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FESTIVAL<br />
GUIDE<br />
2 0 1 6<br />
#GETTHELOOK<br />
+Simple style tips<br />
“Accessories aren’t<br />
just for girls”<br />
Leeds United<br />
Vs<br />
Huddersfield<br />
Town<br />
MARCH <strong>2016</strong>
Contents<br />
2<br />
2<br />
“Let’s celebrate 20<br />
wonderous years of<br />
Pokémon”<br />
4<br />
“Take a look at Korea and<br />
Japan’s music industry<br />
and their most popular<br />
bands”<br />
6<br />
“Get yourself prepared<br />
for festival season <strong>2016</strong><br />
with 10 easy tips!”<br />
8<br />
10<br />
“Find out what keeps our<br />
turntables spinning as<br />
we listen to Vinyl”<br />
“Molly unearths preloved<br />
clothing on the<br />
cheap, with an interview<br />
with Cloé from Pop<br />
Boutique”<br />
What does Pokémon mean to you?<br />
“I think the reason myself, and many others like the Pokémon games is the fact that you can<br />
re-live a part of your childhood in a modernised way. The games are more advanced, with better<br />
graphics and trading systems. The franchise is constantly growing and is continuing to make<br />
new games with new pokémon. It’s even coming to mobile devices later this year, so more people<br />
have a chance to play and see what it has to offer.”<br />
Casey Mcgowan, 19<br />
12<br />
14<br />
16<br />
18<br />
20<br />
22<br />
“Step in to Spring with<br />
#GetTheLook look book”<br />
“The best tips and tricks<br />
for gorgeous makeup”<br />
“The basic steps to Men’<br />
fashion”<br />
“Saif and Bell are hungry<br />
for places to eat on the<br />
weekend”<br />
“Is TV really as bad as we<br />
think? Probably.”<br />
“The battle of Yorkshire:<br />
Leeds United vs<br />
Huddersfield Town<br />
Pokémon Red/Blue - 1996 - 1999<br />
You start in Pallet Town where you meet<br />
Professor Oak and his grandson, who is<br />
your rival. You are then introduced to the<br />
starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and<br />
Charmander. Your rival, as usual, picks the<br />
starter that has the type advantage over yours.<br />
You battle your rival, and after beating him,<br />
you then move on from Pallet town and travel<br />
the Kanto region, stopping ‘Team Rocket’<br />
along the way.<br />
You start in New Bark town and you are sent<br />
on an errand to collect a mysterious egg from<br />
Mr. Pokémon. Meanwhile, a red-haired boy is<br />
staring through the window of Professor Elm’s<br />
lab. As you give the mystery egg to Elm, the<br />
boy steals a starter Pokémon from the lab. Just<br />
after you have picked your starter, the boy<br />
selects a starter that has the type advantage.<br />
Once again, you have to stop ‘Team Rocket’.<br />
The game begins with the player inside a truck<br />
packed with boxes. The truck stops, you step<br />
out of the truck into your new hometown,<br />
Littleroot. You go visit your neighbour, who is<br />
Professor Birch’s daughter, May. After you go<br />
rescue Professor Birch who is attacked. You<br />
travel through the Hoenn region to stop ‘Team<br />
Magma/Aqua’.<br />
Review<br />
This game is a timeless classic but is not a<br />
Pokémon game that has caught my attention<br />
as much as the others in the series. As the first<br />
games, they’ve become quite popular not only<br />
for their nostalgia, but also for the number of<br />
glitches present.However, being the first in the<br />
series, I feel that ‘Red and Blue’ were somewhat<br />
lacking features.<br />
Score – 7/10<br />
Pokémon Gold/Silver - 1999 - 2001<br />
Review<br />
This game, unfortunately didn’t really stand<br />
out to me, I agree that it has some really nice<br />
features, but nothing that really changed the<br />
game for me. However, I do not dislike this<br />
title; I feel it was a great sequel and that GAME<br />
FREAK did a great job keeping the attention of<br />
Pokémon fans.<br />
Score – 6/10<br />
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire - 2002 - 2003<br />
Review<br />
This game is an incredible title in the series, it<br />
keeps you wanting to play right until the end.<br />
The map is colourful and there is a lot of terrains,<br />
and weather conditions which take effect<br />
in battle. This game introduced double battles,<br />
forming new ways of gameplay.<br />
Score – 10/10
3<br />
Aston Lamb reviews and celebrates the past 20 years of Pokémon<br />
GAME FREAK’s hugely successful title, Pokémon, burst on to the scene in Japan in 1996 with the<br />
games ‘Pokémon Red’ and ‘Pokémon Green’. After 20 years and 6 generations of main games<br />
spreading on to 5 different consoles, Pokémon has finally reached the age of 20.<br />
Pokémon has become one of Nintendo’s biggest published series of games, alongside other series’<br />
such as ‘Super Mario Bros.’ and ‘The Legend Of Zelda’. Pokémon has become known to the entire<br />
world over the past 20 years, and to commemorate it, here is a chronological timeline of each<br />
game, and a review of each game (excluding remakes and spin-offs).<br />
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl 2006 - 2010<br />
The game begins by showing a news report of<br />
a red Gyarados being found in a lake, so you<br />
and your friend go looking for it. However,<br />
wild Starly begin to attack you, and Proffesor<br />
Rowan had left his bag with the three starter<br />
pokémon by the lake, leaving you no choice<br />
but to use them. You also have to stop Team<br />
Galactic from creating a new universe.<br />
You start in your bedroom, you are woken up<br />
by a Fletchling. After this, you get dressed and<br />
visit your friends in Aquacorde town. Here,<br />
your friends give you the chance to pick your<br />
starter, and a your nickname. One rival takes<br />
the starter with type advantage, and one picks<br />
the starter with a disadvantage. From here,<br />
you travel through Kalos, stopping Team Flare<br />
in your way, as they want to destroy Earth by<br />
blowing it up, to create a new one where only<br />
Team Flare exists. It’s as rediculous as it sounds.<br />
Review<br />
This game is okay, but doesn’t stand up to its<br />
predecessor. The game inplements some nice<br />
features, such as 3D models, using the new<br />
capabilities of the Nintendo DS. Also, the story<br />
line is interesting and gripping as the game<br />
does get quite tense towards the end.<br />
Score 8/10<br />
Pokémon Black/White - 2010 - 2012<br />
This game takes you through the Unova region<br />
where you are gifted your starter Pokémon<br />
from Professor Juniper, you have 2 rivals,<br />
Bianca and Cheren and together, you go on a<br />
journey to stop Team Plasma, who are against<br />
the “liberation of Pokémon”. The character<br />
‘N’ is part of ‘Team Plasma’ realises that what<br />
they’re doing is wrong.<br />
Pokémon X/Y - 2013 - Present<br />
Review<br />
This game was a bit disappointing, the story<br />
got a bit repetitive as Team Plasma appeared<br />
every second for the same reason, some<br />
Pokémon lacked creativity and the game<br />
lacked new features. It showed signs of the<br />
Pokémon franchise possibly turning stale.<br />
Score - 5/10<br />
Review<br />
‘X/Y’ was a refreshment to the franchise,<br />
introducing the first 3D Pokémon game<br />
made entirely of 3D sprites. Also, Mega<br />
Evolution was introduced creating a<br />
great new way to play Pokémon. This<br />
game is captivating, and is made even<br />
better by the 3D capabilties of the 3DS.<br />
This game took care of speculations<br />
that the franchise was stale.<br />
Score - 10/10
4<br />
K-Pop (Korean Pop)<br />
Fan of K-pop and J-rock Heather Carritt finds out more about how k-pop and J-rock began,<br />
how Big Bang and The Gazette became popular and interviews another k-pop fan about<br />
why they enjoy listening to the music and why Big Bang is one of the artists they listen to.<br />
According Billboard.com Korean pop more<br />
commonly known as K-pop was first started<br />
up by the formation of the first ‘idols’ group<br />
in the 1990s. It all started in 1992 when a<br />
group called Seo Taiji and Boys, a trio of<br />
hip-hop singer/rappers who fused American<br />
pop music with Korean lyrics had their<br />
