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15 Years of Flight of the Conchords
Celebrating 15 years of ‘the 4th best parody band in New Zealand’
Literal Bedroom Pop - An Interview with Out of the Blue
Few students can imagine doing much more outside of uni than a sports club and maybe a society or two. But two students in a makeshift studio on Winton Drive have taken expectations and exceeded them—writing, recording, and producing an entire album in a little over a year. Not only did they self-release their debut LP, bedtime stories, an eclectic mashup of house beats and bedroom pop, but they managed to hear their single “iris” played on BBC Introducing. G-You has reviewed bedtime stories and gotten an exclusive interview with its creators—Nicolas and Bérénice!
Shadow and Bone: A Good Fantasy Adaptation?
The Potter fandom, and the Hunger Games fandom are the first to spring to mind when thinking of the most successful adaptations. But as in every translation there’s always some plot points changed (much to the dismay of the avid book lovers), either for the ease and flow of the story on screen or to be more relevant to the times…
“A Very Violent Manner” Review
Ah yes, COVID, I bet you’re sick of hearing it, right? It has stopped life, daily routines, concerts, cinema visits, nights out. But it hasn’t stopped STAG. Overcoming the odds, Student Theatre at Glasgow took their play writing abilities to the - slightly smaller - laptop screen.
Russell T Davies: It’s A Sin and the Importance of Sharing Stories
… I contributed to the 6.5 million viewers who watched his latest project It’s A Sin in its entirety, a record breaking statistic for Channel 4 who declared the show their “most binged new series ever.”…Davies is revealing unheard stories, they are the stories of his youth, of his friends, and most importantly of the young men lost in the AIDS epidemic.
BRIDGERTON: Charming or charmless?
Netflix’s new show, based on a series of books by Julia Quinn, is their new incomparable. The show has taken the world by storm (perhaps for us being bored and confined), raising a few eyebrows…
An Artsy Event Guide (Coronavirus Style)
A guide that will get you through this lockdown restriction blues!
Geisha Today, Gangster Tomorrow: Cultural Appropriation in the Music Industry
The systematic oppression of African American culture in the Western world has led to a diverse sub-culture in music, Hip-Hop being one of the most prominent examples. Azalea, having the option to pick and choose which aspects of black culture she adopts, may profit from it, whilst remaining unruffled by the discriminatory issues affecting the African American community.
Keeping up with the Insecurities: What Is a Revenge Body Really About?
With a tag line of “Let your haters be your biggest motivators” Khloe promises that by the end of the 12-week period – or episode in the viewer’s case – the contestants will have a body that will show their exes what they are missing!
How Television Saved 2016
Bake Off reminds us that despite the tensions between people, deep down everyone rooting for each other and wants one another to do well. Meanwhile, Planet Earth II reminds us that nature is cruel, but however bad life gets, there will always be a clip of a swimming sloth to cheer you up.