Rhys Thomas

Day three of SU Election campaigning for the candidates and the campaigners are looking for new places to spread the word about their manifestos. Outside of Hallward Library on this very sunny morning was Cassie O’Boyle (Education Officer candidate), who was handing out flyers to voters with one of...

Laura Marling’s sixth album is here – Semper Femina, and it’s easily the album of the year so far. Given that Marling has only fairly recently turned 27, having six albums under the belt is staggering in itself – but there’s no sign of her running out of ideas....

In Victorian times, “Bit O’ Jam” referred to a lady who is sweet on the eye; a saying we deemed appropriate for Impact’s latest photo shoot, inspired by the era!      Image Credits: Rhys Thomas. Directors: Ellis Harris and Jo...

Happy International Women’s Day! The Impact Music team are celebrating by listening to their favourite songs by women, for women. Here’s a selection from our playlist along with some lyrical highlights… (to listen to the full thing, head to our Spotify!). Your Best American Girl – Mitski “Your mother...

Is rugby safe? It’s an endless argument. But debates aside for now, the fact is the amount of injuries we have seen in professional rugby alone in recent years has been staggering; and these are the elite, super-fit men and women who live breath and eat in order to...

Over the past few weeks Impact has brought you a wealth of reading on the men’s six nations. But what about the women’s?  The fact that female rugby is underrepresented is so painstakingly obvious that the article won’t serve any purpose by being dedicated to it. Instead, we’ll do the...

You’ve seen it on the backs of buses; the brash talking bass thumping Nottingham bred duo Sleaford Mods have returned with album number four – English Tapas, and they’ve only gone and teamed up with Rough Trade to produce it! If I’m being honest, I stuck the album on...