‘Entertainment’ Archives
Battle of the bands glory for the Rag-Tags
Last night’s battle of the bands final not only showcased the diverse talent of our students, but also proved that £2 can buy you much more than a pack of Haribo and a Dairylea dunker. The Graduate was the setting for the evening’s festivities and cheap tins of Tuborg the tipple favoured by many of the chequered-shirt sporting punters. [...]
Huddersfield Student newspaper to launch new website in new year
The Huddersfield Student newspaper is to release a new version of its online counterpart, Huddersfield Student news live. The new design of website, to be launched on New Year's Day 2010, will give the website a more categorised, newspaper look and feel and will make it easier for users to find stories that interest them. The design, adapted [...]
Calling all rockers!
Broadway Calls have had an exceptionally busy year. Supporting The Offspring at Brixton and playing both the Reading and Leeds festivals reflect a band on to something big. With new album Good Views, Bad News under their belt and string of dates supporting Set Your Goals over here in December, the punk rockers from Oregon are steadily becoming a [...]
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What happened to humanity? We used to be bad ass; we would strut about, like we owned the place and didn’t give a rat’s ass whose garden we stepped on. This couldn’t have been more evident than in our cinemas; every movie starred grizzled action heroes with biceps big enough to crush cars and stubble rugged enough to bore holes though [...]
Flood of Red – Leeds Cockpit – 6 October 09
Flood of Red’s debut record ‘Leaving Everything Behind’ sees the band leave behind their post-punk/screamo roots and adopt a much more melodic style. Their website refers to their old sound as ‘primitive’, describing this new release as "an honest album reflecting on what life is like growing up in small towns in the central belt of [...]
The Best Festival 2009: Vote and win
Vote for your favourite festival, below, and you'll be entered into a prize draw to win tickets to each of the winning festivals. That's around 11 festivals just for taking the time to vote.
It’s like Dragonball all over again
When I first heard that there was going to be a Prince of Persia film made I actually got a little bit excited. The 'Sands of Time' trilogy of Prince of Persia are some of my favourite games ever- especially the first one, which the movie is named after. Then I came to my senses, I remembered that there is no point getting excited about [...]
Head in the cloud: How Google Docs saved my life
It's a sad fact of University life, or maybe just life, that at some point you will be forced against your will to work with people whose work ethic is non-existent. How frustrating it is, during this turbulent time, that when you email the work-shy member of your team the powerpoint presentation you've painstakingly put together they choose 11 am [...]
Best of the Bars: A guide to live music in Huddersfield
Bar 1:22 Bar 1:22 (not sure what the name means), located just opposite Wilkinsons, is a great place to go to immerse yourself in the local music scene. Every Tuesday the pub hosts an open mic night which is well-received by newcomers and regulars alike. Performers are always treated with upmost respect- the bar staff often ask customers to be [...]
Fallout 3
This is the full review of Fallout 3. An abridged version was featured in the September 2009 edition of Huddersfield Student. Starting off in the game as a naive youngster, new to the outside world, you travel around exploring the devastation that still shows 200 years after the nuclear war, collecting weapons, learning special abilities [...]
