Swansea Student Media

The modern-day film industry is filled with superhero movies. Between Marvel and DC we seem to be getting five to six superhero movies a...

When we think of Christmas, we usually think about presents and family and friends all gathering together. Not often do we associate the festive...

Burn the roses, so their thorns won’t cut you again. Burn the sunflowers, for the sun is gone, and lie in shadow. The fire will give you warmth. Burn the...

Dear my XXXX, Ever since I met you I found something that speaks to me It’s so strange, for the first time ever I can feel my...

You find a box. Just a regular box. Sides all flawlessly square. Corners at perfect 90-degree angles. A box that really says, “This is a box.” You open it...

Almost every pub in Swansea has an open mic night, with a range of different people who participate. Some will feature almost exclusively musical...

On the 8th of November at the Student Radio Awards at the O2 arena, Xtreme Radio Swansea University's very own radio station were announced...

I bet you are wondering what Xtreme Radio is and why you should care. Well, we’re Swansea University’s student radio station and this year...

Now that some time has settled in the long awaited war of words between Eminem and Machine Gun Kelly, I am sure that I...

Over the summer, I watched A Quiet Place for the first time. I found that the film, for the most part, lived up to...

She opened her eyes to darkness. Head raised, gasping desperately for air, she felt the coarse grains fall from her skin. She lifted a...

Door windows of shattered colour shards, Here, where Gods hang round in bars Lilting choir on the jukebox New polish on the locks Mercury and Mars Playing cards. Where to...

It’s been three years since Pawel Pawlikowski won his Oscar for Ida, the first film in the Polish language to win an Oscar. This...

We’ve all been there. You’re home alone, curtains drawn, all the doors are locked (checked twice). The wind is howling outside, and the rain...

Rating: 4/5, ‘…what could have felt like a jumble of remixes thrown into a pot has instead got the feel of a well-executed experimental...

Halloween October 19th Crazed serial killer Michael Myers is back. Just in time for Halloween. Get ready for chills and gore galore. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of...

Mission Impossible: Fallout was released back at the end of July and instantly became one of the surprise hits of the summer. The sixth...

For a few years now, I’ve been dabbling in film journalism on and off again on my personal blog and I’ve got a bit...

So you’ve decided to write something, huh? Maybe you have an idea for a novel that will blow Harry Potter out of the water;...

Starting off your university adventure is full of daunting experiences. A new place, meeting new people, it can all be quite scary. But we...

On the 8th August this year, The Academy, home of the Oscars, announced the addition of a new category to the world’s most well-known...

Swansea had the pleasure of welcoming two legends of their respective genres to blitz the Summer Ball last month, DJ EZ and Lethal Bizzle....

At this years Summer Ball, we got the chance to speak to some of your favourite artists. Check out the interviews below. Eleri Angharad &...

As the summer term gets under way, it is likely that most of us will be busy with revision, deadlines and exams; with little...

Aside from Wonder Woman, critics and audiences have not been kind to the DCEU, and this I believe is a misunderstanding of their content....

I doubt that there are very many of you who have yet to see the cultural phenomenon that is James Cameron’s Titanic. Recently celebrating...

Whether you’ve heard her name or not, chances are you’ve heard her music. Julia Michaels is the song writing mastermind behind chart-smashing hits such...

by Emily Maybanks

Imagine a bustling town or city centre, with people everywhere. Overhead, there could be the clearest, bluest skies with the warmest sun beating down...

Former Swansea University, B.A. Hippsley is scheduled to have his first novel – Containment – published on 16th May 2018 by the independent publishers...

A poem by Emily Maybanks by Emily Maybanks

Frank Turner’s new album ‘Be More Kind’ has finally hit the shelves, and with it comes a refreshed and refined sound from the Folk...

Injections of soul, indie, and folk styles into the charts have rarely come about in recent times, but Tom Grennan’s music is an exception...

There was only ever going to be one artist I was going to write an album review for. There is only one artist whose...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work at some of the biggest music festivals in the UK? Ahead of BBC’s Biggest Weekend...

Here at Xtreme radio we pride ourselves in providing a platform to showcase both student and local talent. Ananas are a lo-fi, neo soul...

Ananas are an experimental Lo-fi Neo Soul trio from Swansea. I am featuring their EP as they’re a testament to student musicians at Swansea....

The Little Prince – originally Le Petit Prince – was penned by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry and was first published in 1943. Now, 75 years...

By: Emily Maybanks Have you ever wondered how your favourite authors can make characters come to life in your mind? Or, maybe you've always felt...

By: Emily Maybanks Man in an Orange Shirt was first shown on BBC Two last summer. A two part series, it was at the heart...

by Carlos Tseng It’s hard to believe that Norman Jewison’s Moonstruck is now 30 years old. In 2018, the film is still a delight to...

When I first heard Fickle Friends, I was amazed by how captivated I could be by something so joyful, given as I had previously...

by Will Barnston That is until now. In a rare occurrence, 24-year-old Irish rapper, Rejjie Snow. The catalyst to his career was his 2013 'Rejovich'...

By Caleb brown On the 5th of February I had an interview with Bad Sounds as they supported Rat Boy in Tramshed Cardiff alongside Ten...

By: Rhys Swainston * disclaimer - contains content that some may find upsetting I walk past the café every day. There is a girl who works there...

By: Emily Maybanks With the recent news that the soundtrack to the film (released in UK cinemas on Boxing Day 2017) The Greatest Showman has...

By: Emily Maybanks Living and working in Basel, Switzerland, Emily Wren is a freelance Illustrator and has recently illustrated a short story in Popshot’s recent...

By: Emily Maybanks On 9th March 2018, Calum Scott released his debut album Only Human. For those who don't know, Calum Scott is a British singer and...

