Category: features
Interview: Craww
| May 8, 2013 | Posted by Nathan Scatcherd under interviews |
Sheffield-based artist Craww creates distinctive, eerily beautiful paintings, and his skills have steadily risen to international acclaim. I spoke to him about his art and asked him a few questions. Nathan Scatcherd: Firstly, what inspired you to make art, and how long have you been doing it for? Craww: I’ve always felt the need to express myself creatively in some form or another. I drew all the time as a kid and eventually pursued a career in graphic design. Eventual frustrations with trying to be creative in a commercial environment led me to quit and pursue art full time. That was about 4 years ago. NS: Your work has a fairly dark, gothic vibe. Do you feel that your… more
Placements: Why I Think Every Course Should Make This a Requirement
| April 25, 2013 | Posted by Johann Herbert under features, lifestyle |
Johann Herbert is a French student currently doing a placement in the UK at Strategy Internet Marketing. He shares his experiences and gives advice to fellow students on how to find work once they graduate… Employers Want It All People today have a much freer access to further education than ever before, and as a result employers are generally expecting us to be extensively educated. It’s common for young people to study for many years before attempting to integrate into professional work environments. The irony is that the same companies that expect young people to come equipped with all sorts of qualifications are also expecting them to have considerable professional working experience. In turn, universities have adapted their learning programmes… more
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch
| February 7, 2013 | Posted by Elliot Davies under features |
Ladies and gentlemen, authors and editors, columnists and commenters: Happy birthday! It’s hard to believe, but it was indeed two years ago today that a small group of students in York banded together, armed with nothing but big ideas and a few scraps of copy, and set out to launch the very earliest incarnation of The Student Review into the world. And my, what an adventure it has been. 717 published articles later, we’re going on for one article published every single day of our existence. A hundred thousand people read our content over the last year. We’ve inspired other newspapers. And perhaps most excitingly, we’ve started receiving submissions from students as far away as the USA and Singapore. Maybe the “UK-based” part… more
Far beyond dead: The endurance of the zombie in modern cinema
| December 19, 2012 | Posted by Nathan Scatcherd under culture, features |
In the pantheon of cinematic monsters, there seems to be something of a hierarchy. Werewolves rarely get the love and respect they deserve, and the likes of ghosts and demons shuffle somewhat uncomfortably on the side-lines of popular enjoyment (they’re going through a hard time as of late, with the tiresome slamming doors and phantom footprints of the Paranormal Activity films, and limp jump scares of The Woman in Black, being recent examples of how to make them dull rather than scary). Vampires remain consistently ‘cool’; ripe for interpretation and reinvention, with the old-world romance of Dracula giving way to the nightmarish creatures of 30 Days of Night, then the sparkly big-haired hormone-machines of the Twilight series, with multiple other… more
Will Mitt Romney’s Mormonism matter in the US election? Should it matter?
| September 21, 2012 | Posted by Jeremy Dobson under features, international |
Mitt Romney’s religious convictions don’t end at ticking the box marked ‘Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints’ on his census form. He’s a serious Mormon: a ‘bishop’ (although the LDS do tend to throw the title around liberally). In his convention speech, Romney played down the importance of his religious beliefs in his childhood: “We were Mormons, and growing up in Michigan, that might have seemed unusual or out of place, but I do not remember it that way. My friends cared more about what sports we followed than what church we went to.” I’m sure his folksy sincerity appealed to some of his fellow baby boomers at the RNC, many of whom may have had an initial queasiness… more
Blackbeard’s Tea Party: An introduction
| August 21, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under culture, interviews, lifestyle |
Walking along a street in York, I came across a funky folk-rock band called Blackbeard’s Tea Party. I bought one of their CDs and instantly fell in love. Blackbeard’s Tea Party have been one of my favourite bands for a long time, so when they agreed to answer a few of my questions I was quite excited. I got in touch, and here’s what they had to say. Alaa Jasim: First off, tell us about yourselves! Blackbeard’s Tea Party: We’re a folk rock band. We (mostly) live in York. There are six of us: Tim Yates – bass; Martin Coumbe – guitars; Dave Boston – djembe; Yom Hardy – kajon; Laura Barber – fiddle; and Stuart Giddens – melodeon and vocals. We’ve been… more
A year on: Laura Joy Photography
| August 13, 2012 | Posted by Alaa Jasim under culture, interviews, lifestyle |
Just over a year ago TSR met up with Laura Patrick to talk about her photography business, Laura Joy Photography, which she has been running alongside her A-levels. With hundreds more likes on Facebook since then it’s clear that Laura’s work has been increasing in popularity and success, and there’s really no question why once you flick through the amazing galleries of photographs she has taken and edited. I caught up with Laura to ask a few questions about her progress as a student photographer. Alaa Jasim: What are your photographic inspirations? Laura Patrick: Well, I take quite a lot of inspiration from the locations that I use and the type of model that I’m using. Sometimes I’ve done shoots with families… more
Interview with We Were Evergreen: nursery rhymes, peanut butter and “weird” French quotas
| July 25, 2012 | Posted by Jade Cuttle under entertainment, international, interviews |
The alternative-indie trio from Paris, We Were Evergreen, have recently supported the likes of Ed Sheeran, King Charles and Emeli Sandé. They create mesmerizing melodies that reduce the world and its worries to a heartbeat and beats fit to burst, and their enchanting vocals dip in and out of harmonies, hypnotizing the average hipster and bringing electro back to life. This band doesn’t just make music, music pulses through their veins as they rise and fall to the tinkling xylophone dancing gracefully through the summer air. In an interview with The Student Review, Michael Liot, the lead singer, guitarist and ukulele player of We Were Evergreen, who dances with enough energy to break the stage into two, reveals how his up-and-coming… more
Feature: Jack White – Blunderbuss
| May 4, 2012 | Posted by Michael Smith under entertainment, features, reviews |
This piece was jointly authored by Michael Smith and Jeremy Dobson. Michael Smith So let’s imagine for a minute that you’re Jack White: singer, guitar player, pianist, songwriter, producer. Hell, you’ve even starred in a few films (at least according to a quick look at Wikipedia, and if it says so there then it must be true). You’ve sold millions of songs and albums worldwide in several different bands; you’re an all-round musical talent, rock star, icon. You might have thought that you’d be quite pleased with yourself, generally content with everything life has brought you. Unfortunately though, money, talent and fame can’t buy you love, which probably helps to explain Blunderbuss. You see, while White’s personal life is infamously difficult… more
TSSR EXCLUSIVE: Council Proclaims Comrade Gohardani as Glorious Leader
| April 1, 2012 | Posted by E. Hitchon under features |
Following the defection of comrade Davies, the Party Council has unanimously proclaimed Comrade Gohardani as Glorious Leader. In an extraordinary meeting of Party officials tonight, Comrade Gohardani has been officially declared Glorious Leader. Party officials have released documents showing Comrade Gohardani’s tireless efforts to maintain order within the party over the past three months. It appears from these documents that as the Council became aware of traitor Davies’ increasingly desperate attempts to dismantle the politburo from within, Glorious Leader Gohardani took an increasingly strong role resisting the forces of capitalism and greed. It is believed that his actions have not only saved TSSR, but also increased our readership by 400% with an increase in productivity of 100%; as he works… more
