Onerepublic’s third album Native sees the Colorado-based band bring more fresh and catchy songs to our ears. Developing more of the upbeat sounds found in Waking Up, Native is a great album full of evocative melodies and stunning vocals by front man Ryan Tedder. The opening track, ‘Counting Stars’, certainly […]

I may have a slight bias simply because, despite my twenty-six years of age, I still adore cartoons and animated movies.  When I heard Finding Nemo was coming out again in 3D at the cinema, I squealed with delight.  But…The Croods! What a delightful film! Though I struggled NOT to see […]

“Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use… Therefore, I support […]

­Blue Willa, a four-piece band coming to you all the way from Tuscany, Italy certainly presents a roller coaster ride of events. The quartet released their self-titled, debut album earlier this year. Blue Willa delivers a unique sound with lyrics that create a definite opinionated voice. The opening track, ‘Eyes […]

Kimi Raikkonen blew away the opposition in Melbourne yesterday, and took a commanding victory in the first round of the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship. The Finn made just two pit stops, while his rivals struggled with the fast-degrading Pirelli tyres and opted for three stops. The win is […]

Next year marks 100 years since the outbreak of the First World War.  David Cameron recently called on people to remember that it was a war fought in ‘defence of democracy’. Indeed, tragically, it was called ‘the War to End all Wars’. Standing where we are today, we know this to […]

Launch a discussion or debate about ‘socialism’ and, before you can say ‘religion is the opium of the masses’, some cynical bright spark will pipe up with the usual string of cliches. ‘Ah,’ they’ll say. ‘Socialism doesn’t work. Look at Stalin. He had more people murdered than Hitler ever did. Revolutions always  […]

On Thursday North Korea threatened a “pre-emptive strike” against the US that would engulf Washington “in a sea of fire”. However, these threats aren’t new. The state propaganda machine released an eerie simulation of a virtual American city in flames back in February accompanied by elevator music. Jay Carney, the […]