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Culture Literature

Sci-fi, society and stalkers: The Student’s summer reading round-up

As we get back into the swing of university and a new plague of academic reading, our writers reminisce on the books they read this summer.   Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata by Evie Patel Through the dissonantly immersive love affair of a woman and her full-time job, Sayaka Murata presents an ode to the mundane familiarity […]

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Music

Live review: Sports Team headline at Glasgow’s Garage

In the cramped attic of Glasgow’s Garage on a gloomy Monday night, any claims that guitar music had its day were proven fictitious. From the start, the crowded room was packed with animated fans, giving the place a provocative readiness for the acts ahead. Kicking the night off were Edinburgh locals Cheap Teeth who wasted […]

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Music

Live at Liquid Rooms: Foals make their return, more feral than ever

In an unusually intimate show at the Liquid Rooms, Foals once again proved to be one of the most formidable live acts of the moment. Joined by Everything Everything’s bassist Jeremy Pritchard, the band remained characteristically menacing despite the loss of Walter Gervers, igniting the venue in a demonstration of their raw energy. To see […]

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Interviews Music

Interview: Larkins on secondary school gigs and finding their place in the music industry

Ahead of their show at The Mash House, The Student’s Erin May Kelly caught up with Larkins; Henry Beach (bass), Dom Want (guitar) and Joe Stott (drums); and had the chance to chat to them about their new material, ambitions, and drunken nights in Porto. Larkins come from a small Northern town called Glossop, just outside of […]