The Gown Student Newspaper, Queen's University Belfast, QUB, Northern Ireland, College

REVIEW: Bon Iver Live in the Grand Canal Theatre

Bon Iver called goosebumps up to invigorate the nerve-endings sleeping my body over; Bon Iver often formed salt-water at my eyes; beat exultation into my tenderised heart; copulated in some mystifyingly personal way with my ears.

BY PETER MCLOUGHLIN FULL STORY

November 28th, 2011 | No Comments Posted by Priya Biring

REVIEW: Michael Buble Christmas

To many, the Canadian swooner Michael Buble has become recognised as the man capable of melting a million hearts with just his voice. His latest venture follows this trend as through his latest Christmas album.

BY SARAH NELSON
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November 28th, 2011 | No Comments Posted by Priya Biring

REVIEW: The Lion King

Finally Disney made the wise decision to return this lovable classic to the distribution lists. Available to all, re-mastered in Disney Digital 3D for fans of the format and on DVD again for the first time in nearly a decade. The full colour enhanced glory of the original 2D format was again in circulation for those not convinced by the merits of 3D glasses, but gladly so as the beauty of Disney’s finer animated masterpieces is defined by the 90s when it was first released. The reintroduction of a childhood favourite for many generations has been met with great enthusiasm for those younger generations who have almost grown up without knowing about the circle of life.

BY LAURA SHEARER

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November 28th, 2011 | Comment (1) Posted by Priya Biring

OPINION: On the loss of Gary Speed

Rarely do those associated with Premiership football shift from the back pages to the front for reasons other than scandal.

BY COLIN WILLIAMSON

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November 27th, 2011 | No Comments Posted by Colin Williamson

FEATURES: Aussie artist Belfast exhibition

Whoever said Detroit was the city to be for arts and creativity has clearly never been to Belfast. In the wake of the EMA Awards, the unveiling of the new Titanic museum, and a number of art venues popping up all over the city, it’s clear that Belfast is well-known for more than just its turbulent past. Australian-born and Belfast-based artist Teelah George recently launched a collection of her latest artwork at the Lawrence Street Workshops, located just off-campus from Queen’s University.

BY JANETTE LOUGHLIN FULL STORY

November 21st, 2011 | No Comments Posted by Janette Loughlin

OPINION: Frankie my dear, we don’t give a damn.

Finally, the cruel joke is over. Frankie Cocozza, no-one’s favourite wannabe rock star, has been unceremoniously kicked off the X Factor, after breaking one of the show’s ‘golden rules’. What that rule may have been seems a little hazy, but the papers are all screaming ‘cocaine Cocozza’ so I think we can deduce the answer from that, even if half the country couldn’t work out that little Frankie is a few notes short of the full chorus.