Category: Feature

  • Top 25 Albums of 2016

    Top 25 Albums of 2016

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) December, other than being a month where we encourage Santa’s capitalist greed, is the ideal time for critics of all entertainment to compile a list of the greatest things to drop in the previous 12 months. I’ve already talked about the worst tracks and albums of the year so as we say…

  • Top 50 Songs of 2016

    Top 50 Songs of 2016

            By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It’s here! Chuck those negative opinions aside as for the next week we’ll be counting down my musical highlights of the year. While 2016 was full of many negative events (US election, multiple celebrity death, suicide squad, damn daniel etc.), on the other side of the coin music…

  • 10 Worst Albums of 2016

    10 Worst Albums of 2016

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Oh boy. Seeing as I got a tiny bit of flack for the worst songs list last week which, to me anyway, seemed rather inoffensive, I’m even more anxious about providing this list on what I believe are the worst records of the year. If you’re able to enjoy these albums then…

  • The Worst Buzzfeed Article Yet? A Reply To “Gigs Are Terrible”

    The Worst Buzzfeed Article Yet? A Reply To “Gigs Are Terrible”

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) If you’ve ever spent more than two seconds on the internet then you’ve no doubt heard of Buzzfeed. Holding the strongest claim to the clickbait throne alongside competitors NME and VICE, Buzzfeed has made a fortune out of their attempts at journalism that focus more on New Girl gifs and less on,…

  • 10 Worst Songs of 2016

    10 Worst Songs of 2016

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) As we bid farewell to 2016, arguably the shittest year in terms of right wing racists and celebrity deaths this century, and reminisce on all the high-quality albums and singles the year has provided. Of course, there are plenty that I’ve missed out and it goes without saying that these are personal…

  • How The Reaction To The Media’s Kanye Coverage Is Stigmatising Mental Health

    How The Reaction To The Media’s Kanye Coverage Is Stigmatising Mental Health

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) It’s not uncommon for creatives to suffer from mental health issues. A well dissected effected named after famous poet and novelist Sylvia Plath is one such documented phenomenon that suggests that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other writers with some,  including Plath herself, going as far as to end their…

  • INTERVIEW: Matt Kean (Bring Me The Horizon)

    INTERVIEW: Matt Kean (Bring Me The Horizon)

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) Bring Me the Horizon may very well be one of, if not the biggest rock band the UK has to offer at the moment. The very definition of a big deal, the Sheffield band has become top tier festival performers. 2015 was undeniably the biggest year for Sheffield band Bring Me The…

  • On A Lighter Note: The Funniest Simpsons Moments (Part 1)

    On A Lighter Note: The Funniest Simpsons Moments (Part 1)

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) As bloggers will argue night and day about what is the best programme ever to be aired on television, it’s likely that The Simpsons will be missed out in favour of your Game Of Thrones and Breaking Bad though that shouldn’t be the case. While animation tends to get the cold…

  • TOP 5: Scariest Video Games Of All Time

    TOP 5: Scariest Video Games Of All Time

    By Liam Menzies (@blinkclyro) While horror films are all well and good at sending shivers down your spine, there’s a certain edge video-games have always had over them: interactivity. When you’re watching a movie and it’s all getting too much, just covering your eyes with your hand is enough to help make you feel somewhat…

  • A Brief History Of Biffy

    A Brief History Of Biffy

    As the band get ready for their upcoming LP, we take a look back at the history of the Biff.