Injuries are part and parcel of playing sports, with tennis elbow, torn ligaments and back pains among the most common injuries explored in TV shows or highlighted in the media. But how often do sporting injuries really occur, and how severe can the effects of these injuries be? Football and basketball have recently been ranked…
Books
Review: ‘The Beat Goes On’ (The complete Rebus short stories) by Ian Rankin
For many people, a long novel is a treat. But I’ve often found it hard to get through larger books, so when I was recommended to read Ian Rankin for my dissertation, I was a little bemused. Did I really have time to be reading all these books? When I found out about ‘The Beat…
Music
SINGLE REVIEW: J Carlyle – Intruder Alert
The genre-melding rapper J Carlyle has returned with a new single, ‘Intruder Alert’. Drawing on a range of styles, including dancehall, RnB, reggae, and rock, this offering from the Northampton and London-based artist is a socially conscious banger, and a great first track of the year for him. The J Carlyle’s performance here is rich…
Gaming
The Best AAA Games
Fire Emblem: Three Houses As a big fan of indie games, I rarely play AAA titles. The Call of Dutys and GTAs haven’t ever really appealed to me that much — they are fun, don’t get me wrong, but they’ve never really been games I could play for hours on end. I certainly wouldn’t play…
Music
SINGLE REVIEW: Within The Outer
Billy George, lead vocalist and guitarist for the Norwich-based band Sleemo, has recently started a solo project under the name One Man’s Stop Sign. With three singles out so far, One Man’s Stop Sign is also set to release an EP very soon. Here is a quick look at the most recent of the three…
Gaming
The best map in all of Fire Emblem
Fire Emblem Fates broke new ground for the SRPG series when its three titles were released in 2015. Fates is usually referred to as one title in the series, but is made up of three ‘paths’– Birthright, Conquest, and Revelation– which all released simultaneously, with each of the three offering a different story and gameplay…
Interview
“Like a film noir”: Black Honey’s Izzy B. Phillips talks new album, Quentin Tarantino movies, and the women that inspire her
Izzy B. Phillips is the fierce frontwoman of Black Honey, one of the most unique bands from the UK’s indie scene since their formation in 2014. Following their self-titled debut in 2018, the band is releasing their second album, Written & Directed, on the 19th of March. I had the opportunity to chat with Izzy…
Music, Venue
LIVE ALBUM REVIEW: DMA’S – Live at Brixton
I miss live music. I really do. It’s been close to a year since we’ve been able to have a proper gig experience– there have been socially distanced festivals like Norwich’s Wild Fields, and some similarly safe concerts– and it’s completely changed how we consume music. We’ve had to make do with performances from home,…
Music, Venue
Wellerman singer Nathan Evans talks going viral on TikTok and reaching number one over hero Ed Sheeran
If you’ve used TikTok at all during the past two or three weeks, you would have seen the sea shanty craze currently sweeping the platform. Creators on TikTok are currently videoing themselves singing the likes of ‘Leave Her Johnny,’ ‘The Scotsman,’ and ‘The Drunken Sailor,’ with videos reaching hundreds of thousands of views with ease….
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