debut. With their ability to mix Eastern and<br />
Western music sounds together; Seo Taiji and<br />
Boys became immensely popular in Korea.<br />
The entertainment companies in Korea saw<br />
their popularity as well as the opportunities<br />
for profit. These companies decided to get<br />
involved in the new style of music and began<br />
creating groups similar to Seo Taiji and Boys.<br />
This eventually led to the formation of Big<br />
Bang who is a very popular k-pop group in<br />
both the east and the west.<br />
K-pop is renowned for its well put together<br />
videos that show the differences in the industry<br />
compared to the USA and UK. A lot of<br />
K-pop fans enjoy watching these sometimes<br />
dramatic and creative videos that go along<br />
Kind permission from Teokki (Rokiei)<br />
with the catchy and unique music. Some<br />
k-pop artists are talented at dancing and a<br />
lot of the more recent ones such as Exo and<br />
BTS spend time learning complicated dance<br />
routines for their music videos as well as for<br />
live shows. This makes watching their videos<br />
more enjoyable and their live shows more exciting<br />
as their international fans know they’re<br />
going to see something more unique and<br />
different from what they’re used to seeing in<br />
their own countries.<br />
Big Bang is an incredibly popular K-pop<br />
group and has had a large amount of success<br />
globally. According to their K-pop Wikia<br />
page they were formed in 2006 by an entertainment<br />
company called YG Entertainment.<br />
The group consist of the members G Dragon<br />
(GD), T.O.P, Taeyang, Daesung and Seungri;<br />
the group officially debuted on August 19,<br />
2006. Their debut was a moderate success as<br />
their first Korean album sold 48,000 copies.<br />
Big Bang had their first major breakthrough<br />
with the release of their first extended play<br />
‘Always’<br />
in 2007,<br />
which their<br />
number one<br />
song ‘Lies’<br />
came from.<br />
In 2008<br />
Big Bang<br />
released<br />
their first<br />
Japanese<br />
album<br />
and in the<br />
same year<br />
won three<br />
awards at<br />
the MTV<br />
Video Music Awards Japan.<br />
Big Bangs members have also released<br />
their own solo albums; Taeyang was the first<br />
out of the group that released a solo album<br />
called ‘Hot’ in 2008 which also featured<br />
G Dragon and various other K-pop artists.<br />
G Dragon debuted his first solo album in<br />
2009 called ‘Heartbreaker’ and was the most<br />
successful of the year. G Dragon and T.O.P<br />
came together and made an album together<br />
which was released in 2010. Seungri released<br />
his first solo album in 2011 and debuted in<br />
Japan with his second solo release as a solo<br />
artist. Daesung was the last of the Big Bang<br />
members to release his solo album which<br />
debuted in 2013.<br />
According to hellokpop.com Fan clubs in<br />
Korea are seen in a different way to western<br />
fan clubs as they play a big role in the K-pop<br />
industry and create their own names and<br />
colours that represent the band. Big Bangs<br />
fans named themselves the V.I.P after one of<br />
the bands singles and hold yellow crown light<br />
sticks and black and white banners when at<br />
their concerts and live shows as they have no<br />
official colour.<br />
Unlike Se7en<br />
whose fans<br />
call themselves<br />
‘Lucky<br />
Se7en’<br />
and are<br />
associated<br />
with<br />
the colour<br />
Lime green.<br />
Kind permission of Kpop Daily news.
Why listen to Korean Pop music?<br />
A K-pop fan tells Heather Carritt when they first started listening to K-pop and why they<br />
enjoy listening to it.<br />
Q: When did you start listening to K-Pop?<br />
A: I started listening to K-Pop in 2007. The first two artists I<br />
listened to were Se7en and Epik high.<br />
Q: What do you like about Big Bang?<br />
A: Big Bang is an awesome band. Their music has gone worldwide<br />
and a lot of people listen to it because it is popular.<br />
5<br />
Q: Why do you listen to K-Pop?<br />
A: It is very unique because the music videos are different<br />
compared to music videos from the USA or the UK. The music<br />
video adds more features as it looks dramatic in love songs, it<br />
uses a crazy and wild theme like Big Bang- Bang Bang Bang.<br />
The rhythm of the music sounds better than the USA or the UK<br />
too because most songs here sound similar even though they are<br />
sung by different artists.<br />
Q: What is your favourite Big Bang song/album?<br />
A: My favourite songs are Let me hear your voice and Still<br />
alive.<br />
Q: What other K-Pop artists do you listen to?<br />
A: BTS, Outsider, Epik high, Exo K, Seventeen, Se7en, 4 minute,<br />
Shinee and Super Junior<br />
J-Rock (Japanese Rock)<br />
Rockmusic.mu shows that Japanese rock<br />
or J-rock bands started up in the 1960s and<br />
were trying to recreate the sounds of band<br />
from America and the UK as well as other<br />
countries. The website also mentions how<br />
Japanese rock music began to throughout<br />
the years. It began to change in the 1970s as<br />
the style became more folk orientated and<br />
most of the artists became singer/songwriters<br />
with their own style. However in the 1980s<br />
Japanese artists began to change their look<br />
as well as their sounds. J-rock bands started<br />
referring to their looks and style as visual Kei,<br />
which refers to a more outlandish fashion and<br />
makeup. Visual Kei is still popular in J-rock<br />
music today as Japanese culture is largely<br />
linked with Japanese music.<br />
The Gazette is a Japanese rock band<br />
known for their bold looks as they are one<br />
of the more popular bands in Japan and have<br />
introduced the concept of visual Kei bands<br />
to other countries. Originally from Kanagawa<br />
in southern Japan the band formed early<br />
in 2002 and are now signed to Sony music<br />
records. The band consists of Ruki (vocals),<br />
Reita (bass), Uruha (lead guitar), Aoi (rhythm<br />
guitar), the bands drummer Yune left in<br />
2003 and was replaced by Kai. According<br />
to jpopasia.com shortly after signing to PS<br />
Company label The Gazette released their<br />
first EP, Cockayne Soup in May 2003. The<br />
band’s debut album, ‘Disorder’ was released<br />
in October 2004 and spent the rest of the year<br />
touring. They released their second full-length<br />
album in February 2006 and played their first<br />
live show out of Asia in Germany in July. In<br />
2008 The Gazette released two singles called<br />
‘Guren’ and ‘Leech’ which both landed #1<br />
My Top 10 Songs by The Gazette<br />
spot on the Oricon Charts as well as releasing<br />
a new DVD the same year.<br />
1. To Dazzling Darkness<br />
In 2012 they held a one-time concert to<br />
commemorate their 10th anniversary together 2. Fadeless<br />
as The Gazette and released a DVD of the<br />
gig.<br />
3. The Invisible Wall<br />
Japanese rock bands usually change their<br />
looks and styles throughout the years. The 4. Filth In The Beauty<br />
Gazette does this regularly with different<br />
hair styles, makeup and clothing that make 5. Guren<br />
them unique as a band. The Gazette also<br />
keeps some of their appearance the same for 6. Reila<br />
example the bassist Reita has a cloth band<br />
covering his nose and has kept up with the 7. Inside Beast<br />
look although it has recently changed to a<br />
black patient mask. Ruki the Vocalist of The 8. Suicide Circus<br />
Gazette changes his style the most and can<br />
change it a couple of times in a year.<br />
9. Vortex<br />
Japanese Rock as well as Korean Pop and<br />
other music from different countires offers 10. Ugly<br />
different sounds<br />
amd styles that<br />
are unique to that<br />
specific country.<br />
A lot of music<br />
shows cultural<br />
differences like<br />
Japan who’s<br />
music industry is<br />
all liked to their<br />
culture. Listening<br />
to different<br />
countries music<br />
can help you learn<br />
the language and<br />
also help you to<br />
better understand<br />
the culture.<br />
Kind Permission from Bob Lee (witheredpoem) Flickr.
