• The Lorax Revisited: A Modern Tale of Environmental Responsibility

    Day by day, the environmental crisis is worsening. Along with that brings an urgent need to encourage conversations and promote informative sources of data on climate change. Through focusing on The Lorax (2012), Impact's Manjot Sahota explores how films can be a crucial resource in saving the environment....
  • Christmas Music: How soon is too soon to start playing festive music?

    Have you ever walked into a shop at the beginning of November and wondered, why are they playing Christmas music already? There’s lot of debate about when the most appropriate time is to start listening to Christmas songs. Impact’s Abigél Lancaster considers the consumerist aspect of the holiday and...
  • #MusicForACeasefire: Musicians Across the World Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

    The Peace & Justice Project launched by Jeremy Corbyn in 2021 recently wrote an open letter titled ‘Music For A Ceasefire’, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the bombardment in Palestine following the death of over 11,000 innocent people. Fontaines D.C., The Libertines, shame, Georgia...
  • Interview: Once Upon a Crime…

    Christy Clark Ahead of Once Upon a Crime’s performance from the 23-26th of November at Studio Live, Impact‘s Christy Clark spoke to the production’s cast and writers. Last week, I sat down with some of the cast and crew of Once Upon a Crime…, a student production showing at Studio Live,...
  • Now and Then: The Beatles’ Final Song and the use of AI

    Thinking about the possibilities of AI and its impact on the entertainment industry can be quite a scary thing. However, The Beatles' new song has shown how useful advanced technology can be in the creation and production music. Impact’s Ellie-Mae Davies details the story of the song Now and...
  • From TikTok to the charts: How the app is changing music forever

    TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms of 2023 and it has great influence over so many elements of popular culture, including the music charts. Impact’s Kira O’Boyle gives us a rundown on the impact TikTok has on the music industry as well as examples of...
  • Introduction to Dark Celluloid

    To those curious about film, all the way to seasoned cinephiles looking to broaden their horizons, Dark Celluloid Society is the place for you. Read on as Dark Cell's Daniel Woods introduces the society, what they get up to and, crucially, why you should join and immerse yourself into...