And behind door number 22... a guide to some music of the more traditional kind
Catherine Munn and Jacob Martin list their Top 5 programmes to watch over the festive period.
And behind door number nine... some dazzling musical delights
The complete arts guide, for week 9
For an epic presentation of something most arts students will face at some point in their University career - even some science students if they have an interest in the history of scientific innovation - the Renaissance gets the blockbuster treatment in Elizabeth: The Golden Age at City Screen all week. With the incredible Kate Blanchett reprising her role as Elizabeth, and Clive Owen taking on Walter Raleigh, this looks like a sure hit, in the cinema and maybe the Oscars. Plus it's got the rumbling threat of the Spanish Armada bringing the promise of a huge sea-based battle. Anyone who has seen the first Elizabeth film will know that historical accuracy is not going to be top of the list of priorities here, but if you can ignore that you may experience patriotic shivers down your spine.
For a similar kind of educational experience, renowned American scholars We Are Scientists are coming to the auditorium at Leeds College of Music this Thursday. With a "powerful self-improvement seminar" entitled Brain Thrust Mastery the Scientists promise to offer students a chance to "make their lives nearly 100% better, in almost all ways." Oasis once urged us not to "put our lives in the hands of a rock 'n' roll band" lest they should "throw it all away", but Oasis are old and rubbish now, rendering all past advice ripe for ignoring. If you are to put your life in the hands of one rock 'n' roll band this Autumn, this infomercial should persuade you that We Are Scientists are that band.
For a lecture with equal importance for the quality of life of the human race you need go no further than Basement Bar, below City Screen. This Wednesday York's arm of the Café Scientifique science discussion collective welcomes York Uni's Professor Andrew Webster, director of the UK Stem Cell Initiative and head of the Sociology Department to discuss the truth behind the media and pressure-group hype surrounding the use of stem-cells in modern medicine. Professor Webster will give a brief talk then the floor will be opened to questions and debate. The use of stem-cells is a very emotive one for many people, meaning that this is likely to be lovely debate, failing that - the event is free and it's being held in a bar. The talk starts at 7:30.
ambitious musical shape-shifters who aren't afraid to throw in huge choruses or disco basslines when they feel like it
For something in the same venue, but with more emphasis on the emotion than the science, try hotly-tipped Yorkshire band Grammatics, who turn up to City Screen's Basement Bar this Friday. The band we the NME's radar pick one week last month, where they were described as "ambitious musical shape-shifters who aren't afraid to throw in huge choruses or disco basslines when they feel like it." Although they are currently unsigned the quality of tunes on their myspace suggest that they won't remain that way for long, meaning that they aren't going to be available at venues as wonderfully intimate as Basement Bar for much longer. Catch these up-and-comers while you can.
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