A Touch of Frost
‘Shaun of the Dead’ and ‘Hot Fuzz’ star Nick Frost talks to Ryan Cullen about being a waiter, his long lasting friendship with Simon Pegg, being a geek and how Steven Spielberg is a “bloody nice bloke”. A cult hero in the comedy world from his roles as Mike, the war-obsessive gun fiend in Channel [...]
Standing out from the Crowd
Donie O’Sullivan talks to Bridesmaids star and former UCD student Chris O’Dowd. Described as one of Hollywood’s “leading men,” O’Dowd recounts his time in UCD, his involvement with the L&H and offers students one very important piece of advice – “Don’t sleep in bushes!” At the age of 32, Chris O’Dowd has an impressive [...]
Never be the same again
Melanie Chisolm, sporty spice or Mel C – call her what you will – has been receiving rave reviews for her 5th album ‘The Sea’, Melanie C tells Ryan Cullen about fame, family and her love of performing in Ireland. Selling approximately eighty-seven million records in the music industry (including Spice Girls) makes her a [...]
Hello Ladies…
Stephen Merchant talks to Ryan Cullen about his stand-up, The Office and Karl Pilkington “Cult status? I thought I was a household name?” says Stephen Merchant, returning to stand-up performance after nearly a decade’s absence. The writer and star of Extras and The Office, Merchant has taken to the stage for his new tour [...]
Neil Jordan
Neil Jordan is an academy award winning (The Crying Game – Best Original Screenplay) film and television director from Co. Sligo. Previously a UCD Student (Irish history and English literature) and best known for films such as The Butcher Boy, The Crying Game, Michael Collins and Interview with the Vampire, Jordan talks to Ciara [...]
City And Sound
In the latest instalment of our series on the inextricability of a style of music and its city of origin, Martin Gilroy puts the spotlight on the home of Motown, Detroit. “The runaway success of the label coincided with the rising civil rights movement and its position as a black-owned company promoting exclusively black [...]
Too much of a good thing, or matches made in heaven?
Supergroups are annoying and self-indulgent endeavours, forums for already huge egos to swell and expand to otherworldly levels and let’s face it…. most of the music they create is a horrendous atrocity that should have never seen the light of day, right? WRONG. As narcissistic and conceited we feel they are, some of the best [...]
UCD Noughties Orchestra to perform ‘Hits of the Noughties’
Aonghus McGarry spoke to one of the organisers of the most interesting musical event to take place in UCD for years An orchestra consisting of, and managed entirely by, UCD students is set to perform the ‘Hits of the Noughties’ in aid of mental health charity Aware. James Harding, bassoon player within the orchestra [...]
The Hunger Games
T he Hunger Games is a good film. It is not a great film, it is not a classic film but it is a good film. Using your powerful perceptive skills you can probably read the surprise behind this statement but surely that’s understandable? Everything indicated that The Hunger Games was going to be the [...]
Have you read this yet?
You’re a college student. You’re reading the Arts section. You should by all accounts be an intelligent, capable person. So, the question is…have you read this yet? Every issue The College Tribune will bring you a featured literary work that you should read in order to solidify your position as an intelligent, to-be-taken- seriously academic. [...]