By: Emily Maybanks Today – 21st March 2018 – is World Poetry Day. Poetry is, of course, literary work in which the expression of feelings...

By: Emily Maybanks *WARNING: contains spoilers!* “Why did I ever start this? I must have been mad!” These are the opening words of Jennifer Worth’s memoir...

by Dare Balogun Reviewing electronic music at time can be very difficult sometimes. Its not like I’m reviewing a band and I can talk about...

By: Emily Maybanks Based on the lyrics to 'If you could see me now' by The Script. Got to keep myself calm but the truth is...

As March is the month of St. David's day, the patron Saint of Wales, it would be apt to acknowledge that Wales is a...

by Carlos Tseng Critics continue to be outraged at John Ford’s 1941 film about the Welsh valleys beating Orson Welles’ noir classic, Citizen Kane, for...

by Sarah Harris Newton Faulker is a talent of virtuoso standards; carving a path from his Guildford Music Academy education, through the rite of passage...

By: Emily Maybanks On Tuesday 20th February 2018, Irish trio The Script – consisting of Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan and Glen Power – brought their...

By Jake Harvey Since AWOLNATION’s debut album ‘Megalithic Symphony’ went Platinum in the US and double platinum in Canada, they have largely gone under the...

By Alex Evans This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music taste...

By: Emily Maybanks I caught up with writer and poet Kamand Kojouri; she was born in Iran and brought up in Dubai and Toronto. She...

By Kiera Jones This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music taste...

by Keziah O'Hare Mae Dydd Miwsig Cymru Cymraeg yn roi amrywiad o’r caneuon a bands gorau mae Cymru yn cynnig. Mae’n hanfodol i’r rhai sydd...

By Tia Williams This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music taste...

by Tia Williams This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music taste...

This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music taste through an...

by Carlos Tseng Most people will probably already be familiar with Michael Curtiz’s wartime classic, or at least heard of it. But, what is it...

by Emily Maybanks Released on Boxing Day 2017, The Greatest Showman was a feel-good film to end the year with. Directed by Michael Gracey, it is...

by Emily Maybanks If I could turn back the clocks, I would re-write every line of every stupid love letter that I wrote. Pages and...

by Heavyn Lester It would be nice if finding your true love was just like finding a pair of shoes. You could go to a couple...

by Fin Hardie Rise Swansea is the events team responsible for the smashing of huge Drum ‘N’ Bass events recently in the city. I ask...

By: Emily Maybanks Inspired by songs from the 2017 film The Greatest Showman There are a million dreams keeping me awake. A million dreams for the world...

By Emma Markman Morris This term, Xtreme Radio is proud to present our featured presenter reviews. Each week, a new presenter will show their music...

By William Kriesher For us students, Christmas ushers no break, but merely signals the dreaded January exam period, a time when every student prepares themselves...

by Finn Basketfield Exam season can always be a tense, stressful time for everyone, no matter the subject or number of exams. That’s why when...

By Carlos Tseng A triumph at Sundance Film Festival and an even bigger success at Toronto and London, Call Me Your Name offers a nuanced...

The way you fuse punk and grime together produces a very fresh and interesting style, how do you manage to bring it all together? I...

The name ‘Morrissey’ holds various connotations: the vegetarian, the pessimist, the frontman of one of the most influential Manchester bands of our time. A...

By Emily Hazell X-Factor winners Little Mix, one of the biggest girl groups in the world, returned to Cardiff in October for two sold out...

By: Emily Maybanks I think that nothing makes you feel older than realising that certain songs have been around for more than 10 years. Songs...

By: Emily Maybanks With less than 20 days to go until ‘the big day’, I thought I would share my five favourite Christmas songs, including...

By Gwen Miles On the first weekend of November, I made my way into the centre of Swansea to get involved in a celebration of...

By: Emily Maybanks I recently picked up a copy of Popshot – an illustrated magazine full of short stories, flash fiction and poetry. What really...

By: Michael Jenkins This isn’t real. This is necessary. Come with me through the brick and rat exposed arches of Hafod’s Copperopolis in an industrial century...

by Fin Hardie Swansea may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking of ground-breaking music events, but the scene has been...

by Sarah Harris To millions of vampire fanatics around the globe Michael Malarkey is first and foremost Enzo, the uber-charming bloodsucker and fan-favourite on hit...

by Will Barnston Recently I ventured all the way from Swansea up to Edinburgh as I had tickets for one of my all-time favourite bands,...

by Erin Allwood King Nun are a London four-piece alternative rock band currently on the rise with increasing demand on the indie scene. Having toured...

by Josh Price There are some films that are made for you and a group of friends to stay in and ridicule together. Perfect for...

by W. B. Kriescher Blade Runner (originally modelled on Port-Talbot’s steel works at night) is a classic! The original film is not only action-packed but...

by Finn Basketfield With Christmas just around the corner, we all begin to indulge in those same holiday traditions: hanging up the tree, Christmas songs...

By: Emily Maybanks

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By: Emily Maybanks A spoken word creative writing piece, inspired by The Script's music.

By: Emily Maybanks  Read Drunken Glory here.   I open my eyes and immediately shut them after being blinded by bright sunlight flooding through the tiniest gap...

By Emily Maybanks Talking about how I feel about the new Bastille single called ‘World Gone Mad’, which was released on Thursday 9th November 2017,...

by W. B. Kriescher “What a film!” The most recent masterpiece in Tom Cruise’s arsenal of outstanding films, American Made, is about the struggle between...

by Guto Griffiths To keep in line with this frightful time of year, why not watch a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s thrilling, Psycho? Psycho is still...

by Lauren Lewis Thirty-one years have passed since the first publication of Stephen King’s bestseller IT and finally, the newest adaption of the book has...