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Label volunteer, Alec Reed, tells us about the artist he feels we should watch out for in 2021. 2020 hit the music industry hard. In doing so, it halted the progress of a lot of artists across the globe, with tours and festival appearances being cancelled left, right and centre. So rather than going to concerts and festivals, I was confined to the four walls of my bedroom, discovering new artists online as opposed to festival line-ups. Many searches on Spotify and Soundcloud later, and I found a wide range of new artists. Some who I grew to fall in…
Loughborough University has released its plans for the resumption of teaching at the start of Semester 2, which starts in just over a week’s time. Students who are on a limited number of programmes identified by the Government, or undergraduate finalists on specified programmes that require access to laboratory/specialist spaces, will be able to return (and resume in-person teaching) on the 8th of February. These will mainly be students in the Schools of Science, Design, Creative arts and various Engineering Schools, and they will be notified by their schools if they are required to return for in-person teaching. This will include…
Volunteer writer, Leah Langley, gives five tips on how to manage and stop procrastinating. We’re all guilty of giving into procrastination from time to time. We actively choose to do something else although we know we have more pressing tasks that we should be undertaking. Even when we’re aware of the fact that we are procrastinating, it can be difficult to know what to do about it. Here are 5 tips that you could try to help you manage your procrastination: 1. Break work down into little steps and commit to one task at a time. When we are overwhelmed…
Label volunteer, Alec Reed, writes about his favourite artist, kicking off 2021 with some positivity. Life can be an incredibly hectic, chaotic, confusing, worrying, scar- You get the picture. In short, life can get a little busy. I often seek for escape from everyday life, you know, the times where you would rather just be alone. Away from the world, away from people. Sometimes, even away from yourself. Music is my escape from life, it allows me to detach or immerse myself in the environment around me. I have had my phases, as we all do. The “closet emo” phase:…
Volunteer writer, Leah Langley, discusses Jesy Nelson’s surprise exit from Little Mix and the impacts of social media on our mental health.
In a year where it seems like a lot has taken a turn for the worst, returning Label volunteer Leah Langley informs us on some of the environmental progress that has been made in 2020. – Whilst the majority of news sources were focused on the pandemic that halted the world, there were a lot of positive news stories regarding the environment that went wholly unnoticed. The United Kingdom said that the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be banned after 2030 in a bid to tackle climate change. The country also managed to go without coal-powered energy…
Since the last Label Coronavirus Update in December, it’s fair to say there’s been quite a bit of change in the national picture. The appearance of a new Coronavirus strain, resulting in the creation of a ‘Tier 4’ and a third national lockdown has changed the landscape, with areas in the South East becoming the hardest hit nationally over the Christmas period. In Loughborough, however, the trend has been less drastic. The steady incline of cases which we reported on at the start of December continued, as expected, after the end of the Second National Lockdown, and spiked just after Christmas…
Label volunteer, Sid Dhupal, provides us with some music inspiration for when you are revising and to get you ready for the exam on exam day. Well, it’s that time of year again. No, not Christmas, it’s exam season. Think of endless procrastination, a little hard work, and a lot of anxious waiting. This rollercoaster of emotions, however, can be conquered through music. While revision is quite tedious, it allows for the exploration of an expanse of music by any average student. Similarly, exam days are also often plagued with negativity: nervousness, frustration, and guilt. These scenarios could definitely use…
Label volunteer, Leah Langley, tells us about how Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ reached Number One for the first time, becoming the first Number One 2021. January 1st, 2021 saw the first UK Number One of the year being announced, and much to everyone’s surprise, it was WHAM!’s ‘Last Christmas’ which topped the chart for the first time ever. After over 9.2 million streams in the week leading up to the New Year, the 36-year-old song finally reached the top spot. When it was originally released in December 1984, it was beaten to the top spot by Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know…
The LSU Executive Elections have today been delayed until May in an unprecedented move by the Students’ Union. The move from the usual February-March elections period is the first in modern times, and is another signal of the effect that the Coronavirus pandemic is having on daily student life. Union President, Matt Youngs, said that the change would allow the Union “to facilitate elections despite the challenging backdrop” of the pandemic. Nominations will now open on the 26th April and close on the 30th, with campaigning running from the 6th to the 14th of May – two months later than…