REVIEW: Do you want the truth or something beautiful? (Paloma Faith)
Being a young, female, retro-styled popstrel, the comparisons of Paloma Faith with acts such as Amy Winehouse and Duffy were inevitable. However Paloma’s impressive CV (ex-magicians assistant, burlesque dancer) and her powerful, quirky vocals distinguish her from the pack. BY KATHRYN MCCANN
December 5th, 2009 | No Comments
FEATURE: Five ways students could save money
If you are a student, then the chances are, you will be gathering quite a lot of debt while at university – so you may find the following 5 tips about saving money particularly useful.
December 4th, 2009 | Comments (2)
REVIEW: This Is It
Before watching ‘This is it’ I had a preconceived idea, influenced predominantly by the many critical reviews of the movie that the documentary footage of Michael Jackson’s final curtain call would show ‘wacko jacko’ in his conveyed egotistical way. Wide media coverage of the superstar within the last decade presented Michael as a super being who acted as though he was God, enhanced further by his plastic surgery which made look him less human. Yet, on watching this documentary Michael Jackson rightfully earns his throne as the ‘King of Pop’. BY AOIFE MORRISON
December 3rd, 2009 | No Comments
Win! In Case of Fire, Bad Manners and That Petrol Emotion tickets!
We have one pair of tickets to see In Case of Fire play at the Limelight on 17th December. We also have one pair of tickets for Bad Manners’ gig on 12th December in Spring & Airbrake up for grabs. AND we have a pair of tickets to see That Petrol the band on 7th December in Spring & Airbrake to give away! To enter the competition, just email us your name and mobile number to info@thegown.org.uk, with ‘In Case of Fire’, ‘Bad Manners’ or ‘That Petrol Emotion’ in the subject line. We’ll pluck a lucky person at random for each of the performances. Competition closes on Friday 4th December 2009 at 9:00am.
December 1st, 2009 | No Comments
Interview with ‘Bunny and the Bull’ star Simon Farnaby
Those Mighty Boosh fans wanting to see this film on the premise of being bombarded by 90 minutes of utter “booshism” will be sorely disappointed. Yes it centres on the same cult “comedy of the absurd” material, but it ventures away from this to address more serious issues such as mental illness and isolation. Described as a Whitnail and I for the mentally insane, I was more than a little intrigued with King’s new project and delighted to get chatting to one of the film’s leads, comedian, and wizard of weird veteran Simon Farnaby, for a fast track on the goss from behind the scenes! BY ORLA MACKLE Bunny and the Bull is now showing at the QFT www.queensfilmtheatre.com
November 30th, 2009 | No Comments
New edition available now
Your student newspaper is now be available for free every Monday fortnight at various points across the campus. Find the pick-up point most convenient to you by checking our ‘about’ page. Each issue is also available in PDF format through our downloads section. We are always on the lookout for people to get involved, especially in the areas of photography, web and design. If you are interested in being a part of Queen’s independent student newspaper, then send us an email.
Issue 6 of The Gown is now available for free across the Queen’s campus. Let us know what you think about the issue, or share your views on any of the articles by leaving a comment
November 30th, 2009 | No Comments
REVIEW: Seraphine
A biographical film about the discovery of the French, naïve style artist, Seraphine de Senlis. This film charts her life just prior to being discovered, to her tragic decline in mental health. Seraphine has won seven Cesar awards in France for its depiction of this artistic genius. BY PETER KEYS
November 29th, 2009 | No Comments
REVIEW: Tales of the Golden Age
The 80s evokes connotations of big hair, synth-pop and leg warmers. In Romania, however, the only hint of it being the 80s was a black market video player. Cristian Mungiu’s film tells us five Urban Legends from the Ceausescu regime, supposedly the “Golden Age” of Communist Propaganda in Romania. BY EMMA GALLEN FULL STORY
November 29th, 2009 | No Comments
FEATURE: Money+ set up to help your finances
Students at Queen’s and in secondary schools across Northern Ireland are set to become more money-wise with the advent of a new initiative from Queen’s SU and Barclays Bank. Run by Queen’s students who have experienced debt themselves, the aim of the scheme is to help and advise students on managing their finances and budgeting according to their means. BY RIONNAGH SHERIDAN FULL STORY
November 26th, 2009 | No Comments
NEWS: Library ground floor to go 24-hour
BY BRENDAN HUGHES FULL STORY
Queen’s have clarified their plans on the library services to be open 24-hours to students during the forthcoming exam period, stipulating the several ground floor areas to be made accessible.
November 25th, 2009 | Comments (8)
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