THE NO WAVE MOVEMENT: REDIFING ROCK MUSIC WHILE IGNORING THE PUNK CONVENTION

It’s the late 1970s in New York City. The first wave of punk had gone and by 1978 many claimed that punk had died. New York City was a ruin due to the severity of the economical and political issues of the time. The financial crisis and the increasing crime rate throughout the city led …

MAD MEN – ‘SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYE’

Escapism in television is rarely seen in many shows made today. The feeling of being taken away from the mediocrity of life to another time or place seems to be infrequent. Mad Men’s pilot ‘Smoke gets in your eye’, directed by Alan Taylor, resets and establishes the idea of truly being taken away by television. …

IN CONVERSATION WITH YI CHEN

Studying in the London for over a year now, Yi Chen is an aspiring journalist studying at London College of Communication. After attending the LCC foundation program previously, Yi Chen is now staying in Taipei due to the pandemic. In our discussion into life as a student and interests, Yi Chen mentioned her love for …

CHRIS CUNNINGHAM : THE UNSETTLED VISUALIST

Chris Cunningham is a video artist and well respected music video director from Reading, England. Cunningham had his start in visual media in 1995, working on the film version of Judge Dredd. Previously, Cunningham had experience in model making, makeup prosthetics and conceptual illustrations in many films, even landing work with David Fincher on his …

AMERICAN AIRLINE PLANE CRASH IN RIVER THAMES

On Tuesday 15th December, the US airline plane flight US132 crash landed in the River Thames. There were no casualties yet two passengers suffered minor injuries and were seen by paramedics on the site of the incident. It has been confirmed by the Metropol and the Special Operations Unit that the incident was caused by …