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I have an illustration exhibition on at the moment in Norwich. The exhibition is on for the whole of June and the private view is on the 23rd of June from 6 to 8 pm. If you have a chance to pop into the Assembly House in Norwich you would be…
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Michael…
I have spent 12 years wanting to be a published author of fiction. On 05 May 2011, the waiting will finally be over. But I feel reflective about it, as opposed to elated. Even anxious. I remember vividly, keenly, the ache in my heart,…
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Being Published
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Katie Ward
Funk is a sensation that can manipulate the best of us into a dreamy state of mind. Writers of the past and future have tried to craft the feeling into words but have failed to do so as it covers such a range within the music spectrum. …
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GUIDE TO FUNK
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Daniel …
After another stress free journey on the London underground, with the wonderful general public- (the “british-ness” of polite queuing goes to pot in that underworld) – my friends and I found ourselves walking the streets of Islington. We…
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Brooke…
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m.e.g.
Metallica write this song in 1991 for the album “Metallica”. To write their songs the guitarist Kirt Hammet and the bassist Jason make tapes of their ideas and give those tapes to the rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and the drummer Lars…
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Enter…
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Aaron S…
For the last project in the National Diploma Music course at Suffolk New Collage we have to perform in, what we are calling, our MMP (major music project). This consists of putting on our own gig using the things that we have learnt through…
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Nd1 Music…
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Aaron S…
Staring at a spot, you feel like an oil swill, or perhaps a catarac is pervading your vision following your eyes. Staring at the underside of the windowsill, you debate why it’s not painted. Thoughts drift while the mouth agrees. Face…
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We’ve got…
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Trevormcdevor
Taken away, enticed on a note and enskied by the forehead, indifferent to malign or benign, content to drink the whine. Ears sodomised by an audible iridescence, a selected tradition crystalised in essence, fossilised into something…
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Melody
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Trevormcdevor
The Second Coming Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony…
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Analysis…
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Alannah D-Y
So the titan of gaming has finally arrived, does the most anticipated game of the year, perhaps even of this generation, live up to the hype? The answer, somewhat predictably, is yes and no. It seems the term ‘blockbuster’ no longer applies…
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Call of…
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JoeP
Inception is a funny one; rarely does a blockbuster film deliver such magnificent set pieces and large scale spectacle whilst still managing to deliver some of the most thought invoking narrative available to the Hollywood industry. As you…
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Inception Review
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JoeP
Brick through the window, foot through the wall. Empowerment will follow and you’ll have a ball. Verisimilitude’s a constant - Feeling spikes in the breeze. Vociferous demands warrant that allows a cough and sneeze. Shock hyperbole LOUD or…
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Meritocracy
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Trevormcdevor
Sitting on the Suffolk coast, making friends with the seagulls. Even if they’re only using me for my food they’re the only friends I have in 20 miles. I took a wrong turn on the way here but I can’t be lost because I didn’t know where I was…
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Aldeburgh
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Holly
Angry Bad-ass collars dude, Excitable Females go hunting! Intelligent junkie kang ar oos language ( Milly never opens popcorn) Questionable requests shock Teresa Understanding values, weird xtremes? Young Zoo.
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Alphabet Uni
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m.e.g.
“We could get on it like sonic” has been going through my head and humming on my lips since Thursday night and its all down to the Phantom Players! Rambling to the good old Swan for a beverage or two, I and my comrade found a very upbeat,…
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The Swan…
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m.e.g.
PRESS RELEASE Issued 31st August 2010 The apex box office opens for business You can now get your hands on tickets to the exciting line up of events at Bury St Edmund’s newest state of the art music and entertainment venue. The box…
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apex box…
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juliewarren
year it was an easy decision. Lack of funds and owing my dad the hideous amount for V tickets meant that I was forced to dig out the walking boots and the Mac coat. This year’s destination was Ireland, apparently a lot like Scotland, a…
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What I…
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Catheri…
Having only Reading as my previous festival experience, I wasn’t sure what to expect from Latitude- the “eco-friendly-all-loving-festival”. Would there be one massive main arena? Would there be an equally long trek to the campsite? Would we…
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Latitude
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m.e.g.
Osborne Road: the epicentre of student nightlife in the heart of Jesmond. The ‘in-place’ where hundreds of students gather daily for a guaranteed cheap and cheerful booze session. Pre-lash, after-lecture wind-down, trashed night out without…
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Osborne…
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Pamela Mardle
When I first thought of things I despised and could get rid of, naturally I thought of school, but then I remembered the rare good memories; winding up teachers, trying to set science labs alight, the good times. Even though they were few…
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Room 101
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Jess Bell
As a sixth-former you’ve now revised for so many exams every year that your nightmares consist of flashcards, rainbow coloured highlighters and carefully constructed timetables. Plus with every teacher persisting religiously that university…
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The death…
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Jess Bell
When it comes to reviewing the Twilight Saga, as I have learnt, one must separate the books from the films. It is one franchise that manages to excel much beyond the books and that is me being unbiased and impartial. The film once again…
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The…
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aidanphantom
“Upon entering the movie theatre to see this movie flip your switch onto “Man-Mode”. But, please do remember to flip the switch back upon leaving.* Predator has become somewhat of a joke in the past few years, appearing in the awful AVP and…
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Predators (2010)
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aidanphantom
Kicking things off early on in the afternoon were IP1 favourites Rob Castellani and Anna Pancaldi providing a set of chilled out tunes; a perfect soundtrack for the summer. Their short but sweet set certainly sealed Castellani’s reputation…
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Ipswich…
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Jason Noble
The best thing about writing is, that it allows you to erase any catastrophe, any disastrous mistake and start again. Oh what we wouldn’t give for life to be a page. Quick, somebody fetch me an eraser, I need to cover it all up with grubby…
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A…
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electricoak
Retail is God’s arse sweat dripping on to Earth. It plummets and lands heavily, oozing itself into a pile. It then stagnates and spreads into everything good around it. People treat it as a convenience. People become blind to it. People…
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Kevin and…
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Trevormcdevor
With a career as extensive as that of AC/DC, which back in the ‘70s no one could have seen coming, one can easily be caught up in a matrix of ‘DC albums. Most existing fans recognise the eras of the Aussie boys’ exploits from their bluesy…
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A Buyer’s…
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Jason Noble
The other day, I was lying against a tree, sipping a beer in the evening sun and catching up with a friend I hadn’t seen in six years. The fact that we were drinking in the park like a couple of hobos/teenagers/teenage hobos is not the issue…
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My…
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Alex Palmer
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