Preview: Closed Circuit presents Shanti Celeste

It’s been a while since we’ve had a taste of fresh air in York, but the guys over at Closed Circuit have sorted things out. On her way from France to Israel, […]

Drop turns 1!

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Three years of Animaux; in words and covers

They've been going on for three years now, and listening to Mantas, or Endeser, talk about his records kind of reminds me of a child talking about his toys.  To him they […]

Preview: Three years of Animaux with Viers

Sometimes it was an unforeseen mad one on a Tuesday night, other times relaxed espresso martinis on a Saturday evening. Hell, they even took it to Liverpool! Animaux has come to us […]

Review: The Northern Youth Afterparty

The increasing calibre of Blackbox lately meant this afterparty had a lot to live up to

Review: Blackbox x Closed Circuit Present Palms Trax

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Preview: Drop. presents Preditah

When Drop. booked D Double E in October, I was as confounded as I was excited. One of York’s youngest nights had brought us one of the biggest acts York has ever seen. […]

Feature: Closed Circuit

In typical Alex T fashion, we ended up meeting at the pub. “This is my year off. Basically, after I finished university, I wanted to stay in York. It’s just a nice […]

(Japanese) Grime

I think it is to the relief of everyone in the world, that, finally, Japanese grime is treading ground in the international music scene. Acknowledging this fact, P Money performed at Outlook […]

Feature: Get On Up

Jamie showed up in his trackies, loaded with a heavy backup. He was late, but there was no room to complain about it. It was nice enough of him to give me […]

Preview: Animaux and bullet:dodge presents Inxec

Dirty beats, heavy basslines and some serious grooves; if any of that sounds interesting to you, your Friday night is sorted. Less than a month after bringing Belgian DJ & Producer Tom […]

Student arrested and “large amount of cannabis” seized in police raid

The James College student spent last night in a cell under suspicion of intent to sell Class B drugs

Interview: Alex T

Anyone who is acquainted in the slightest with the alternative music scene in York knows his name. Eliza sat down with one of York’s (and my personal) favourite student DJs. We talked music, uni and DJ crushes.

No More Laptops in Lectures

Senior members of administration have confirmed that students will no longer be allowed to use laptops in lectures. Following reports earlier this term about students watching porn in lectures, professors claim “students […]

Rethinking Domestic Abuse

Eliza Gkritsi discusses how we view domestic abuse.

The Circus Is In Town

When the British despair over their political scene, us Greeks can’t help but giggle. We have seen it all; corruption to the point of selling your soul to the devil (Siemens scandal), […]