On Wednesday the queen presided over the State Opening of Parliament, an event which, as far as I can tell, is nothing more than a ceremonial waste of everyone’s time. For over 500 years, the State Opening of Parliament has reminded the country of Parliament's three constituent elements: the Sovereign; the House of Lords; and … Continue reading Royalty is a ceremonial waste of everyone’s time
Anyone familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne’s ‘A Scarlet Letter’ will be familiar with the story of Hester Prynne, a married woman who commits adultery in Puritan Boston and ends up pregnant with the pastor’s child. To recompense for her sin, she is forced by the community to wear a scarlet ‘A’ on her clothes as a … Continue reading A is for Ashley Madison Users Need YOU
Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigned against Herbert Hoover in the 1932 US presidential election by saying as little as possible about what he might do if elected, a circumstance which has unmistakable parallels to the British Election Campaign. Unfortunately, Britain is a victim. We live in an information age, yet it seems that politicians are keen … Continue reading The Only Thing We Have To Fear… Is The Conservatives
Sex is the reason I’m sat here writing this. Whilst thinking about your own conception unfortunately means coming round to the idea of your parents doing it, it’s the cold hard fact of the matter for the majority of the population. (It’s worth remembering that as a result of processes such as IVF, sexual intercourse … Continue reading We Need To Talk About Sex:
Children growing up today live in a society that is becoming progressively more equal. Whilst women still have great lengths to go in order to achieve the complete equality of the sexes for which feminism strives, great advances have been made since women first achieved the vote in 1928. In 2014, Emma Watson, the UN’s ambassador for … Continue reading Smash Those Stereotypes
Originally posted on Gigslutz This week it’s the turn of Beth Kirkbride, our Junior Editor, to select five artists from the crème de la crème of the unsigned scene in Sheffield… The SSS: “I’m searching high, I’m searching low / but I don’t know what it is that I need” are lyrics from ‘Who Dares Wins’ … Continue reading Unsigned City: Sheffield
Originally posted on The Indiependent Wherever You Will Go // The Calling How many of you can say that you’ve seen the Northern Lights? I’m guessing not many. I’m extremely lucky to have witnessed the phenomenal natural spectacle on a Geography school trip to Iceland. Driving around on a coach at four in the … Continue reading My Life In Songs
Originally posted on Gigslutz Hailing from West London, brothers Jim and Loz Beck work together as Cassels; with a satisfying blend of punk, grunge and rock making up their music. ‘We Wander In The Night’ has a heavy intro that immerses the listener from the first second before breaking into a racing melody. The track … Continue reading Ones To Watch: Cassels
Originally posted on Gigslutz Katy B – Friday, Main Stage Katy B is certainly ‘On A Mission’; with her music the singer tackles attitudes to dance music as merely a ‘fleeting concern’. Her tracks perfectly combine pop hooks, melodic vocals and underground beats to substantiate the claim that the genre actually holds some of … Continue reading Top 5 acts to catch @ Tramlines Festival, Sheffield 2014
Originally posted on Gigslutz Pony and Trap’s debut EP ’Time To Engage’ – out now – can be summed up in one word: engaging. That’s a good start – a duo who deliver exactly what they promise on the tin. The EP opens with the title track, which pairs Tom’s simplistic but carefully controlled … Continue reading Unsigned Act Of The Week: Pony and Trap
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