The Wombats’ new album will not ruin your life
Hannah Roberts
The Wombats’ fourth album, Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life, clings furiously to the feel-good rock we have come to expect from them.
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MGMT: Little excitement in the dark age
Rikke Nylund
MGMT’s new album Little Dark Age is a well thoughtout album. Each tune manages to stand out from their originality which is impressive. However it does not deliver all the…
Dead!’s Sam Matlock on being a DIY band and The Golden Age of Not Even Trying
Melissa Moody
Comprised of frontman Alex Mountford, 23, guitarist brothers Sam, 24, and Louis Matlock, 21, and bassist Sam Chappell, 24, Dead! are armed with a wealth of enthusiasm, talent and DIY…
Camila Cabello debuts solo on new album
Khadra Salad
Camila Cabello’s much anticipated solo album has finally dropped, sending social media into a frenzy. The Cuban singer was trending worldwide on Twitter just moments after her album was released.
KU students rock the mic at Bacchus
Jake Patel
Kingston University students were treated on Thursday January 11 to the sounds of emerging hip-hop duo Coalescent at Bacchus event Perculated Sounds.
Kat Shoob: Will X Factor steal the Christmas number one again this year? Check out our Spotify playlist to hear the history of Christmas number ones
Lacey Jones
The Christmas number one used to be one of the highlights of the season where people would wait on the edge of their seat to know who would snag it…
Wolf Alice send Hippodrome crowd wild
Alice Bradley
Wolf Alice’s performance at Hippodrome on November 23 was eagerly anticipated, but the four-piece did not disappoint. With queues spilling out of the venue and along Kingston high street, fans…
Mark Stoermer kills off 70s rock with latest album
Eric Brain
Mark Stoermer parted ways with The Killers in May 2016, a move that led him to pursue his solo music career in a weird and wacky way only he could.
Hippodrome over the years
The venue has served KU students with crazy nights out and access to watch some of the most talented, established and up-and-coming artists for 11 years. Let’s take a look…
KU comedy crew thrive on ‘stupid, immature and really vile humour’
Once a month, comedy band Dor Slammers drunkenly stumble their way to the Fighting Cocks stage to perform in front of a loyal, rowdy crowd.