‘Music, Fashion, Film’ by Music, Fashion, Film
Three writers dissect Charli XCX's seventh studio album, 'Music, Fashion, Film'.
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Farewell, Boar Revoir: 2025’s team bid goodbye
Our outgoing Editorial Board for 2025–26 bid farewell, and give their final thoughts about their time with The Boar. Martin Day – Editor-in-Chief How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. My time at Uni has been so absurdly defined by this paper, and its gradually...
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Copper Rooms 1, Crooning and Cacti? Battle of the Bands is geared for the finals after Heat Five
Jack Thompson commentates on Heat Five of Battle of the Bands.
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“Needless to say I was inspired”: Tomás Doncker on his upcoming single ‘¡2 BEAUCOUP!’
Jack Thompson talks with Tomás Doncker about his upcoming single ‘¡2 BEAUCOUP!’.
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“Stick around to the end”: Quiet as a Mouse on their upcoming singles and sophomore album
Jack Thompson interviews Quiet as a Mouse about their upcoming singles and sophomore album.
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“Incredible bands, and even better choices of beer”: Kintsugi are ready for the 46th Real Ale festival
Jack Thompson speaks to Kintsugi in advance of their Warwick Real Ale performance next week.
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Students sceptical of pedestrianised Leamington Parade
A survey conducted last summer has revealed ‘overwhelming support‘ for the pedestrianisation of the Parade in Leamington Spa. The new concept masterplan for Parade, by Transforming Leamington, has 12 key aims. These include the integration of trees, sustainable management of water, supporting cycle access, prioritising safety with good lighting, ensuring accessibility with seating, and exploring how to remove vehicular traffic from Parade. Throughout June and July, the Leamington Transformation Board conducted...
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Headbangers and heavy metal: Battle of the Bands starts off strong with Heat One
Jack Thompson commentates on Heat One of Battle of the Bands.
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“I’m not afraid of not knowing the answer yet”: A conversation with Zoé Hammer
Jack Thompson discusses Zoé Hammer’s upcoming album, 'Birdlike'.
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The Boar’s Albums of the Year 2025
As the year has come to a close, it is time to reflect on some of the best releases of 2025. Here are The Boar‘s albums of the year! Is your favourite release featured on our list?
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2026 Boar Resolutions
Happy 2026! Allow your favourite student journalists to inspire you with our annual attempts at renewal – whether that's proper hydration, banishing doomscrolling, or perfecting the art of the Letterboxd review.
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Is it time to give up? The benefits and strategies of goal disengagement
Throughout our lives, we are taught to have goals. In fact, my secondary school’s motto was “Believe, Aspire, Achieve”, all centred around goals. It seems completely logical that having goals would only be beneficial, providing a sense of direction and acting as an objective in which our energy can be directed towards. Interestingly, however, recent...
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The Boar’s ‘Games of the Year’: 2025 Edition
Another year has passed, and we are back with our topic gaming picks for 2025, be it games that have come out this year, or old classics rediscovered. Join us as we dive into the games that made our 2025. Theo Millard (Writer’s pick) – Hades II Hades is a...
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