6<br />
EARLY FESTIVAL<br />
As you may know, festival season is coming up in the next few months, and as usual it’ll be here before you<br />
know it. So I’ve taken it upon myself to create an early festival guide so you’re prepared in time for once.<br />
1First and foremost, you need<br />
to buy your ticket! We all have<br />
that one friend who queues<br />
to get their wristband then<br />
realises their ticket is at<br />
home. So be prepared, get<br />
it in advance and keep it in a<br />
safe place.<br />
Next up is a sleeping bag,<br />
3 those summer nights get<br />
surprisingly cold! Sleeping bags<br />
last forever and are great not<br />
only to keep yourself in during<br />
the night, but any possessions<br />
that you want to keep safe such<br />
as your money and phone. A<br />
blowup bed is also useful as<br />
sleeping on the ground isn’t<br />
comfortable; blow up beds<br />
make a festival almost a luxury.<br />
2Secondly, you will need<br />
a tent. You have to have<br />
somewhere to sleep when<br />
you get there, Clas Ohlson sell<br />
tents at bargain prices, which<br />
will last you at least 2 festivals.<br />
To go with your tent, extra tent<br />
pegs are always a good idea in<br />
c a s e o f e m e r g encies! You can<br />
get a pack of 10 from<br />
Poundworld that will last the<br />
weekend.<br />
One of the most important<br />
4 items to get is WELLIES!<br />
Living in England we’ve all<br />
become aware of the fact<br />
rain is inevitable, it could<br />
be 30 degrees out but it’ll<br />
still rain. With festivals being<br />
in fields and thousands of<br />
people walking around them<br />
all day it gets very messy very<br />
quickly. If you want to be super<br />
protected from the mud,<br />
Hunter wellies will be your best<br />
friend – they’re hard wearing<br />
and last a lifetime. If you’re on a<br />
budget then Primark will<br />
be perfect. You can get<br />
a pair of wellies that will<br />
last the festival season for<br />
a tenner.<br />
Money is important at a<br />
6 festival; however don’t bring<br />
over the odds. If you want<br />
to buy merchandise at the<br />
festival then have a look into<br />
the prices fro m years before<br />
to work out how much you<br />
need to bring to buy what<br />
you want. It is also useful<br />
to bring an extra amount<br />
of money in case you run<br />
out of food/drink, want to<br />
buy some funky sunglasses or<br />
need to replace any clothes<br />
or camping equipment.<br />
Remember! Food and drink at<br />
festivals costs so bring plenty of<br />
your own supplies.<br />
5It’s always a good idea<br />
to bring an old phone,<br />
something you won’t mind<br />
losing or breaking. A Nokia<br />
brick is perfect. It’s useful for if<br />
you lose a friend and need to<br />
get in contact with them. In<br />
case of wanting to take pictures<br />
which you will be unable to<br />
do on your 1800’s phone take<br />
disposable cameras! They’re<br />
lightweight, easy to keep<br />
with you and if you were to<br />
lose them you’re not losing<br />
something expensive and<br />
precious! They also take cool<br />
1990’s grunge images. You<br />
can get disposable cameras<br />
from Max Spielmann.<br />
Hygiene is key! Don’t<br />
7 forget baby wipes and<br />
hand sanitizer, chances are<br />
you’re going to get covered<br />
in mud and might not be<br />
brave enough to face festival<br />
showers so washing with<br />
baby wipes is a way to stay<br />
clean and fresh. You’ll also<br />
be using public toilets, so<br />
you need sanitizer! You can<br />
pick either of these items up<br />
from your local supermarket<br />
cheaply. Supermarket basics<br />
work fine.
7<br />
GUIDE <strong>2016</strong><br />
This one’s fairly obvious but<br />
8 the amount of people who<br />
forget is ridiculous! Chances are<br />
your clothes will be covered in<br />
mud and food by the end of the<br />
first day and I’m afraid there are<br />
no washing machines so make<br />
sure you have a top for every<br />
day and at least 2 or 3 pairs of<br />
bottoms. Always pack more<br />
socks than you need, somehow<br />
you will lose at least 4 pairs and<br />
the others will be wet through<br />
so bring a big enough supply so<br />
you can change them during<br />
the day if needs be.<br />
Here’s some advice from festival<br />
goers for your first time.<br />
Elliott Horne, 18 – If I was to go to a festival again, I’d definitely<br />
take more food and water because when you run out of that<br />
you’re in a bit of trouble. As well as that I’d take more money as I<br />
ran out early on and it’s a bit of a pain.<br />
Amy Galloway, 18 – Be well prepared!<br />
Christian Arcabowicz, 20 – If I went to a festival again I’d<br />
definitely say take wellies as I didn’t and regretted it. Also, bring<br />
more socks because your socks will get ruined and make sure<br />
you close your tent when you go to sleep so you don’t end up<br />
getting rained on like I did!<br />
Steven Bedford-Carter, 18 – Do your own thing!<br />
10<br />
The British weather can<br />
be surprising at times, so<br />
pack sun protectiohn! Even on<br />
a cloudy day the sun can burn<br />
you as I learnt the hard way. So<br />
make sure you’re stocked up<br />
on sun-cream just in case you<br />
get a lucky day where the sun is<br />
shining. it is supposedly summer<br />
after all!<br />
9<br />
Bring two<br />
or three<br />
empty (or full, your choice, just<br />
heavier to carry!) water bottles<br />
with you to fill up during the day<br />
to stay hydrated. It’s easy to<br />
forget to drink water throughout<br />
the day - all the festivals I have<br />
been to have filling stations in<br />
the main arena so you’re never<br />
without. It’s also really useful to<br />
have a bottle of water in your<br />
tent for brushing your teeth with<br />
or using to wash with.<br />
Alex Wilson, 17 – You can never be too prepared, check the<br />
weather before you go and whether it’s indoor or outdoor. If it is<br />
an outdoor festival prepare for the worst especially if it’s a British<br />
festival – don’t over pack as you have to think about carrying it<br />
all. Also, paracetamol is a necessity.<br />
Jamie Keith, 19 – My advice would be just see how it goes, I<br />
showed up with money that I’d saved, a few tins of beans and<br />
some beer and it went absolutely great.<br />
Tabitha, 17 – Be prepared, bring wellingtons!<br />
Derbyshire based metal<br />
festival, Bloodstock spoke<br />
to me about festivals, here’s<br />
what they said...<br />
“Many people return year after year to meet<br />
up with friends they’ve made in previous<br />
years.”<br />
For those of you into metal, they<br />
said “We encourage all metal fans<br />
to come check out Bloodstock at<br />
least once to see what they’ve been<br />
missing!”
8<br />
IS VINYL BACK IN<br />
TOWN?<br />
Cian Smith investigates the recent rise in vinyl sales<br />
and which format is better CD, vinyl or MP3.<br />
Here we are in the in the 21st century. A technological boom period<br />
in the last 15 years has seen the way we listen to music change<br />
forever. 2001 saw the introduction of the iPod, a revolutionary<br />
new product designed to give us access to a library of up to 1000<br />
songs at any one time, a far cry from the record shops and LP’s<br />
of yesterday’s world. So why in 2015 are we seeing vinyl make a<br />
comeback?<br />
In 2014 sales of vinyl albums were at their highest in twenty<br />
years with over 1.3 million units sold - an astonishing number<br />
when we consider how easily we can access music for free.<br />
Streaming services such as Spotify, Deezer and TIDAL allow us<br />
to listen to almost any artist on the planet at the push of a button.<br />
To help me find the answer to my conundrum, I grabbed my<br />
copy of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band<br />
album on vinyl and prepared to play it. Before I even took the LP<br />
from its sleeve I was distracted by the album cover. As I had not<br />
played the album in a while I forgot about the fantastic art work<br />
on the cover. I was already lost in a maze of faces trying to name<br />
all of them. This, to me, is like looking at the menu in a restaurant,<br />
the anticipation of enjoying the food even before it has arrived.<br />
Removing the LP from its sleeve was an adventure in itself, peeling<br />
back the thin paper to reveal the black disc, taking care not to put<br />
my hand on the grooves, gently lowering the LP onto the turntable<br />
of my record player. I lifted the arm with my little finger, lowering<br />
it down like I was landing a helicopter. The crackling began as I<br />
took my seat looking forward to enjoying the record.<br />
It was like an occasion, making the decision to listen to the<br />
record felt like more than just something to do when I’m not doing<br />
anything. It’s not just listening to the record that feels like an<br />
occasion, it’s the actual choice you’ve made beforehand. Choosing<br />
a record feels like a heartbreaking decision and a commitment you<br />
need to stick to.<br />
Walking along the rack in the record shop is like a trip to the<br />
sweet shop. Lots of different and wonderful colours and faces
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with illegal file sharing being so easy nowadays?<br />
“Yeah I do, because MP3 s are so easily shared, so easily accessed,<br />
you know, when people choose that accessibility over security,<br />
because the only way someone is going to pirate a vinyl is to get into<br />
your house and take it from you. It’s the only way they’re going to<br />
get a free copy. With MP3s it’s a simple copy and paste function, and<br />
they can email that file to whoever they want. When websites like<br />
Deezer and Spotify became big it was easy for them to take the MP3<br />
from that website and share it with their friends. People saw websites<br />
like Deezer as illegal and tried to shut them down because they were<br />
taking artists’ music and were giving it away; taking artists’ music<br />
and people were paying nothing, just sharing it. If you take an artist’s<br />
song you pay for the artist’s song and you pay £2 or whatever, and<br />
you get that as an MP3 and share it with seven or eight people,<br />
