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    Interview: Kid Kapichi

    Jake Longhurst Impact’s Jake Longhurst chatted to Jack Wilson (vocals, guitars) of Kid Kapichi, about their new album ‘Here’s What You Could Have Won’. They discussed its reception and also how it compares to previous albums. The interview also explores touring and playing live, especially in regards to Jack’s...
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    My Favourite Sci-fi Book Review: Project Hail Mary

    Adaora Elliott I have two favourite Sci-fi books, both by the same author, one being The Martian and the other Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. Since one is more famous than the other, The Martian having been made into an Oscar-nominated film in 2015, I decided to talk...
  • Another Oscar Controversy: ‘To Leslie’ and the Best Leading Actress Nomination

    When the Academy Awards nominations for Best Leading Actress came in there were five announced actresses, all worthy of their nominations. However, to many peoples' surprise, one name in particular was announced, and two were not. Ed Farley looks into this controversy....
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    Interview: Mogwai on their upcoming albums and their current tour

    Alex Paszkowicz Barry Burns is a multi-instrumentalist who is integral to the post-rock Glaswegian ensemble Mogwai. Impact’s Alex Paszkowicz had the chance to catch up with Burns in an informative interview discussing a range of topics such as their upcoming albums, their work in a Netflix short series and...
  • Upcoming Movie Releases in 2023

    Christy Clark What a 2022. From the second world domination of Avatar in Cameron’s The Way of Water, to the bizarrely compelling Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, it was quite the year for those cinema-inclined. But, that’s not it: with 2023 comes another rich year in cinema. Whether it’s...
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    Impact’s Music Awards 2022

    Daria Paterek, Christy Clark, Emily Cook, Emily Campbell, Ellie-Mae Davies 2022 was a great year of music full of new songs, tours and album releases from our favourite artists so Impact’s music writers through December have been voting in a survey to crown our artist of the year, group of the...
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    Should You Listen To Music While Studying?

    Studying can often be repetitive and sometimes monotonous. Music can be an accompaniment to the long study sessions, but does this positively affect concentration, or does it make it harder to retain information? Further to this, could the type of music you listen to improve your quality of studying?...