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The last year has been a whirlwind for Jack Garratt. The multi-instrumentalist from Buckinghamshire has been heralded as the BBC's Introducing Artist of the Year, and since their Sound of 2016. He even won this year's BRITs Critics' Choice, following in the gargantuan footsteps of artists such as Ellie Goulding, Adele and last year's winner,… Continue reading Album Review / Phase – Jack Garratt
It's award season, people! The Oscars, Grammys, BAFTAs, BRITS and everything else in between have been awarding the 'very best' within the film and music industries in the last month or so. While I think that me going into depth on something like the Grammy's is just only going to get me a ton of… Continue reading Opinion / The NME Awards 2016
It has been two years of touring The Balcony, being nominated for awards (including British Breakthrough at the BRITS) and being heralded in the press (ahem, NME anyone?). However, we've finally been gifted with new music from Welsh rockers, Catfish and the Bottlemen. 'Soundcheck' premiered as Annie Mac's 'Hottest Record in the World' on Monday, and… Continue reading Single Review / Soundcheck – Catfish and the Bottlemen
Last month saw the Student Press Association’s regional conference held at the University of Warwick take place, bringing together student writers and experts within the journalistic world in order to talk, learn and overall gain some well-needed inspiration and experience. Arranged by chair of the SPA, Jem Collins, alongside marketing and Midlands officer, Sian Elvin,… Continue reading Other / SPA Midlands: Advice for budding journalists
Room by Emma Donoghue is one of my absolute favourite books, and with the film adaptation currently in the cinema and being nominated for numerous awards, I thought it'd be best to review the original text for The Indiependent. Title: Room Author: Emma Donoghue Outline: Room is the heartbreaking story of 5-year-old Jack and his Ma who live in… Continue reading Book Review / Room by Emma Donoghue
Now I'm in my second year of university, it is getting much closer to the time where I'll pack my bags and move to Spain to study there for a year. So naturally, when myself and my friend Siân wanted to go on a trip last year, where better to explore than the Spanish capital? Madrid was… Continue reading Travel / Throwback to Madrid
If any of you (like me) have a Spotify account, you know one of the things they do a lot of these days is curate playlists. The one that I've been subscribed to for a while now is Discover Weekly, something they describe as "your weekly mixtape of fresh music". It's sometimes a bit hit… Continue reading Spotify Discoveries / January
I'm an idealist. When something goes wrong, I panic and think of the worst case scenario but I always try and see the positive. Sometimes however, so many shit things happen in quick succession that it dampens your outlook and makes you wonder if life really is as rubbish as some make it out to… Continue reading New year, new me? Probably not
Kirstie Sutherland 
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