Chemical Brothers – Don’t Think
Don’t Think is an attempt from Adam Smith to capture the unique collision of the audio and visual elements that combine to form a Chemical Brother’s Show. It was filmed with over 20 cameras and is all done at [...]
Live Review: Mr Scruff @ KOKO, 22 October
**** Appearing for the eleventh time at KOKO, it seems that quirky British DJ Mr Scruff has taken up residency at the former Camden Palace Theatre. Initially, the high ceilings, red curtains and royal balconies seem at odds with the [...]
Live Review: Amanda Fucking Palmer @ Heaven, 2 September
***** Amanda Fucking Palmer, former frontwoman of The Dresden Dolls, has long been hailed the Queen of Punk Cabaret. Her songs strike a chord with the wallowing teenager in us all, harnessing the angst of punk rock within a bold [...]
Best of the Fests 2011
The number of UK festivals has risen hugely over the last few years, and the dates now take a prominent place in most people’s yearly calendars. With several happening around the country every weekend from May to mid-September, it can [...]
Live Review: Ed Sheeran @ Relentless Garage, 27 July
Presented by RWD and sponsored by Relentless Energy Drink, the Energy Sessions gig certainly filled The Garage with an excited energy. Hundreds of Ed Sheeran fans flocked to the packed Islington venue to gaze longingly up at this rapidly rising [...]
Song challenge day twenty: a song that you listen to when you’re angry
This is easy. Martha Wainwright pours emotion into this track and if you get the chance you really should check out the whole album. Being angry doesn’t necessarilly mean throwing things around a room or furiously pacing the corridor. Being [...]
Review: Arctic Monkeys, Suck It And See
“You’re rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock / All the other girls are just post-mix lemonade” is not perhaps Alex Turner’s finest hour. Neither, it has to be said, is “Suck it and See,” an album title more [...]
Song challenge day nineteen: a song from your favourite album
Your favourite album? There are a lot of good albums out there. As with any song, the album you choose is dependent on mood. For that reason, your favourite album is likely to be one that you turn to regardless [...]
Song challenge day sixteen, seventeen and eighteen: a Monday extravaganza
So we have three song choices for you today, after a dorment weekend of silence. Like the post on Facebook, comment below or re-tweet on twitter for London Student to win day six of our epic duel against Felix Newspaper. [...]
Song challenge day fifteen: a song that describes you
Well, we’re a newspaper, so presumably we’re looking for a song about newspapers. Sadly, there are few such songs in existence (on youtube at least). There’s quite a few about The Daily Mail, but none that are particularly complementary and that [...]
Review: The Bee
The Bee is a strangely entrancing piece of Japanese theatre about the transformation of a businessman, Ido, who returns home from work one day to discover that his wife and son have been taken hostage by escaped murderous convict, Ogoro. [...]
London Loves Issue 10
I’m sat editing London Loves in a bedroom that smells of urine. And no, I’m not visiting my great grandmother in a NHS care home. In fact, I’m sat in my own bedroom minutes away from my University campus after [...]
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Abs Hassanali
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Abs Hassanali. Click the ‘TV’ tab above to view videos for the other candidates. You can also see their manifestos at www.ulu.co.uk/elections
Interview with The Manic Shine
The Manic Shine are a hot upcoming band. The band’s leader, Ozzie Rogers, hails from the LSE but has chosen the music industry, rather than finance, as his chosen career path.
The second sabbatical interview: an excerpt
In their second interview with London Student, Clare Solomon, ULU President, and Viktoria Szmolar, ULU Vice-President, discuss the current state of the student movement. This excerpt focuses on the momentum of student protest after the Christmas break.