you’ve cheated an artist out of £16 - it doesn’t sound like much but<br />
when thousands upon thousands or even millions of people are doing<br />
it, it does lead to an effect. It leads to artists thinking, ‘Is there any<br />
hope for us?’ and that MP3s could be the end of artists. They might<br />
be the make or break so they are quite a scary thing but they’re also<br />
a necessity.”<br />
That’s great. Thanks for having a chat with me Ciaran.<br />
Ciaran Harper with his band<br />
trying to grab your attention: Elvis Presley’s If I Can Dream, Oasis<br />
– What’s the Story Morning Glory? Jeff Lynne’s ELO with Alone<br />
in the Universe. There are so many choices but you must pick the<br />
right one. Before I went further I wanted to get a second opinion,<br />
So I asked musician Ciaran Harper (Pictured) what he thought.<br />
Why do you think MP3 is better than vinyl?<br />
“It’s easier you know, the idea that you can have terabytes of information<br />
and store an entire music library on one device. It attracts a<br />
lot of people over going out and spending. People spend £15 on a<br />
vinyl and then have to make space in their house in order to store<br />
the vinyl. And you’re going to have to buy a record player and<br />
that’s quite a lot these days as well. It’s more about accessibility<br />
than it is quality because some vinyls have better quality than MP3<br />
because of MP3 is compressed and squished down to be that small.<br />
People will choose MP3 over vinyl because of its ease of access<br />
and you’re still getting the music that you want even if it is lower<br />
quality.”<br />
Secondly, why do you think vinyl has made a recent comeback?<br />
I mean, in 2014 vinyl had over one point three million<br />
sales and I’m curious to see why you think that is.<br />
“Vinyl is more of a fashion statement than anything, looking<br />
scruffy came back in, 2014 was the year of the hipster and with that<br />
came the idea of vinyls. People took an interest in vinyl and decided,<br />
you know, they’re old. You get a battered vinyl out of a sleeve<br />
and it’s just more a fashion statement than an actual utility.”<br />
Well, that segues quite nicely into my next question: given<br />
that you are a musician yourself, would you release on vinyl if<br />
you were given the opportunity?<br />
“Yeah definitely because… with vinyl being so popular these<br />
days and with it still being a fashion statement and people still<br />
buying vinyl, artists like, Arctic Monkeys, Mhuse are still releasing<br />
on vinyl, it just gives us another outlet. It gives us a stable income,<br />
because it’s coming straight to us and doesn’t have to go through<br />
websites or companies or anything like that we get (the) majority<br />
of the profit. So it’s always going to be an attractive outlet. It has<br />
opened up a whole new stream of revenue for artists, it’s given<br />
them something… it’s given them hope really, that they will be able<br />
to make a sustainable living as a musician.”<br />
Do you think that MP3 has taken away a bit of that living<br />
I went about listening to the same album (the Sgt Pepper’s Lonely<br />
Hearts Club Band) on my phone. Straight away I realised the album<br />
artwork was ruined by the small screen and the magic was lost<br />
immediately. It seems for accessibility we lose quality. Speaking of<br />
quality, the sound of the music in comparison to the vinyl album was<br />
very good. Each and every one of the songs seemed to be clearer and<br />
less bumpy. The songs never got stuck and I didn’t have to flip the<br />
record over every time the album reached the halfway point.<br />
As the album was playing I could appreciate every last note while<br />
not having to fiddle with the knob on my record player to make sure<br />
that the record played through both speakers or having to worry<br />
whether the needle on my record player was going to break.<br />
However, as I was listening to my music I had this feeling that the<br />
record lacked a certain innocence and nakedness that I love about<br />
my LP. The crackles in the sound, the sudden change in pitch that<br />
the record has, the primitive recording techniques along with lack<br />
of modern editing software. These factors all make the listening feel<br />
even better, and somehow create a more honest experience.<br />
I then went online to have a look on YouTube to see how many<br />
artists have published their music on the site. I first searched Eric<br />
Clapton using the site’s built in search engine. The first result was<br />
a video, showing the star playing one of his biggest hits, a ballad<br />
showing his love for model Pattie Boyd - Layla. The video was not<br />
uploaded by Clapton’s label, or his official YouTube channel, but by<br />
a fan. Although they may not know it, fans like these are stealing the<br />
artist’s work by doing this.<br />
Music piracy is nothing new. Before the internet we had bootleg<br />
copies of records, made by either stealing, ripping and burning a<br />
copy onto a blank CD. Alternatively, fans recorded live performances.<br />
Although most artists are opposed to this some see it as a way for<br />
poorer people to listen to good music for free. Liam Gallagher said,<br />
“I don’t mind it. I hate all these big, silly rock stars who moan--at<br />
least they’re downloading your music...and paying attention, know<br />
what I mean? You should appreciate that. What are you moaning<br />
about?”<br />
This might be a reason people still listen to vinyl, people who want<br />
to support an artist decide they want a physical copy of the music for<br />
their money so they’re willing to pay just that little bit extra for their<br />
music to own this music.<br />
Does this large piece of plastic help you show your love for your<br />
artist? Clearly if you want to listen to vinyl it’s going to be an expensive<br />
choice. It’s no secret that vinyl records are more expensive than<br />
MP3 or CDs along with the cost of a record player and the goods you<br />
need to maintain the records and record player.<br />
Maybe we will never find out what it is about record and vinyl that<br />
makes us want to collect and treasure these fragments of the past.<br />
Who knows, maybe one day we will scrap our iPods and CDs in<br />
favour of these time honoured creations.
Th<br />
10<br />
“I don’t think<br />
there’s a<br />
worst<br />
vintage trend,<br />
it’s just<br />
personal<br />
preference”<br />
Dress £20 Pop Boutique vintage<br />
Leather jacket £30 New Look<br />
Fedora £7 Primark<br />
10<br />
Vintage is really taking off, especially in<br />
Leeds. Molly Wood went to<br />
interview Cloe at Pop Boutique about<br />
her love of vintage as well as a quick<br />
guide to to incorporating vintage into<br />
your wardrobe on the cheap.
This? It’s vintage, darling...<br />
11<br />
Cloë tells us about<br />
her love of vintage<br />
How did you get into Vintage?<br />
I’ve always been into vintage. When I<br />
was little my mum took me charity shopping<br />
and that’s how it started.<br />
What is your favourite era?<br />
I think my favourite is 70’s. I’m a big fan<br />
of the bohemian look and flares and patterns<br />
and that sort of thing, yeah *laughs*.<br />
Who do you take the biggest inspiration<br />
from?<br />
I wouldn’t say a particular person, I just<br />
really like the 70’s look but I guess someone<br />
like Stevie Nicks is pretty cool, someone<br />
like her.<br />
What is the best thing about working in<br />
Vintage Retail?<br />
It’s always nice when you get a delivery<br />
in and you get to have a rummage through<br />
the clothes and you get to feel the clothes,<br />
that’s always good. It’s very laid back here<br />
and I work with a really good group of<br />
people.<br />
What is your best vintage purchase?<br />
I’ve got so many. Recently<br />
actually I went to an Oxfam in Harrogate<br />
and upstairs they’ve got a specialist vintage<br />
selection and I got a really beautiful, like,<br />
Indian embroidered Kaftan with beautiful,<br />
gold embroidered onto it. That was a really<br />
good buy, it was only like £20.<br />
“Leeds’ amazing<br />
collection of shops<br />
will never fail you”<br />
Leeds loves vintage<br />
In your opinion, what is the worst<br />
vintage led trend?<br />
I don’t think there’s a worst vintage<br />
trend, it’s just personal preference. For me<br />
personally, I’ve never been a fan of the 80’s.<br />
It’s just, some of it is quite garish but like I<br />
said, it’s just personal preference.<br />
Do you think Leeds has a good vintage<br />
carry on?<br />
Yeah, we’ve got a few good shops<br />
definitely, it’d be nice if there was some<br />
more and maybe more charity shops would<br />
be good but we’ve got a nice selection to go<br />
around, yeah.<br />
Incorporating vintage into your<br />
wardrobe is a lot easier than you think.<br />
Whether you’re into skirts and dresses<br />
or Jeans and shorts, Leeds’ amazing<br />
collection of shops will never fail you.<br />
No longer are you ridiculed for being<br />
seen in second hand clothing, you’re<br />
looked on as someone who is cool, well<br />
dressed and is slaying the fashion game<br />
#OnPoint.<br />
From Pop Boutique and its vintage<br />
inspired line, to Blue Rinse and it’s never<br />
ending stock of vintage classics and onto<br />
the monthly vintage kilo sale where £15<br />
will get you a full outfit, you have so much<br />
free reign to not only look good, but save<br />
the environment by buying somebodies<br />
preloved clothing.<br />
You’re in good company buying<br />
vintage with celebrities from Alexa Chung<br />
to Harry Styles being connoisseur’s of<br />
hunting out the best vintage whilst they<br />
jet around the world. However, for you<br />
guys sat reading this in rainy Leeds, don’t<br />
worry, there is something there for you!<br />
Stripes never go out of style and always<br />
add an efortless, Parisian spin to a simple<br />
jeans and boots or skirts and flats combo,<br />
as Alexa knows well, with it pretty much<br />
being her uniform (above).<br />
However, you might be into florals, a<br />
big trend for <strong>2016</strong>.Teamed with a leather<br />
biker and a fedora (left) you’ll look<br />
effortlessly 70’s with a rocky spin, perfect.
