Women’s Football bravely go down to Kenilworth
Warwick Womens football suffer heavy loss to Kenilworth Town
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“Do me a favour, love”
Thom Drake comments on the recent scandal at Sky Sports as the iconic duo of Richard Keys and Andy Gray lose their jobs
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Tron: Evolution
Tron: Evolution is the "first port of call" for those who've seen - and loved - Tron: Legacy
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The Go! Team’s Art of Retrospection
Anishka Sharma and Dean Simons talk to the Go! Team, fresh off the back of a sensational session with Zane Lowe for their new 2011 album Rolling Blackouts
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James Blake
The Britpop band Spiritualized’s NME’s album of the year for 1997 _Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space_ came elaborately packaged in the style of a pharmaceutical product, complete with information for consumption – 1 tablet 70 minutes, to be taken twice daily, best listened to when on substances,...
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans
Honolulu raised Mars has produced a radio-friendly, effortless, pop album that will be forgotten within the year. To liken his style to the Doo-Wop of the 1940s sets the scene for an album which is easily accessible. The difference is of course, the 1940s Doo-Woppers music wasn’t manufactured to sell...
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Palace
The grandiose landscapes invoked by Chapel Club has led to Zane Lowe swooning in his pants over their singles. BUT, it is when they over-reach and see themselves playing stadiums that the album sinks in to self-indulgence. New single ‘Surfacing’ is a labourious rock-anthem that fails to excite. Sometimes sounding...
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The King is Dead
2009’s _The Hazards of Love_, the last release by Portland’s indie folk quintet The Decemberists, was a towering rock opera full of shape shifting forest dwellers, jealous fairy queens and lascivious rakes. The album received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its scope and its heavier sound when compared to...
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Michael
It has never been possible to separate the singer’s personal life from his undeniable mastery as a musician. In the same way, it is almost impossible to assess this album for its true musical worth because of all the controversy and tragic events surrounding the release and construction of _Michael_....
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The Fall
Damon Albarn had a very busy 2010, undeterred by the financial crisis and with a head full of ideas, along with a few of his pals he released what can only be described as one of the most ambitious alternative albums of recent times, _The Plastic Beach_. The Boar’s very...
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Reunions: For love or money?
With bands as diverse as Take That and Blink-182 jumping on the wagon Tom Metcalf takes a look at the not-so-subtle art of reunions
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Fun, fear and finding your feet
Cathy Watts reports on her first experiences of Seville and the start to her Erasmus year in Spain
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Di Resta becomes F1’s new ‘Flying Scotsman’
James Bennett comments on Britain's latest F1 driver
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