When God Wanted a Son, part of the New Jewish Plays Season at the New End Theatre was one of the strangest plays I have ever seen. Not least because the theatre was originally constructed in 1890 as the mortuary for the now defunct New End Hospital, but also because
This London quartet, Subcircus, ought to be quite pleased with themselves really. Hard working fellas, they played pushing on a hundred gigs last year. Supported the likes of Suede and Stranglelove. Put out their debut album, which is being met, ever so slowly, with more than its fair share of
After the tremendous success with their recent single, constant radio play and an appearance on TFI Friday, many people will be wondering whether this album is going to be the one to finally make Texas massive. However, more people will simply want to know how the other thirteen songs on
Hunter. S. Thompson is surely an ideal to which every student should aspire. Drug crazed mayhem followed wherever he went and every position of authority given him was abused in a way that all students should applaud. Fear and loathing reads like a talking book for blind drug fiends. It
After such glowing praise from Sam the other week, reviewing Sidi Bou Said’s latest album "Obsessive", I’m almost reluctant to say it - mostly ‘cos I’ll receive a clobbering, and he’s dead hard - but, they really can’t cut it live. Slightly fresher
Mansun have been around for nearly two years now, and when I first heard them, a single that is not included on this album, I thought they were one of a wave of Oasis clones. Before hearing this album I was a bit apprehensive about them because I had the
To many people David Bowie has turned into the alien that he would have us believe he was in the 70’s. Rock’s strangest and most influential personality has turned 50 whilst still appearing to remain a healthy 30. However since Ziggy, Bowie has had a turbulent time; a
Have you ever tried to find out what type of music your mate’s band plays, only to be met with a long hesitation? It’s either because they boldly believe that they ‘don’t fit into conventional genres’ or more likely because they can’t speak. Anyway, we’ve
For his eighth novel Julian Barnes has changed mode, writing a collection of short stories commenting on our centuries old relationship with the people of France. The stories are light and well written, and try to place the changing thrift we have with our Gallic neighbours firmly in its historical
Where will you be on the evening of Friday 28th February 97? The acts are coming together, the comperes have been chosen, now get ready for International Night 97. It is THE event in the college calendar, an opportunity for everyone to come together in a celebration of cuisine, music,
Sometimes IC is the most exciting place to be! At a mid-term concert in the Great Hall, with a relatively small audience and an orchestra with very late, flu-driven replacements, the promise of a merely pleasant evening turned into the reality of a breath-taking one. Bracketed by two unjustly neglected
Redd Kross have always been a cool band to be into, inspiring the likes of Pavement, REM and Faith No More. Formed back in 1978, they’ve somehow always managed to remain just on the edge of the mainstream it doesn’t help when the average age of your band