12<br />
INSTAGRAM - @<strong>EXTROVERT</strong>FASHION / FASHION AND BEAUTY<br />
THE SHIRT EDIT 70’s BAND BABE WHAT THE FLUFF?!<br />
Bold stripe shirt - River Island £20<br />
White long sleeved crop top - River Island £10<br />
Khaki cord pinafore dress-<br />
Prettylittlething.com £12<br />
Faux fur trim camel coat -Newlook £60<br />
Pink fur detail crop knitted jumper - Ragged Priest<br />
£20<br />
#GETTHE<br />
LOOK<br />
Step into spring with<br />
#GETTHELOOK’s look book of<br />
everything that’s hot.<br />
Peach, pink, quartz and oyster tones<br />
should be filling up your wardrobe this<br />
season. <strong>2016</strong> is YOUR year to experiment<br />
with adorable and affordable aesthetic.<br />
With London Fashion week approaching<br />
fast, be ahead of your game with looks<br />
fresh from the runway. Fashion fanatics<br />
Caitlin Wood and Alexandra Wilson bring<br />
you all you need to know for this spring.<br />
MAKE IT POP!!!! BACK TO BASICS DARE TO GO THIGH HIGH<br />
Two tone pink clutch bag - shopstyle £6<br />
Leather feel aline white skirt -<br />
Boohoo.com £4<br />
Faux suede thigh high boots - Ark<br />
£18
Night<br />
‘n’<br />
Day<br />
13<br />
Denim skirt -Miss Selfridge £20<br />
Turtle neck curve hem dress- Prettylittlething.com £12<br />
THE SHIRT EDIT<br />
The shirt is a versatile piece. Having this essential garment in your<br />
wardrobe will give an inventive twist on casual and formal wear as it<br />
compliments an unlimited number of looks.<br />
70’S BAND BABE<br />
Taking your look way back to the ‘70s. This season is all about<br />
experimenting with faux fur, suede, cord and being the ultimate band<br />
babe.<br />
WHAT THE FLUFF<br />
This season is all about neutrals; faux fur doesn’t always have to about<br />
winter or be an outrageous fashion statement. Hushed tones and faux<br />
furs are a match made in heaven for stepping into spring.<br />
MAKE IT POP<br />
Add a pop of colour to your outfit with a bold clutch bag. Reds, pinks<br />
and oranges can brighten up a spring look when paired with natural<br />
colours. It compliments basic pieces, giving you that vital bit of colour<br />
to make your outfit POP!<br />
BACK TO BASICS<br />
Don’t be basic, stock up on greys, whites and nudes to be able to<br />
throw together a fabulous and effortless outfit in no time. Channel<br />
your inner Kardashian.<br />
DARE TO GO THIGH HIGH<br />
Kicking it old school, thigh highs are a MUST have in your shoe<br />
closet. These timeless boots are perfect all year round to give you a<br />
sexy yet sophisticated aesthetic.<br />
“I’m looking<br />
forward to seeing<br />
new styles”
INSTAGRAM - @<strong>EXTROVERT</strong>FASHION / FASHION AND BEAUTY<br />
Make-up artist Lauren Hare gives me quick and easy tips and tricks to get a<br />
naturally beautiful look and you can still have that extra ten minutes in bed!<br />
Eyeliner – A little bit of eyeliner goes a long way, a thin<br />
line and a small flick can really bring your eyes out without<br />
using heavy eyeshadows. Using black liquid eyeliner, start at<br />
the inner corner of your eye and draw a thin line along your<br />
eyelid to the outer corner. For the flick you need to draw a diagonal<br />
line from the corner of your water line about 1cm long,<br />
connect the two lines together and fill it in. You can make your<br />
eyeliner thicker if you wish and to clean up any messy bits use<br />
a wet cotton bud. Finish your eye makeup with a thin layer of<br />
mascara to make them eyes pop!<br />
Eyebrows – Everybody has a different shape to<br />
their natural brow. With tweezers pluck the around your<br />
natural eyebrow shape to get rid of those little unnecessary<br />
hairs. Get a thin angled brush and a powder that is<br />
similar to your hair colour and fill in your brows lightly,<br />
an angled brush gives great definition. You can also use<br />
an eyebrow pencil or eyebrow wax but I would recommend<br />
powder as it isn’t too heavy and looks natural.<br />
#BEAUTY<br />
TRENDS<br />
Lips – No matter how big or plumped your<br />
lips are, using a lip liner will make them stand<br />
out and look fuller. Here I have used a dark<br />
nude liner to outline my lips and filled them<br />
in with a subtle matte lipstick. Nude colours<br />
suit any skin colour and give your lips a nice<br />
natural finish.<br />
Finished Look – Now your three main<br />
features are finished, add a little blush to the<br />
cheeks to give you that all round natural glow.<br />
Remember to use primer before applying any<br />
makeup for a longer lasting look. For a night<br />
look add a deeper shade lipstick and some<br />
eyeshadow to bring out that inner diva!
Lauren Hare Interview<br />
You have been a makeup artist for 3 years now, what<br />
5 products have you always kept in your makeup<br />
bag?<br />
“Deffo a lipstick, good primer, concealer, mascara and lipgloss.<br />
Every girl needs those things in their makeup bag”<br />
What’s the easiest tip to get the best eyeliner?<br />
“I always use masking tape at the corner of my eye to get the<br />
flick, it giver you a cleaner line”<br />
Matte lipsticks are so popular now, why do you think<br />
that is?<br />
“They stay on all day and give your makeup a great finish,<br />
matte is my favourite”<br />
What’s the difference between your natural and glam<br />
look?<br />
“I use a lot of nude shades in my natural look and just a little<br />
mascara, when my inner diva comes out I’m usually wearing a<br />
red lipstick and smokey eyes”<br />
What’s your morning routine before you apply your<br />
makeup?<br />
“I always exfoliate and moisturise on a night, ALWAYS take<br />
your makeup off before bed. Then I use a primer before applying<br />
any foundation”<br />
Big lips are in fashion at the moment, how can you<br />
naturally make your lips look bigger?<br />
“I just use a lip liner, it’s quick and easy and you can even<br />
change your lip shape if you want, sometimes I use lip liner as<br />
a lip colour, it’s like matte and stays on all day”<br />
Finally, what is the secret to good contour?<br />
“Cream, I always use cream to contour, it just blends a lot better<br />
than powder. Don’t put a lot of foundation on first because<br />
you don’t want your makeup looking heavy and make sure you<br />
clean your brushes!”<br />
For more information visit Lauren Hare’s Facebook page<br />
https://www.facebook.com/lauren.hare.90<br />
Whats in my make-up bag?<br />
Bryony, 18 – “My<br />
favourite makeup<br />
brand is revolution.<br />
It’s so cheap but really<br />
good and it lasts all<br />
day”<br />
Gemma, 17 – “I love<br />
Maybelline, it’s a<br />
good price and the<br />
foundation isn’t too<br />
heavy”<br />
+<br />
Hear what makeup products some of the<br />
girls from Leeds City College use!<br />
Caitlin, 18 – “I have<br />
really sensitive skin<br />
but the Rimmel<br />
foundation is amazing<br />
and feels nice on my<br />
skin”<br />
Libby, 18 – “I use drug<br />
store brands, they are<br />
just as good as high<br />
end brands but half the<br />
price”
16<br />
The Basics<br />
Self-appointed fashion gurus Charlie and Libby give<br />
their advice on how students can improve their style.<br />
Men’s fashion should combine classic and contemporary,<br />
be fashionable with a bit of flair. But above all you should<br />
reach a style that works for you and we’re here to help you.<br />
Sports<br />
Two things important to remember when<br />
building your wardrobe: How your clothes<br />
fit and the type of look you want to achieve.<br />
If your clothes fit you well, regardless of the<br />
price, the outfit will look like it was made for you.<br />
So many men make the mistake of<br />
just grabbing clothes off the rack and<br />
it ends up being one size too big and it<br />
changes the shape of your body entirely.<br />
So many underestimate a good fit, it<br />
makes you look smarter, well put together<br />
and is much more flattering to your body.<br />
You then want to think about the type of<br />
look you are trying to achieve. If you want<br />
to be casual suits and ties are obviously not<br />
fitting into that category, however another<br />
common mistake men tend to make is<br />
dressing too casual. While comfort is key,<br />
don’t let your style suffer for the sake of<br />
it. Many fail to realise a slim fit pair of<br />
jeans and flannel top can be just as comfy<br />
as those old jogging bottoms and hoodie.<br />
The sporty look is perfect for when you’re<br />
running late for college and you need an outfit<br />
that’s quick and easy but doesn’t look like it<br />
was just thrown together. While tracksuits<br />
may not be appropriate for all situations,<br />
when you’re just sitting in class you want to<br />
be comfortable and ready for anything, pairing<br />
some tracksuit bottoms with a plain tee and<br />
trainers is a basic outfit that looks planned no<br />
matter how unprepared you may have been.<br />
“Give an outfit<br />
that something<br />
extra”<br />
ACCESSORIES AREN’T JUST FOR GIRLS<br />
Hats, jewellery and bags aren’t just for girls,<br />
guys can wear them too, and a good accessory<br />
can tie your whole outfit together. For any<br />
look I would suggest carrying a bag, shoving<br />
everything in your pockets is just going to leave<br />
you un-organised with a pocket full of rubbish.<br />
Whether it’s a ruck sack, back pack<br />
or a satchel, there are tons of different<br />
bags to suit any look you choose.<br />
Smaller accessories look good too, a<br />
good watch is a classic, your phone isn’t always<br />
going to be charged and it takes no time at all<br />
(mind the pun) to have a quick look at your wrist.<br />
Also don’t be afraid of necklaces and<br />
bracelets, a simple little chain around<br />
your neck or just a plain bracelet can<br />
really give an outfit that something extra.
