• Playlist: Our Favourite Tracks of 2015

    We asked the contributors of IMPACT to name their favourite songs of the year, which we believe will be valuable additions to any “Best of 2015” playlists you’re planning to compile. Including Kendrick Lamar and Bring Me The Horizon, read on for just a few of our most played tracks from...
  • Our 25 Favourite Album Covers Of 2015

    ‘Never judge a book by it’s cover’, so the adage goes – but they never said anything about music. For anyone who saw the marvellous interview Noisey conducted with cover designer Stefan Sagmeister earlier this year, the preciousness and joy in classic album art cannot be underestimated. Stefan himself...
  • Live Review: Courtney Barnett, The Ritz, Manchester (30/11/15)

    It has been a stunning year for Courtney Barnett. Her debut LP – Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit – was released in March to rave reviews, and it has been frequently featured around the top of many publication’s lists of the best albums of 2015. She’s sold out venues...
  • Playlist: Deadline De-Stress

    With only a few weeks left of term, we’ve generously gone and collated a selection of soothing, inspiring, or angst-ridden tracks into our Deadline De-Stress playlist, so as to help you overcome any stage of your coursework-related agonies. Whether you need to cool down after a particularly laborious session,...
  • Live Review: Clutch, Rock City (24/11/15)

    Walking past the venue a few hours before Clutch’s set, a huge line of dedicated fans are queued up the street, eager to secure their place on the front row in Rock City to see a band renowned as one of the titans of contemporary American rock music. Since...
  • Living Wage campaign pledges to lobby University further

    The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham hosted their event, “A Fair Slice of the Cake”, on Friday. Campaigners pledged to lobby the University further in joining the growing list of universities in the UK to become Living Wage employers. Professor Marek Korczynski welcomed the attendees, and...
  • Living Wage Campaign pressures UoN to meet new wage rate

    The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham (UoN) continues to put pressure on the University this week, as the national Living Wage Foundation announced the new rates of £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London. The campaign to implement Living Wage rates for all UoN staff, led by...