Good Times, Bad Times
In honour of the Boar's 40th Anniversary celebrations, six writers cast an eye across the past, present and future decades of sound, chronicling a lifetime in innovative releases, huge singles, and signature events
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Sam Carter
From the Ritz to the Bubble
A peek into several of Warwick’s top musical outlets, on campus and beyond. From the Dirty Duck's Unplucked evenings to jazz nights in Stratford, there's plenty to find in the way of listening pleasure
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Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Franz Ferdinand don't dwell on the past, even as music's tectonic plates shift around them. Sam Carter explains why the Glaswegians' latest LP is a return to their confident best
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Studio Zoo
Newton Faulkner's latest LP is also his most irrepressibly sombre. But give it time and it could pass the test of multiple listens, says Sam Carter
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Cloud Control: “We travelled round half of England looking for the perfect cave”
Ahead of the release of his band's latest album, Cloud Control's Jeremy Kelshaw speaks to Sam Carter while offering a candid insight into some hard truths of the music industry
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The Consensus of Steel
As Man of Steel slowly begins to fall from its reign at the top of the box office, the Boar writers take one last look at the indestructible superhero
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To Be Loved
Sam Carter wonders whether Michael Bublé has forgotten how to play to his strengths
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The Gatsby Consensus
The new adaptation of The Great Gatsby divides our writers
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Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Sam Carter offers a summary of the grand antics of Eurovision 2013, and posits just why it remains so damn engaging in its 58th year
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Iron Man 3
Sam Carter reviews the third iteration of Marvel's Iron Man series to see if it lives up to the critical and financial succes of The Avengers.
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Summer Party Interview: Coves
Sam Carter spoke with John Ridgard, one half of Coves: the Leamington-based indie outfit who want to take this year's Summer Party by storm
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Beautiful Days
This summer, why not head down to East Devon, and rediscover just how Beautiful life can be
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