17<br />
Casual<br />
The outfit we put together was simple and<br />
stylish, pairing slim fit ripped jeans with a<br />
grey turtle neck top. It gives the impression<br />
of being stylish without trying too hard.<br />
Throw on a khaki green bomber jacket<br />
and you’re ready to go. This outfit can be<br />
suitable for simply hanging out with the lads<br />
or spending the day with your girlfriend.<br />
This outfit can work for multiple<br />
occasions. Simply swap out trainers<br />
for some plain toe boots and the jacket<br />
with a blazer and you’ve gone from a<br />
day to night look with minimal effort.<br />
“These classic<br />
looks won’t be<br />
going out of<br />
fashion”<br />
Smart<br />
SHOES SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS<br />
If you are going to invest in anything, invest in your shoes,<br />
as the saying goes “you can tell a lot about a man by the<br />
condition of his shoes”. Researchers at the University of<br />
Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a<br />
stranger’s personality simply by looking at the person’s shoes.<br />
So take care of them if you want to give the best impression.<br />
When you’re looking for items of clothing to<br />
add to your collection, while the urge to follow<br />
the latest trend is a strong one think to yourself<br />
“will I still want to wear this in 6 months?”<br />
Simplicity is underrated, you want something<br />
timeless, look at the clothes that never seem to<br />
go away. Slim fit trousers and leather jackets<br />
are effortlessly stylish and always in fashion.<br />
And it’s not just about the style of<br />
clothes, colour is important too. When<br />
building up a new wardrobe it is important<br />
to pick up neutrals, blacks, whites, greys<br />
and blues which work well with every<br />
colour; their understated appearance<br />
allows them to be the base to any outfit.<br />
For this look you will be ready for any<br />
occasion, from a fancy meal with the family<br />
to going on a date, this look will see you<br />
through. You can still look smart and not<br />
have to have the full three-piece suit. Pairing<br />
blue jeans with a white shirt, grey blazer<br />
and some brown leather brogues, this really<br />
works for students in particular as most<br />
of these clothing items will be sat in your<br />
wardrobe so you won’t have to break the<br />
bank buying anything new. This classic look<br />
won’t be going out of fashion any time soon.<br />
Confidence is key. Your style can be<br />
whatever you want it to be, whether you<br />
want to be outrageous and stand out or<br />
simple and blend in, whatever makes you<br />
feel comfortable is the style you should<br />
choose. Having some confidence in your<br />
outfit of choice can make all the difference<br />
to how you wear it, how you carry yourself<br />
and how others perceive you. Don’t<br />
change your personal style for the sake of<br />
others and wasting time on passing trends.
18<br />
Eating For Less At<br />
The Weekend<br />
Hungry for new places to eat? We sent Belinda Dias and Saif<br />
Ishafaq to find fresh restaurants in Leeds.<br />
Leeds has a massive range of places to eat, with the presence of<br />
Trinity Kitchen; the food available to students just got a whole lot<br />
tastier.<br />
However, here at Extrovert, we look for places that offer good food<br />
without breaking your bank.<br />
We set ourselves a mission to find the best places for students to eat<br />
nice food that won’t leave you with half of your student loan missing.<br />
We travelled around Leeds City Centre, looking for places where<br />
we think students would enjoy visiting, be it for dinner or just a quick<br />
lunch.<br />
The weekend is the highlight of most students’ week. With work<br />
and the educational side of life over for a blissful two days, we are<br />
determined to make the most out of our weekends.<br />
Most students spend this time by going out with friends, or even<br />
having a lazy two days with Netflix and a pack of Walkers.<br />
However, there is a recurring factor that pops up every weekend, no<br />
matter what kind of activities come up: Food.<br />
Everybody likes to go out and eat, be it for a cheeky nando’s, or for a<br />
swanky meal with work friends.<br />
Thankfully, Leeds offers a huge range of places to eat, but that<br />
seems to be half the problem.<br />
We struggle to find places that offer good and reasonably priced<br />
food amongst the sea of café’s and fast food joints.<br />
The problem with us students is that we’re terrible at managing our<br />
cash.<br />
No denying it, we are horrible with our money. Which is why<br />
finding cheap places is so important to us here at Extrovert. (Some call<br />
us stingy, but hey, I’ve got an extra £50 in the bank each month, what<br />
have YOU got?)<br />
Although we only go into detail about three restaurants, there are<br />
many honourable mentions, which include: Peachy Keens, a buffet<br />
styled restaurant where they cook the meat on your own table! Five<br />
Guys, a brilliant burger place which a hub of student spending. And of<br />
course, Trinity Kitchen, which offers a huge range of food.<br />
Belinda and Saif found many places to eat, but there are three which<br />
stood out to us most, and they are as follows:<br />
Zizzi’s, Rola Wala and Turtle Bay. (More information regarding these<br />
restaurants are shown on the opposite page)<br />
and got the opnions of the customers of the same resturants we went<br />
to.<br />
“What I enjoy most about Rola<br />
Wala is that it is all less than 500<br />
calories so it’s all very healthy for<br />
you and very quick to get.”<br />
Caitlin, 18, Leeds.<br />
“Zizzi’s provide a classy and<br />
affordable experience with<br />
wonderful service. A massive<br />
variety to choose from but I very<br />
much enjoyed the salmon and<br />
would definitely recommend it”<br />
Alice, 23, Leeds.<br />
“Very fun and vibrant in colour<br />
and in taste. Turtle Bay has a<br />
wonderful atmosphere and great<br />
music. A place you wouldn’t really<br />
get bored of.”<br />
Jason, 20, Leeds.<br />
The opinion of the public is massively important to us, so we went out
Rola Wala<br />
Trinity Kitchen, Trinity Shopping Centre<br />
Leeds, LS1 5AY<br />
An Indian street food restaurant located in Leeds Trinity shopping<br />
centre. Two options are offered between a roll or a bowl with different<br />
fillings to choose from, offering a vegan or vegetarian alternative to<br />
the meat. Every meal is full of flavour and very fillings and extremely<br />
healthy with every option if under 500 calories.<br />
You can see the food being made in front of you, so they easily cater<br />
for your choices if you want more or less, everything is optional.<br />
Pick a roll or a bowl: if you have a bowl you have a choice of rice<br />
and then move on to picking your meat (or meat alternative) with a<br />
choice of salad and extra toppings such as sauces, cheese or coconut.<br />
It’s very affordable and quick, costing you no more than £10 for a<br />
full meal with drink included. Great for a mid-shop pick me up.<br />
At Rola Wala I chose a bowl with brown rice topped with chicken<br />
tikka and sweet potato & lentil Gobi dressed with natural plain yoghurt<br />
and mild mango sauce with a touch of lemon. It was just a burst of<br />
flavour with a nice added kick too it. Very filling and lasted me a good<br />
few hours before I felt peckish again.<br />
Meal cost: £8.98<br />
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Rola Wala<br />
custom<br />
Bowl offers an<br />
explosion of flavour<br />
Turtle bay<br />
14 The Light, The Headrow<br />
Leeds, LS1 8TL<br />
Turtle<br />
Bay<br />
boats a great<br />
looking ‘Street<br />
Burger’<br />
This lovely and lively restaurant is labelled as a Caribbean social<br />
restaurant. Turtle bay offer a wide range of foods including pulled<br />
pork or even a nice selection of side dishes.<br />
However, they specialise in One Pots which can be described as<br />
’rich, slowly simmered & uniquely Caribbean’. They are a hotpot<br />
mixture, with seven different combinations.<br />
Wonderful and polite service, being greeted at the door and shown<br />
to a table fairly quickly. The whole place has a really warm feel in<br />
addition to a really quirky and vibrant layout with fun music to listen<br />
too. Such a fun place to meet up with friends on the weekend!<br />
I had the Street burger which consists of a season beefed burger<br />
with pulled jerk pork sweet onion chutney, herb mayo, Caribbean slaw<br />
with a side of Chips. It was flavour filled and meaty with added spice<br />
but not too over powering with crisp freshly cooked chips.<br />
Meal cost: £8.99<br />
Zizzi<br />
The Light<br />
Leeds, LS1 8TL<br />
