Exhibition Launch: Adam Ant, ‘Dandy in the Underworld’ @ Proud Camden, 6 March
To say that Adam Ant was a big pop star in the late ’70s/’80s is to radically undersell the impact that he had and continues to have on popular culture. The influence of his iconic image in particular has never [...]
Introducing Melodica, Melody and Me
“Incredibly beautiful, with harmonies and rich instrumentation that make you want to dance and cry at the same time” – Observer Music Monthly Ever tried to salsa, skank and skip for joy simultaneously? Let me introduce Melodica, Melody and Me [...]
Screen Review: ‘There Are No Innocent Bystanders’, A Film About The Libertines
**** Using their 2010 reunion tour as an opportunity to reflect upon the saga, Roger Sargent’s There Are No Innocent Bystanders offers an intimate document of The Libertines, as revealed from within the fold. Since their rise to prominence, fragments [...]
Live Review: Ghostpoet @ KOKO, 15 February
The labyrinth of staircases that make London’s KOKO gradually fill as support band Alt-J slowly but surely warm away the winter blues. The four-piece play a tight set, letting their music rather than their personalities carry them through. It works. Some [...]
Remembering Whitney
The most-awarded female act of all time, Whitney Houston, was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel on February 11, 2012, at the age of 48. The sad news comes less than two years after the best-selling solo pop artist [...]
Live Review: Nicolas Jaar @ Roundhouse, 2 February
Hailed by many in the music press as some sort of exotic boy-wonder of underground electronica, Nicolas Jaar is currently bathing in critical glory. Jaar isn’t taking much time to soak in his praises, though: his Don’t Break My Love [...]
Where To Start With… Classical Music
While it is impossible to cover everything noteworthy in a few hundred words, hopefully this short article will offer a small insight into the world of classical music, as well as providing a few tips to help you navigate your [...]
Live Review: Ani DiFranco @ Union Chapel, 10 January
Despite the notion of any artist looking, sounding and writing the same way for 20 years obviously being absurd, there are some fans that have quite notoriously never forgiven Ani DiFranco for growing her hair, getting married, having a child and [...]
Ones To Watch In 2012
With the sure-fire soundtrack for the next twelve months, check out Emma Black’s tips for the top… Alabama Shakes A gallon of Southern soul, a double-shot of the blues and a healthy slug of rock and roll, Alabama Shakes [...]
Live Review: The Puppini Sisters @ Union Chapel, 11 December
I doubt there is a better time of year suited to a Puppini Sisters show than Christmas. The glitz, glamour and kitsch marry perfectly with the romanticised ideas of traditional Christmas fare, such as open fires, sing-alongs and clandestine kisses [...]
Where To Start With… Jazz
Unless you’re already familiar with the genre, the place to start probably isn’t where you think it might be. More to the point, you’ve probably been exposed to a lot of jazz without even realising it. Jazz is a wide-reaching [...]
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 [...]
Holly Thompson: The positive side of a vocational degree
On Tuesday 3rd February, ITV screened their take on the higher education debate: ‘The Value of a Degree: Tonight’. The programme showed several sixth-formers being interviewed on what they planned to study at university or college by a panel of [...]
Goldsmiths’ team kettle sends BBC boiling over
An attempt by Goldsmiths’ University Challenge team at making a political statement has been shut down by the BBC. The students had tried to use a large white kettle as their mascot at a studio recording on March 3rd in [...]
A student London fashion weekend
Every year in mid-February, London is taken over by designers, models, bloggers and fashionistas from all over the world to celebrate London Fashion Week at the beautiful Somerset House. The atmosphere is intoxicating: outside Somerset house is a thoroughfare of [...]
Video: LSE water balloon attack results in clashes
Amateur footage obtained by London Student captures some of the attack on the LSESU Palestine Society, which was holding a peaceful demonstration at the time. You can read the story in full here.
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
ULU Elections 2012: Three Minutes With…Ross Speer
An interview with vice-presidential candidate Ross Speer. 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.