Art Review: Parkinson Court
Artists Book Fair Parkinson Court 11th and 12th March If you walked through the Parkinson Court on Friday or Saturday, you’ll have noticed it was full to bursting with displays of books in all shapes, sizes and colours. But these weren’t any ordinary books; they were unique works by both national and international artists. Showcasing the work of numerous artists, the works circulated around the theme of reading, libraries and anything book-related in general.
Promoter Profile: Bad Robot
Name? Bad Robot Genre? Electro / Techno / Dubstep Where? Mint Club When? Every Friday (Except 1st April – 29th April) Cost? £5 before 11:30pm / £6 after Most Memorable Moment/Set? Tiga named his set at Bad Robot as his top set of his tour and dropped his famous (but seldom played) “You Gonna Want [...]
Review: Throwback 1st Birthday 05/03/11
Throwback 1st Birthday Jacques Renault, PBR Streetgang, Richy Ahmed The Loft Saturday 5th March Over the last year Throwback has quietly built up a reputation as one of Leeds’ finest nights, bringing DJs such as Pete Herbert, Soul Clap, The Revenge and Mark E to their intimate home. Musically focused on disco old and new [...]
Review: Kissdafunk 7th Birthday Part 2 05/03/11
Kissdafunk 7th Birthday Pt. 2 Afrojack, Rob Tissera, Rehab, Bobby Burnz, John Crayford Gatecrasher 7 Saturday 5th March Love it or hate it, Gatecrasher is a nightlife institution in the city of Leeds. A series of highly controversial incidents, including a stabbing a few weeks back, had generated negative press and had led to local [...]
Previews
Friday 11th March Tropical 1st Birthday After a year of delivering some of the freshest underground vibes in Leeds, Tropical celebrates with sets from Pangaea, T.Williams, Krystal Klear and a solo debut from Boddika, better known as one half of DnB duo Instra:mental. Wire Club £6/£8 after midnight Hangar Drum and bass staple Hangar team up with Radio Frequency [...]
LGBT Nights in Leeds
Mondays KandyFloss The Viaduct The official Homo pre-party. Featuring free sweets, the buffest bar boys on the scene and Timmy Wright on the bar playing camp tunes until one am. Homo Mission 2 £3 before midnight/ NUS discount The city’s longest running gay night and a cult student clubbing event. Famous for its £1.50 drinks and irresistible [...]
Feature: Gay Clubbing in Leeds
LGBT History Month might have ended as March began, but for gay clubbing, there is not many places in the UK which can boast as good a scene and community as the city of Leeds. LS2 asked former student Martin Carter to give us his view of Leeds gay clubbing scene this week, as well [...]
Domination, Steam and NHS Choices: Behind the Headlines
Big news. Huge. I can barely contain myself. You may want to sit down for this, dear readers. By the time you read this, Pokémon Black and White will be on store shelves! All new, main series games for the DS! So exciting! You know, it really is a heavy burden being as [...]
Rebuild, Free-App Hero and BLDGBLOG
There’s not room to say much this week except that Jules has been writing a new series of posts for the Games Blog called ‘Late to the Party’, where he looks at big games from the past few years that he’s only just got around to playing. Go take a look, leave some comments, and [...]