• Album Review: Fat White Family – Songs For Our Mothers

    If the Fat White Family are anything like The Fall (and the comparison is prevalent everywhere you look on the internet) then band members will be discarded and replaced like spent cartridges and their album count will rise precipitously as the years roll on. The Fat Whites have already...
  • Teach First: A Severely Flawed Graduate Scheme

    As graduation looms, so too does the prospect of future employment.  Off the back of this comes the frequent appearance of Teach First at careers fairs, handing out flyers in Portland Building or sponsoring university debates.  Pitching itself as a scheme with a ‘mission to end educational inequality’, it...
  • Live Review: Summer Camp, The Bodega (4/10/15)

    English, married, electro-pop duo Summer Camp arrived at The Bodega on Sunday night, ready to promote their latest full length release Bad Love.   It’s not difficult to see why Summer Camp chose Willie J Healey for the support on their autumn run of shows. Kicking off the proceedings for...
  • With an ever growing shortage of skilled workers, is it right that everyone should go to university?

    The day that Tony Blair decided that 50% of young people should go to university seems a very long time ago now, but sadly it is still all too relevant.  ‘Sadly’ because the horrifying statistic that nearly 25% of all 21 year-olds who have a degree are unemployed just...
  • Immediate reactions to Corbyn’s victory

    The recent election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the Labour Party has sparked one of the largest scale political debates we’ve seen all summer. Across the social media battle ground, shots have been fired, quite literally, left, right and center. Impact Comment reviews the oh so wide ranging opinions...
  • Live Review: Mac DeMarco, Roundhouse (01/09/15)

    Following the release of his mini-LP on August 7th, Mac DeMarco takes to the stage for the first of his two sold out gigs at Camden’s Roundhouse. Contrary to the Mac of old, this show is refined and sophisticated and is notably lacking any crude acts involving drumsticks. The...
  • Live Review: Southern, Rescue Rooms (09/02/15)

    Supporting Hudson Taylor on their UK tour, the Belfast sibling duo kickstart their set with ‘Shout It’, an energetic track immediately showcasing their intricate vocal harmonies and accomplished instrumental work. Punctuated with Blues-style guitar riffs and solos redolent of The White Stripes, the pair deftly catch the crowds’ attention...