Leaving Neverland is hard to watch. It is rife with graphic and visceral descriptions of child sexual abuse: actions that are so abjectly evil one cannot begin to comprehend that they actually happened. Upon the […]
Trixie Mattel to Bring ‘Skinny Legend’ Antics to Leeds Tomorrow, 03.03.19
After winning RuPaul’s Drag Race, releasing two albums, and hosting the Trixie and Katya Show, drag queen superstar Trixie Mattel brings her live show back to the O2 Academy Leeds. “You can expect virtuosic guitar-playing […]
dodie’s ‘Human EP’ is Quietly, Boldly Intimate
The 23-year-old singer-songwriter Dorothy ‘dodie’ Clark began her music career from her bedroom in 2011. Her success is credit to her music’s accessibility and her personal candour surrounding topics of mental health and sexuality. Her […]
The Gryphon’s Best Albums of 2018
Ask a crowd of 500 people what their favourite album of 2018 was and you’ll get 500 different answers, because there was just that much good music which came out this year. From the return […]
Review: Chamber Choir and Brass Band, Sunday 25th November
Leeds University Union Music Society’s Christmas Concert Series began last weekend – here’s a taster of what’s on offer for music lovers of Leeds in the run-up to the end of term. LUUMS had another […]
Music To Our Ears: Listening to LUUMS
Music listener? Music maker? Or just a Music lover? If you fall under any of these categories, then take a gander at all the amazing opportunities being put on by LUUMS, and see how you […]
Censoring Drill Music Will Not Solve Problems of Violence
Drill music is the latest genre of UK urban music to be blamed for inciting violence amongst young people. Music has often been the focus of those trying to explain the violence of people they […]
LUU’s Most A-Compelling Singing Group
Sitting down with the co-Presidents of LUU A Capella Society, George Hulkes and Patrick Ashby, Susy Goldstone discusses the ins-and-outs of singing without music. So, how is LUU A Capella Society structured? George: This year […]
Pariah or Problematic? Azealia Banks vs. Lana Del Rey
Not for the first time, the ‘212’ rapper Azealia Banks has found herself embroiled in a raging Twitter war. This time it was with ‘Video Games’ songstress Lana Del Rey. The feud started last week […]
4 Unmissable Albums From The Summer Break
Wilf Amis, Backwards/Forwards With his debut two-track EP, Wilf Amis creates a striking world within his selection and manipulation of sounds. During the first track, ‘Backwards’, electronic waves, a soothing, deep bass and seemingly endless repetitive […]