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Bill Hicks was a hugely controversial comedian who died aged 32 in 1994. He was described as the most dangerous comedian in the world, and his love of drink, drugs and smoking was legendary. However, he also tackled serious subjects like religion, politics and personal dilemmas. You wonder what he would make of the state of the world today. I can’t imagine he would be very amused For your enjoyment here are the best Bill Hicks quotes/jokes. 1.I was in...

Ernest Hemingway was one of the finest writers of the 20th Century, his work as a war reporter and novelist earned him a place alongside literary greats. He wrote in a very straight-to-the-point style and his simplicity made his work very accessible. His novels are about war, love, human turmoil and human greatness. He was a controversial figure whose up-and-down life ended in suicide. However he will go down in history as one of the greatest writers and his short...

By Harry Bedford This week sees the twentieth anniversary of the American sitcom Friends exploding onto our screens. The show ran for ten years from 1994 until 2004 and was based around six friends living in New York in their late twenties and early thirties. Created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, it is one of the most popular television series in the history of the medium and has attracted audiences world-wide. The success of the show was also exemplified...

By Harry Bedford, Music Editor Underneath the arches of the viaduct adjacent to Leeds Railway Station stands the remains of a legendary music venue, Leeds’ own Cavern Club. It may only have been there 20 years and may not have been that well known outside the city, but this dark and dingy building was the epicentre of the Leeds music scene. I remember my first night there, I had just turned 18 and my brother and I went to see...

By Harry Bedford, Music Editor The Beatles are without doubt the greatest pop band ever to have existed. They almost single- handedly invented popular music as we know it today, and it wasn’t just their music that was so phenomenal, their story is unimaginable. Four working class boys from Liverpool who became icons of one of the most iconic periods in recent history. While everyone else was riding the revolutionary wave of the 1960s, The Beatles were directing it. Although...

By Ben Royston One would be forgiven for making the assumption singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran’s follow up album would not diverge much from his debut album, +. His first album was a tried and tested version of his previous released EPs, which shone with strong song writing and brilliant performances. Here is a growing solo artist with boundless talent. Although much of X could be seen as an extension of his debut, this album finds Sheeran in a very different place...

John Lennon wasn’t just a songwriter, he was a man who inspired millions of people with his wisdom. He yearned for a peaceful world, where only love reigned. Shockingly he died in the most violent way imaginable. It is worth revisiting some of his most famous quotes. Very few modern performers entire back catalogue, could match the impact of one of his quotes. We have assembled his top 23 sentences, enjoy 23. Art is only a way of expressing pain....

By Harry Bedford It’s undeniable that Cilla Black is a national treasure. If her music and television shows wasn’t your thing, you still can’t help but love the Liverpudlian redhead. She was not only a contemporary but a friend of The Beatles. They shared a manager, Brian Epstein, and a producer, George Martin. However Cilla was never subject to their shadow, the charismatic Merseysider was very much a star in her own right. Sheridan Smith has, much like Cilla, established...

By Henry Austin 6th September, Marlborough Pub & Theatre 4 Princes Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1RD Strapped with a suicide vest, Jesus Christ’s method of martyrdom in the challenging production ‘I Am Mark’ is right up to date with those currently employed by religious extremists in parts the Middle East. The flat screen TV’s interspersed across the stage show intermittent messages delivered across them from the wild-eyed, increasingly frustrated, figure also echo the YouTube posts by Islamic State fighters in...