following recent Exeter graduate Jonny Harrison’s debut solo venture, Don’t Remember EP, he returns in the festive month with the equally forgetfully titled single “Maybe I Don’t Know”. It’s a lyrical subversion; an abstract montage between Paul Simon and Hannibal Lector, where moths are a metaphor for death, desire and intellect. Harrison has […]
Think NL, not NY: Notes from a flat place and its music scene
As I blurted out to Mica Levi (“Micachu”) after catching her “and the Shapes” in Amsterdam, Utrecht is “kinda pastoral Dutch.” I was (existentially) flustered and this is in no way true – I’ve only come across one windmill in town, and no clogs. I think what I was getting at it perhaps that Utrecht is […]
“It doesn’t sound that different at all”: An interview with Don Broco
In the last week of term, Exeter’s mighty Lemon Grove played host to Bedford rockers Don Broco as part of their tour promoting their new (and brilliant) album, Automatic. Though aesthetically a move from their last record Priorities, the album manages to encompass new sounds, more instrumentation and more refined song writing while still sounding like […]
2015/16 Premier League title contenders
This time last season, Chelsea were unbeaten, six points clear at the top of the league and the clear favourites for the title. Twelve months on and they are languishing in the bottom half of the table; a shadow of the side that terrorised teams last season. Whilst Leicester are currently top, the popular consensus […]
The Highs and Lows of Lancaster’s Reign
Following England’s inexplicable exit from this year’s world cup, the finger of blame was wagged profusely towards the direction of Lancaster. Questionable decision making on and off the pitch inevitably made him the scapegoat from a nation severely damaged in pride, eventually leading to his dismissal in early November. However, will the host’s horror show […]
Dear Dr. Grammar
Dear Dr. Grammar, I am puzzled by the apostrophe. When do I use “it’s”, and when do I use “its”? And, more widely, what are the rules on using apostrophes and extra s-es with plural possessives? It’s all so confusing! – Mr. A.P. O’Strophe Ah, the apostrophe! That sassy upwardly mobile comma, not quite as […]
Album Review: Maroon 5 – Singles
As a die-hard Maroon 5 fan, I was ecstatic when I heard the words “new album” only a year after the last album V. Did I squeal and shed a tear of excitement? Maybe. But alas, I was let down by no new songs and only a compilation album of their mainstream songs that everyone […]
Preditah at the Lemon Grove, 13/11/15
With a general lack of urban music being performed within the realms of the university, Preditah personified the growing popularity of grime and garage evident across the country within the last year. With the grime scene currently under the spot light, with beefs enlightening the scene, it was a perfect time for Preditah to come […]
Top 10 Thrilling Tales : Skin by Roald Dahl
It may seem odd that I’ve chosen a Roald Dahl story as the scariest tale that I have read – he is best known for his light-hearted children’s stories. However, ‘Skin’ is a psychologically disturbing commentary on the greed of society that showcases Dahl’s immense ability to shock and appall. It tells the tale of […]