Dancing gorillas, saxophones, and annual British disappointment. It's Eurovision 2017 time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxGWGohIXiw There are many cliche views about students that persist in modern day British culture. That we drink too much, smoke too much and have little to offer the world apart from 2:2 degrees in Media…

Poetry at first glance is not the easiest scene to get into. Going to an open-mic with your poetry is an incredibly tough thing to do, and often feels like going to a student house party with a crate of non-alcoholic beer and a copy of…

The Scottish music scene is one that is often derided by (predominantly English) critics for being too small and dominated by the same old faces. But this country is far more than the standard 500 Miles covers and sweaty…

I’ve long been a proponent of the theory that superhero movies are for children: whilst escapism in the form of superhuman hijinx might be a worthy retreat for some, the fact remains that for me, nothing is less interesting than watching a…

This year really has sent us to shit, hasn’t it? As if it could get much worse than David Cameron in charge, old Beelzebub has decided to whip up a political nightmare that could potentially leave Theresa May and Donald Trump in charge of…

All the entrants have now been selected for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, to be held in Stockholm after the triumph of Mans Zelmerlow and his band of children made of electronics - seriously, watch the live performance if you haven’t…

The WWE has made a hash of some wrestler careers in its time. From fitness gimmicks, to vampires, to religious zealots, to oppressed “minorities”, the audience of the world’s biggest wrestling promotion have had to sit through some godawful…

Seven points. This, at the time of writing, is the gap that Leicester City hold over second place Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League. It is assured that no one - bar a few lucky Leicester fans placing bets out of optimism rather than…

There are a lot of major problems with the WWE as it currently is. The Authority angle is bone-crushingly boring: when Stephanie McMahon has the best stage presence in an angle, you know it’s sodded. In addition to this, the tag team…

Life is hard for everyone. Whether the struggles be financial, medical, emotional or otherwise, we all struggle to an extent in coping with living on a day-to-day basis. If you charted these ups and downs on a chart, with the central line…

Mantric’s Sin is an absolutely intriguing listen. At first glance, it marries Steak Number Eight-style grunge groove with almost death metal inspired vocals. On second glance, however, you get a far deeper and more complex record. The album…

Pulo Revé are certainly an intriguing prospect; with comparisons to one of my favourite bands, Enter Shikari, I was certainly excited to hear this debut release from the group. Although this album does at times meander into the…

We have all by now seen the shocking and emotionally choking image of a dead Syrian boy, lying lifeless and face down on a Turkish beach. The image was beamed around the world and, all of a sudden, attitudes to refugees entering Europe from…

The House of Lords is strange for a number of reasons. Its existence is within a twilight, a sort of half-accountable legislative body that takes a backseat publicly, with its spaces filled with people we’ve never heard of, nor people many…

Funk is a genre that’s not really manifested itself in the 21st century music industry. Soulful vocals, synth keys and bass-driven melody are all elements that have been missing for quite some time, which is a disappointment. But I’m glad…

I hate agreeing with Tony Blair. Luckily, one has avoided this conclusion for the majority of the last decade. The centrist politician is generally speaking, an idiot, a hypocrite and unsuited to his positions in both Prime Ministerial and…

I’ve been a Jon Gomm fan since first seeing 'Passionflower', and since seeing that video, I have expanded my interest into other forms of freestyle acoustic madness; such as the brilliant Plini, Chris Woods Groove, and John Butler. With…

The metal market is close to saturation these days. Wall-to-wall crunching riffs, strong leading melodies, and authoritatively growled vocals, along with the odd clean component, are wherever you wish to find them. What the scene…

We all know what happens when a debut artist breaks on to the scene. They’re on every godforsaken chat and radio platform known to man, and we’re drenched to saturation with the artist’s work. They become the talking point in the nation’s…