I’m not sure what was going on just before Enter Shikari took to the stage, but I liked it. It involved an exchange over walkie talkies between “Mr Magpie”, “Ostrich” and “Arctic Fox”, counting down to the launch, and some Glenn Miller and His Orchestra – swing music from the...
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Despite being called PVRIS (as in ‘Paris’), the band is from the USA – Lowell, Massachusetts to be precise – and consists of vocalist/guitarist Lynn Gunn, guitarist Alex Babinski and bassist Brian MacDonald. Their music has been labelled as post-hardcore, with a mixture of electro-pop and rock. After the release...
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Formed in 1996, Alien Ant Farm hit the peak of their success with their second album, ‘Anthology’, their debut with a record label. Despite initially being labelled as nu-metal, the band’s sound is a mixture of alternative rock, metal, punk-rock and pop-punk. ‘Anthology’ included their hit cover of Michael Jackson’s...
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The 90s was a seriously “cool” decade for cinema. There was a wealth of counterculture movies such as Fight Club and Trainspotting. It’s the decade that brought us Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. It gave us iconic characters such Austin Powers and The Dude from the Coen Brothers’ The...
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In a new Boar Film edition of 'Tête à Tête', James Kersley and Elena Prest argue the pros and cons of Hollywood's current trend of remakes, adaptations, prequels and sequels.
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Twenty One Pilots storm Birmingham's Institute; Elena Prest reviews the madness.
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In a Boar Halloween special, Elena Priest suggests some great horror films from the 80s guaranteed to entertain you and keep you in the Halloween spirit, even through your hangovers!
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Elena Prest looks at recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics New research conducted by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has shown that in the period of May through to July, average earnings, excluding bonuses, grew by 2.9% compared with the same period last year. The unemployment...
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Elena Prest reviews Mallory Knox's show at the Copper Rooms on campus.
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