Journalist:  So lemme talk about the UK music scene. Its mad, is it arguably the best its ever been?  Music fan:  Yeah man Numbers going up like a spiral.  Due to ludicrous talent that’s unrivalled.  In my opinion  Its revitalised the UK  Brought up inspiring energy in a different way. Journalist:  Yeah I feel the same, now looking at corporate, regimented London, there’s a new creative flair.  Music fan:  I agree, and it overshadows the hegemonic feeling that is in the air.  Shows now that people from less fortunate backgrounds can make it.  Journalis ..read more

As life goes on and you stumble across more people with more different coping mechanisms in regards to dealing with the magnitude of what life becomes. Meditation seemed to be a buzzword amongst my peers at university and as much as people were eager to tap into their spiritual side, however the amount people I heard giving up on it was astonishing, and honestly in my early days attempting it I found it difficult to adhere to.  Complaints I heard from my peers range from – it isn’t improving my mental wellbeing consistently enough, it is impossible not to think about stuff and it is boring ..read more

Two months on since graduating, plenty of reaching the final stage of the interview process, but still the cutting edge and the conviction to rise above the competition seems to be lacking. Why is this? Does a degree hold the same value these days? Has the competition just improved? Or the severe volume of competition? There’s a multitude of reasons but ultimately my pitches to employers are becoming more convincing to there’s no need just yet to get disheartened. Apart from the state of my bank account of course.  To me leaving university represents uncertainty, a degree of fear but above ..read more

So right now, this very second I am on a train home, to London from my university town, and I am in reflective mood.  Upon my completion of university, I’m now trying to determine what I have learnt – with academic knowledge aside, how have I changed as a person, for better or worse? And I am also trying to determine whether the university experience as a whole package is overrated, now we are in a day and age where there are multiple avenues you can take in order to get on the career path you want.  First and foremost, I want to discuss university as an education establishment. From solely ..read more