• Music Interview – Gallery 47

    In anticipation of the release of his fourth record Adversity Breeds, Gallery 47, aka Jack Peachey, answered some of Impact’s questions about his musical influences and the Nottingham music scene. 1) You’re a UoN alumnus – do you still come back to Nottingham regularly? What do you think of...
  • Scrapbook – Ten Years On…

    In honour of the University of Nottingham’s very own NSTV celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, Impact are looking back at what else first appeared in 2007. We’ve compiled a list of ten things that are now ten years old, so get ready for a jump back into pop...
  • Album Review: Neck Deep- The Peace and The Panic

    Leaps and bounds above their debut full-length Wishful Thinking, 2015 follow-up Life’s Not Out to Get You proved that Neck Deep aren’t a one-trick pony. With The Peace and the Panic the Welsh quintet flex their creative muscles even further, but this increased experimentation means the record sometimes suffers...
  • Album Review: Superfood- Bambino

    Offering another healthy if sometimes unpalatable dose of nostalgic eighties- and nineties-influenced indies rock, Superfood’s second record Bambino take the band to all-new highs, but the newly-condensed band (only two out of the four original members remain) still haven’t managed to cut the filler – an issue which plagued...
  • Obi-Wan-ts and Obi-Don’t-Wan-ts

    Following (and long before) the recent announcement that Disney finally is moving towards the release of an Obi-Wan Star Wars spin-off, there has been plenty of speculation about what such a film might look like. For this article, we’ll be discussing what we want and don’t want from an...
  • Gallery 47, Adversity Breeds : Album Review

    It’s hard to scoff at lesser-known artists (a UoN alumnus, no less) who have toured with big names such as Paul Weller, but Gallery 47’s fourth full-length is more repetitive, forgettable and sometimes downright awkward than his previous effort, Clean – and unfortunately the record’s few saving graces aren’t...
  • Why I’m Over the MCU

    The battle between Marvel and DC sometimes seems as old as time itself, but in recent cinematic history Marvel’s Cinematic Universe undoubtedly has had the upper hand over DC’s string of predominately sub-par movies. However, as the franchise edges closer to the big blowout that is Infinity War, yet...
  • Coldplay’s Kaleidoscope: Album Review

    Described as a companion piece to their 2015 foray into clubbing territory A Head Full of Dreams, Coldplay’s Kaleidoscope EP is more a celebration of Coldplay’s musical past and a sneak peek into what their future might hold than an extension of that record, making it a must-have for...
  • Doctor Who. . . Who’s Who?

    With Jodie Whittaker taking the helm of the TARDIS and a new era of Who imminent, Impact magazine takes a journey back through space and time to explore the history of TV’s most beloved – and enigmatic – character. The First Doctor – William Hartnell/Richard Hurndall/David Bradley New Who...
  • The Finale of Doctor Who: The Doctor Falls

    Littered with callbacks to earlier episodes of Series 10 and Classic Doctor Who, ‘The Doctor Falls’ is an explosive and emotive closer to the undisputed best series of the show in recent history. But is  the episode actually any good? WARNING: MINOR SPOILERS Like any Doctor Who episode which...