A classic Italian restaurant with delicious affordable food. A fairly<br />
popular restaurant chain with brands in many areas all over the UK.<br />
Everything is traditional and fully Italian from the mouth-watering<br />
pizza to the wonderful pasta dishes.<br />
No matter what you get it is full of flavour and a wide selection of<br />
vibrant drinks.<br />
The kitchen can be seen from the seating area and can be quite<br />
entertaining to watch.<br />
A very good point about this establishment is that it’s rare you have to<br />
wait more than twenty minutes for your food to arrive. Staff members<br />
are very polite and helpful within the restaurant.<br />
I had the calzone carne piccante with contained Spicy piccante<br />
chicken, mini beef meatballs, mozzarella, mushroom, chilli, tomatoes<br />
and Bolognese.<br />
It was delicious and rich and very generous in portion size, lovely<br />
for a nice relaxed meal after a busy week.<br />
Meal Cost: £12.89<br />
Zizzi’s<br />
Calzone<br />
looking hearty<br />
and filling
20<br />
Terrible<br />
Right look, I’m going<br />
to level with you, I don’t<br />
watch that much t.v, in fact<br />
I watch next to none, what<br />
with my aerial being broke<br />
and every time I turn my<br />
tv on to play ps4 I have to<br />
manually stop my tv from<br />
searching for analogue<br />
channels each time.<br />
So with this in mind you<br />
may find yourself asking<br />
“who do you think you<br />
are, thinking you’re all big<br />
and that making lists?”.<br />
Saying this though, have<br />
you ever sat on a Saturday<br />
night, perhaps a few<br />
days before pay day with<br />
a frozen pizza flicking<br />
mindlessly through the<br />
channels because there’s<br />
adverts on during yet<br />
another rerun of Top<br />
Gear on Dave and ended<br />
up watching X Factor or<br />
Britain’s Got Talent?<br />
Then you see something<br />
happen and think “What<br />
the hell is going on here”<br />
and find it mildly funny<br />
but realise Top Gear is<br />
back on and change back<br />
to it.<br />
Wait, forget all of that,<br />
back to what I’m actually<br />
doing here.<br />
I’m looking at the worst<br />
of tv so that’s basically Big<br />
Brother, news gaffes, X<br />
factor and Jeremy Kyle…<br />
guests.<br />
You know things that<br />
you see and think ‘what<br />
the hell were they doing,<br />
or thinking and should<br />
they seek help?’<br />
Christian Arcabowicz has trawled through the archives to bring you the best<br />
and worst moments of reality TV fails<br />
BBC, Great British Bake off<br />
First on our list is BinGate,<br />
quite literally the worst scandal<br />
to ever strike the nation -<br />
Britain’s WaterGate - just<br />
without a president resigning,<br />
10<br />
but almost as bad. The poor<br />
man had his space in fridge<br />
nicked and his Baked Alaska<br />
melted.<br />
Horrifying!<br />
This one’s quite cruel<br />
actually. Natalie Kills<br />
(pictured right) had<br />
a go at contestant<br />
Marcus Dibble about<br />
his dress sense. Yet<br />
the poor man only<br />
had a generic haircut,<br />
wore a generic suit and<br />
sung a generic song,<br />
yet he disgustingly<br />
stole a generic man’s<br />
style, (Willy Moon)<br />
as Natalie his almost<br />
famous wife pointed<br />
out in generic New<br />
Zealand X-factor<br />
style. She was then<br />
generically fired<br />
for it, along with<br />
her husband. Pretty<br />
generically shocking.<br />
New<br />
Zealand<br />
X-Factor<br />
channel 3<br />
9<br />
BBC,<br />
Jonathan<br />
Charles<br />
I feel like this one should be more<br />
of a lesson for most of us rather<br />
than something to be laughed at.<br />
A simple pause, a simple breath<br />
is all that was needed from<br />
Jonathan Charles when he read his<br />
introduction from the autocue.<br />
He managed to combine his own<br />
name with the first story informing<br />
the audience thta he ‘had kept<br />
himself hidden for almost two<br />
decades.’<br />
A bizarre claim for a news<br />
reader.<br />
8
21<br />
Television<br />
The most recent of<br />
moments happened<br />
after a heavy night<br />
at the NTA’s where<br />
Holly Willoboughy<br />
and Philip Schofield<br />
turned up to work,<br />
7<br />
still in the clothes they were wearing and<br />
hammered. Credit to them, at least they<br />
made it into work.<br />
ITV 1<br />
Good<br />
Morning<br />
BBC<br />
News<br />
Weather<br />
middle finger trying to be<br />
passed off as a chin scratch.<br />
We all know the weather isn’t<br />
100% accurate, that’s just a fact<br />
of life, but saying that to weather<br />
man will probably garner a reaction,<br />
a reaction that BBC weather<br />
man Tomasz Schafernaker was<br />
caught making on live tv, a cheeky<br />
4<br />
Jeremy Kyle being<br />
attacked with an<br />
envelope by someone<br />
in trackies after<br />
failing a lie detector<br />
test is such a British<br />
assault. But what a<br />
beautiful shot it was,<br />
ITV The Jeremy<br />
Kyle Show<br />
6<br />
it had the power,<br />
precision and made public the amount<br />
of hair gel Mr. Kyle uses.<br />
Donald Trump Flikr.com<br />
This one isn’t really reality tv<br />
or a news gaffe but damn it<br />
seems like a reality tv show<br />
with just how ridiculous the<br />
statement actually is. First off<br />
there is more or less a wall,<br />
well fence, but a barrier none<br />
the less. Secondly this man<br />
actually gets support with saying something like this. And<br />
thirdly what is that hair, I mean mine isn’t exactly brilliant<br />
but hell he looks like a squirrel staring through a window on<br />
a frosty day with a cloud of vanilla angel delight on his head.<br />
You know what I mean?<br />
5<br />
Gillian McKeith fainted.<br />
Like all the time. Not just a<br />
bit. But a lot. Pretty much<br />
every time when she was<br />
told to do a Bush Tucker<br />
trial.<br />
3<br />
who<br />
ITV, The X-Factor<br />
ITV I’m a Celebrity Get me Out<br />
of Here!<br />
“I just want some bottled water”<br />
“Who is she? Where did she come<br />
from, just who is he?” Phrases which<br />
have become so famous they have<br />
been ingrained in the consciousness<br />
of everybody who watched that year’s<br />
big brother with Niki Graham. Phrases<br />
which sum up a generation of people<br />
Channel 5 Big Brother<br />
breakdown at the worst things in life. This is one<br />
of the finest examples of a breakdown in television<br />
history.<br />
2<br />
It’s really not that<br />
exciting to be honest.<br />
During two brothers<br />
opera singing, one of<br />
the violinists Natalie<br />
Holt who, in true<br />
Xfactor fashion was<br />
miming her playing<br />
of the instrument<br />
along with the rest of<br />
the strings, started pelting eggs at Cowell for few seconds before she was<br />
taken off stage. Like I said, not that exciting but I just really don’t like<br />
Cowell and the reason she did it was to protest about Cowell’s monopoly<br />
on the industry.<br />
So just for that she gets<br />
number 1 because she<br />
deserves all the publicity<br />
and more.<br />
1
22<br />
DERBY DAY! DERBY DAY! D<br />
Huddersfield return to Elland Road; LEEDS UNITED V HUDDERSFIELD TOWN<br />
MATCH PREVIEW<br />
HISTORY<br />
CROWD TROUBLE<br />
In typical Leeds United fashion, this season<br />
has unsurprisingly not lived up to the fans’<br />
ambitious expectations. Although starting<br />
fairly well having not been defeated in their<br />
first six fixtures (all be it 5 of them were<br />
draws) it was a sense of false hope for the<br />
loyal whites’ fans.<br />
As it is every year the Leeds United faithful<br />
were rejuvenated with hope that maybe this<br />
year would be theirs, but four months and<br />
a manager down the line yet again, it does<br />
not seem to be the case. Having mustered<br />
together only 8 wins since the start of the<br />
season the fans are certainly very frustrated<br />
as yet again Leeds sit 14th in the table. Not<br />
only do the on-pitch issues frustrate the fans,<br />
the constant lack of stability off the pitch has<br />
been a huge problem at Leeds for years and<br />
it doesn’t look like improving any time this<br />
soon.<br />
At the start of the season Huddersfield<br />
started with 4 wins but then suddenly dropped<br />
when they started falling back and losing<br />
quite a few games. The manager Chris Powell<br />
was then sacked and was replaced with<br />
David Wagner. With the top goal scorer for<br />
Huddersfield Town Nahki Wells has scored<br />
11 goals for the terriers. Compared to last<br />
season Huddersfield are more on form than<br />
last season, however, they’re currently 17th in<br />
the Championship table. They’re very close to<br />
relegation with 11 points away. David Wagner<br />
