Surrey police have arrested two people for the theft of a man’s laptop, which was snatched from him, whilst he was sitting at the Guildford Bus Station, adjoined to the Friary shopping centre. The incident occurred last month between the hours 8 to 9:30pm.Read more...
FEATURES»What makes Britain British? Our national identity is in flux. With a country so racially, culturally, religiously and ideologically diverse, is there any one way to define being British? There are the obvious answers of living here or being born here, but these don’t really define a national identity in any way.Read more...
SOCIETIES»Refreshers Fayre 2012 By Chris Dighton, Societies Editor www.ussu.Read more...
SCIENCE & TECH»There is no doubt that the hologram of the late Tupac was very emotive and has clearly captured the imaginations of attending fans. It is tempting to "get my geek on" and explain how the performance works, but in all honesty, it's not that complicated and other writers have already done an excellent job of this.Read more...
ARTS»The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather Well, it’s a lot of both; White’s self –referential lyrics expose some tormented views on love, loss and life, and an evident instrumental prowess, enriching an album that yields a countrified twang, smuggled straight out of Nashville. Although it’s evident that Jack White’s musicality radiates throughout the album, the problem is that your eardrums are constantly grappling with an array of songs that are as dull as dishwater in places.Read more...
SPORTS»With deadlines looming, and exams slowly but surely creeping their way in, it’s very easy to forget what the summer season is actually about. However! Help is at hand with the very first ‘Social Sports Month’, which will be kicking off this May with a variety of different events, not least of all ‘Society Sport’s Day’ which will see societies across campus going head to head in a series of events on the 16th of this month.Read more...
OPINION & ANALYSIS»A very interesting year is drawing to a close – the public started to assert its authority over the ongoing economic crisis, titans fell (from Steve Jobs, to Col. Gaddafi) and News International looked extremely bad indeed.Read more...
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Jack White - Blunderbuss
Published 17th May 2012
The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather Well, it’s a lot of both; White’s self –referential lyrics expose some tormented views on love, loss and life, and an evident instrumental prowess, enriching an album that yields a countrified twang, smuggled straight out of Nashville. Although it’s evident that Jack White’s musicality radiates throughout the album, the problem is that your eardrums are constantly grappling with an array of songs that are as dull as dishwater in places.Read more...
Weapons - Lostprophets
Published 17th May 2012
Thefakesoundofprogress Start Something The Betrayed, their most accomplished album to date. In contrast, Bring Em’ Down is a rallying cry to arms, brimming with defiance, angst and idealism.Read more...
Old Dogs, New Tricks: Bruce Springsteen - ´Wrecking Ball´
Published 17th May 2012
Wrecking Ball In certain respects, the album serves as a reminder of Springsteen's classic years. Driving anthems like the title song and 'We Take Care of Our Own', combining eclectic instrumentation with blue collar themes, could fit quite comfortably in spirit alongside Although generally more in line with such enduring yet more commercially accessible albums of his as Nevertheless, there are several manners in which Wrecking BallWrecking Ball could have proven more appreciable.Read more...
Was it best they cancelled Sonisphere 2012?
Published 17th May 2012
I wanted to know firstly if they thought it was a good thing that the festival had been cancelled entirely. Opinions varied.Read more...
Introducing... Five Chambers Full
Published 17th May 2012
My first question to Five Chambers Full was direct. I wanted to know what they were about.Read more...
Daughn Gibson – All Hell
Published 17th May 2012
Daughn Gibson’s first solo album For example opener A Young Girl’s World The other stand out track is All the way through the album Daughn seems to be conjuring up the imagery of a broken Americana, perhaps taki...Read more...
WIN Two Tickets to Bloc.2012
Published 14th May 2012
WIN TWO TICKETS TO BLOC 2012 BY SIMPLY TWEETING #blocstag2012 with your full name!Read more...
COMPETITION
Published 1st May 2012
This needs to be big and bold! Has two pictures to go with it too! COMPETITION - Fancy a chance of bagging two tickets to Bloc 2012? Revolutionary festival being held in Olympic London on the 6th and 7th of July, with only the best DJs and live performances. A perfect way to celebrate the end of exams! The venue is London Pleasure Gardens, in the Royal Victoria Docks.Read more...
Rubix vs. The Living Room
Published 18th Mar 2012
Are you tired of hearing Taio Cruz brag about the seemingly endless amounts of women labelling him a “bad boy”? Or Sia’s determined claims of her being made out of Titanium? Or Usher confirming the worthlessness of his life “Without U”? No? Well, how about Akon’s failed attempts to describe girls without being disrespectful? If you’re a regular Rubix partygoer like I am, then chances are you’re probably not tired at all. Let’s face it: David Guetta is the current king of catchy commercial music; not many can rival his ability to create so simple a melody that you could’ve sworn you’d accidentally written it yourself at some point.Read more...
Old Dogs, New Tricks: William Shatner - ´Has Been´
Published 18th Mar 2012
If one were to name individuals with the most bizarre contributions in music to popular culture, chances are that Mr Shatner would be among those mentioned. Whilst known primarily for his screen acting, in particular in his role as Captain Kirk in the Has Been (2004).Read more...