There was once a time that the name Bon Iver directly translated to Justin Vernon and his guitar. The singer-songwriter was solely responsible for For Emma, Forever Ago and Blood Bank EP, both very popular and impressive Read more…
Fred Cooke is a name that may be lost on a lot of people but come on – who could forget that face. Cooke rose to fame in the hugely successful Spar advertising campaign in Read more…
Claire* is a gorgeous, intelligent and witty girl with a degree under her belt. She has a steady job and until recently, a steady boyfriend named Barry*. In the time that they were together, this Read more…
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 scored the eighth biggest opening weekend of all time in the United States and has made an early global total of $340.9 million. The final installment of the Read more…
Full time DJ, sometime actor, hilarious Tweeter (follow him on @platinumjones) former presenter on Spin – Conor Behan is a man of many talents. Claire Healy and Valerie Loftus sat down for a chat with Read more…
Almost everyone can remember when they first started looking for a grant. When they made those first few tentative Google searches with more hope than expectation. What did those searches turn up? SUSI. The students’ Read more…
Luke Reilly and Eimear Shannon run down the things that have provided them with joy ‒ maximum joy. Spotify It’s here! It’s here! After years of waiting, Spotify finally graces Irish shores. The free music Read more…
At a time when the survival of boy bands was indeed questionable, groups such as JLS, The Wanted and the newly reformed Take That struggled to keep the idea alive. The most notable success story Read more…
With websites like flirtbox.ie and onenightstands.ie devoted to one-night stands you may think that relationships will soon become a thing of the past among the younger generation. However, when The College View took to the Read more…
It has been a hectic year for last year’s winners of the X Factor and now Little Mix have just released their debut album DNA. Between attending award shows, doing promotions and recording in studio, Read more…
Nobody likes having to ask mammy and daddy to fund their weekly antics. However, with over 39% of people aged between 15 and 24 unemployed, more students are struggling and have no choice but to ask their Read more…
1) Les Miserables It’s a tie between numbers 1 and 2 in the “highly anticipated” stakes, but the personal preferences of the editor (Soz LOTR fans, that’s how it works here) put Les Miserables as Read more…
The lights are up and the ads are on the television: CHRISTMAS IS COMING, and with it will be the usual dose of festive joy. From the turkey and Dad’s Christmas cake to the badly Read more…
“Eve, Grease is on Film4, turn it on quick!” is a text I regularly get whenever the classic musical is on television. “Oh so you like Grease?” I hear you say. No. I don’t like Read more…
This week, we have hottest gossip on your faves Snow White, Rahunzel and Cinderfella from our Pantoland insider Perina Hilson. Just what will they do next? BLOW WHITE Tinseltown’s It-Girl Snow White gives her name Read more…
Worldwide superstar Rihanna is currently dominating global charts with “Diamonds,” the first single from her brand new album Unapologetic. “Diamonds” is Rihanna’s fastest-shipping single of her career to date and also her fastest growing airplay Read more…
It was the promise of seeing a film set in Paris that made me choose Three Worlds from the IFI French Film Festival programme last week. I wanted a typically French story, the kind which Read more…
Green Day’s anticipated new album ¡Uno! is proving to be of the same high standard that their other nine albums have had. Green Day first came to international recognition in 1994 with their first album Read more…
At some point in recent weeks, we all will have noticed the TV news images of rockets launching and debris crumbling. These are images from the Gaza Strip. Gaza, Israel, Palestine, Hamas. These are all Read more…
2012 really did become the end of the world, when doomsday arrived for ‘Twi-hards’ everywhere. The much anticipated final installment of the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part 2, arrived in cinemas last weekend. Hopes for Read more…
‘This is a man’s world’, the famous words of 1960s song ‘It’s a man’s, man’s world’, by James Brown. The question in the current day is: do we still live in a male-dominated world? The Read more…