has made a few loans for the Terries hoping to<br />
make a difference.<br />
The day after Chris Powell was sacked the<br />
club appointed David Wagner as head coach<br />
who has previously worked with Liverpool<br />
manager Jürgen Klopp. Wagner is the<br />
first person born outside the British Isles to<br />
manage the club in its 107-year history. So far<br />
David Wagner has brought a lot of success for<br />
Huddersfield as they have won 5 games, drew<br />
3 and lost 6 while he has been manager. Huddersfield<br />
won the league successfully three<br />
times in a row which only three other teams<br />
have done that in the history of the game.<br />
They also won the FA Cup in 1922. Leeds<br />
United is considered to be the club’s main<br />
rival, with Huddersfield having the better<br />
head-to-head record of the two teams. Only<br />
21.2 miles separate Leeds and Huddersfield<br />
but it is always a fierce affair when it comes<br />
down to the football.<br />
Both clubs fly the flag for the Yorkshire<br />
Rose and have an incredible history between<br />
them. Between 1963–1975, Leeds became<br />
feared across the country and in Europe. Revie<br />
guided them to two league championships,<br />
an FA Cup, a League Cup, two European<br />
Fairs Cups and a Charity Shield.<br />
Leeds continued their dominance in<br />
Europe for decades to come most recently<br />
reaching the Champions League semi final<br />
in 2001. This was then followed by possibly<br />
the greatest declline of a football club in the<br />
history of sports. 15 years, two relegations<br />
and a promotion later, Leeds sit hovering<br />
above relegation zone in the Championship<br />
which is quite familiar for all Leeds fans.<br />
With the continuous off-pitch protests over<br />
the ownership at Leeds it does not look to improve<br />
anytime soon... When will the sleeping<br />
giant awaken?<br />
The West Yorkshire derby is a massive game<br />
for both teams so it has very high security<br />
at the football game. The police force have<br />
a “Sport” budget which covers all sports<br />
so they can’t estimate how much the police<br />
spend on football. It’s not possible to estimate<br />
what they spend on football because it’s impossible<br />
to estimate how well or bad a local<br />
team is doing which affects the cost of the<br />
police force.<br />
Matty, 19, Huddersfield fan said: “I am<br />
perfectly fine with how the system is now because<br />
they should be no violence as so many<br />
children attend the games, you’re meant to<br />
enjoy the game not cause trouble.”<br />
At Elland Road they make the Huddersfield<br />
Town fans go to the stadium and get escorted<br />
there. On derby days there’s a lot more police<br />
force at the game due to previous violence.<br />
The police prepare very early for these types<br />
of games because there are so many of them.<br />
Football fixtures utilise a combination of duty<br />
staff, and SPS9 Special Police Services staff,<br />
and are utilised when external bodies request<br />
the services of the Police and pay for those<br />
services.<br />
The police do not want the fans drinking if<br />
there’s a 12:30pm kick off as they don’t want<br />
violence. They monitor the city centre eg with<br />
sniffer dogs at the train station, horses at the<br />
ground and even on the motorway.<br />
Scott, 23, Leeds United supporter said: “I<br />
think when it comes to the West Yorkshire<br />
derby I understand why it is so strict but the<br />
rivalry isn’t like it used to be so, it’s not as<br />
violent. When I go to Huddersfield away I<br />
have to go straight to the stadium and then<br />
straight back home because they don’t let us<br />
interact with the Huddersfield fans. I don’t<br />
enjoy much as I used to.”
23<br />
! DERBY DAY! DERBY DAY!<br />
STABILITY<br />
The last time Huddersfield played Leeds<br />
United was back in November when<br />
Huddersfield was under a bit of uncertainty<br />
off the pitch.<br />
Chris Powell had left the club just days<br />
before the fixture and the rumoured new head<br />
coach David Wagner was watching in the<br />
stand. He was sacked for “failing to meet the<br />
club’s objectives”.<br />
Then the day after they appointed David<br />
Wagner as head coach who worked with<br />
Liverpool’s new manager Jürgen Klopp.<br />
Wagner is the first person born outside the<br />
British Isle to manage the club in their 107-<br />
year history. Leeds United is considered to<br />
be the club’s main rival, with Huddersfield<br />
having the better head-to-head record of the<br />
two teams.<br />
Huddersfield have won 25 of the 61 derbies<br />
between the two sides with 17 draws and<br />
19 Leeds wins. Ever since Massimo Cellino<br />
took charge at Elland Road in 2014, the club<br />
has essentially been standing on one leg,<br />
especially considering the on-going farce<br />
with GFH Capital (The old owner).<br />
Cellino already came with a rather large<br />
reputation for being a bit of a different<br />
character including things such as weird<br />
superstitions.<br />
Neil Redfearn was appointed on an initial<br />
12-month contract with the option of a further<br />
12 months, the contract also had a clause that<br />
would see Redfearn return to the academy if<br />
he was to leave his role as head coach.<br />
This lasted from November to May which<br />
is fairly impressive for Cellino but before<br />
long in May speculation grew that Redfearn<br />
has parted from his job as Leeds United’s<br />
manager. So we get to our current head<br />
coach (Steve Evans)who has had mixed start<br />
considering all the issues in and around the<br />
club.<br />
ANDY BOOTH INTERVIEW<br />
How did you get into a career in football?<br />
I always wanted to be a footballer ever since I<br />
could remember but my big break came when<br />
I was scouted for Huddersfield Town at the<br />
age of 15 when I was playing for my junior<br />
team which was Elland Athletic.<br />
What made you want to play for<br />
Huddersfield Town?<br />
I was a big fan of Steve Kindon when I was<br />
growing up.<br />
How does Huddersfield Town compare to<br />
the other clubs you have played for?<br />
It’s obviously the smallest club but the most<br />
friendly and family orientated and not run as<br />
much as a business like SWFC or Spurs.<br />
How does it feel to be a Huddersfield Town<br />
legend?<br />
It’s great the supporters took me to their<br />
hearts and supported me throughout my<br />
career. It makes it a lot easier to play when<br />
you have the fan’s backing. To be named a<br />
legend by the fans is great that they have fond<br />
memories of me.<br />
What are your best moments playing for<br />
Huddersfield Town?<br />
The play-off win at Wembley in 1994-95<br />
seasons in which I scored and the Cardiff<br />
play-off final win has to be my best moments.<br />
Why did you stop playing professionally?<br />
Unfortunately I had a major back operation at<br />
the age of 34 so I decided to retire.<br />
Did you win any awards while playing for<br />
Huddersfield, if so what?<br />
I gained 4 England U21 caps, Player of the<br />
Year a couple of times, named in the PFA<br />
Team of the year.<br />
Do you think the team is stronger<br />
compared to last season?<br />
If you’d have asked me a couple of months<br />
ago I would have said last year’s squad<br />
was stronger because we’d lost 3 or 4 of<br />
our main players from last season but since<br />
David(Huddersfield Town manager) has come<br />
I believe he’s really turned it around.<br />
What’s your opinion on the police security<br />
at Leeds v Huddersfield or just in general?<br />
I’m happy with the policing of the Leeds V<br />
Hudds game. It’s always the most hostile<br />
game of the season so we need more police<br />
presence. In general we have no problems<br />
with the West Yorkshire Police I think they<br />
do a good job but saying that our club is very<br />
family based so we don’t usually have any<br />
problems that the stewards can’t handle.<br />
Do you think that there should be any<br />
changes to the team? If so what?<br />
We probably could do with another striker but<br />
apart from that I’m happy with the team.<br />
Do you think the ticket prices are<br />
reasonable for the Leeds v Huddersfield<br />
game?<br />
It’s the biggest game of the season so the<br />
clubs put the prices up but the supporters will<br />
still come and pay - that in my view is wrong.<br />
Where do you think Leeds and<br />
Huddersfield will finish in the league?<br />
Hopefully both teams have a good season and<br />
finish in the top half of the table I want all the<br />
West Yorkshire teams to do well.<br />
Score prediction for the Leeds v<br />
Huddersfield?<br />
Leeds 1 Huddersfield Town 2
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