• News ‘Enjoy responsibly’
    Alcohol is a group 1 carcinogen. Just like tobacco. In the UK alone, there are over 8000 alcohol-related deaths per year. It’s a factor in more than 50 medical conditions, including liver damage, cancer, and high blood pressure, and it also contributes to mental health conditions like depression. So why do people drink? Drinking is, […]
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  • News The quest for youth employment
    Competition is vicious, experience is essential and for those without managerial skills, wages are incredibly low. The opportunities for Britain’s job seekers are far from glowing and with a fresh wave of youths taking to the streets this summer,  it’s unlikely they’ll get any brighter. The state of Britain’s economy will come as no shock […]
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  • News Voting: Not my bag
    Last week I walked past an MP flogging a bucket of bin-destined flyers to the students of Jesmond. Exasperated and exhausted, I slowed to his cause. ‘You don’t look like a student’ he claimed, ‘and why is that?’ I asked. ‘Students don’t stop for politics.’ Why do so many young people have such an aversion […]
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  • Movies Movie Review: Whiplash
    Miles Teller gives the performance of his career in this stunning betrayal of one man’s journey to musical greatness. Directed by Damien Chazelle and co-starring J.k Simmons, whiplash is a literal representation of the cut throat industry hundreds of musical hopefuls face today. Homing in on drumming prodigy Andrew Neiman, the film depicts the torturously […]
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  • Other 12 Lists of Christmas: Albums
    A healthy mix of genres and newcomers make the cut when it comes to the b**p Album List for 2014. From retro pop to Motown soul, lyrical tenacity and eloquent songwriting reign supreme. And we thought 2013’s list couldn’t be beaten. 1. Royal Blood – Royal Blood  Duo Royal blood have rocked the pop music […]
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  • News One to Watch: Hozier
    24 year old Irish singer/song writer Andrew Hozier-Byrnes took the world by storm when his debut, somewhat controversial single went viral last year. Opening the doors to harsh criticism with its powerful visual of homosexual hatred accompanied by the overtly ironic title ‘Take Me to Church’. The clip debuted during the uproar in Russia over […]
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  • Music Single Review: James Blake
    James Blake’s cooks up a fresh batch of musical goodness London born electronic producer James Blake is set to digitally release his latest single ‘200 press’ on December 8th. The track was only to be produced in a batch of 200, but it will now be made available to the digital masses. The release will […]
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  • Music One to Watch: Seafret
    Up and coming alt-folk duo Seafret take on radio 1’s Maida Vale in a spine-chilling acoustic session for Zane Lowe. The budding North East talent scrambled their way on to the BBC introducing playlist on the 17th of November, bagging a spot after supporting indie star Jake Bugg in a gig at their home town […]
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  • News A Christmas Wish for NE Homeless
    Whilst hundreds of Geordies rush to the streets of Newcastle, pocket-heavy in preparation for the Christmas festivities, 1737 North-East households have been accepted as homeless and in priority of need, as reported by Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity. Following the economic crisis that was announced in the third quarter of 2008, excluding the Second […]
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  • Music Review: Ben Howard
    Ben Howard’s new album –a spiritual journey in to depth and distance I Forget Where We Were is a spiritual and emotional journey into Ben Howard’s inner being. Combining echoing guitar riffs, poetic lyrics and atmospheric introductions, Howard has crafted a piece of musical genius. After his debut album, Every Kingdom sold over a million […]
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