Reading Festival: The Highlights
Out of all the festivals this summer, Reading Festival is definitely the one for music…
Author Megan Downing
Megan Downing
I’m Megan Downing, an English Literature graduate from University of Southampton. I am the Music, Arts and Culture Editor for The National Student. I am the Membership and Communications Officer for the Student Publication Association, I write about music for 7BitArcade, and contribute regularly to The Culture Trip. I have a passion for live music and this is where I began in student journalism. Reviewing a gig or festival is still where my heart lies four years on. I will be starting at MTV as a News Intern in June 2015. One thing you should know about me is that I have an unhealthy obsession with Kevin Spacey.
Total articles: 262Freshers’ Ball (08/10/12)
A memorable and well executed night for a fitting end to Freshers’ Week.
Preview: Mayday Parade at The Old Firestation, Bournemouth (12/10/2012)
A band like Mayday Parade give me goosebumps. Some people will love them, some people…
Preview: Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth (13/10/2012)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs will be playing in Portsmouth on Saturday 13th October and it…
The Maine at The Electric Ballroom, Camden (26/09/2012)
Many told me travelling all the way to Camden for a band that they hadn’t heard…
Conor Maynard – ‘Turn Around feat. Ne-Yo’
The latest single from the UK’s favourite new male solo artist, Conor Maynard, is one…
Preview: The Midnight Beast at The Guildhall, Southampton (11/10/2012)
It’s just under a week until this hotly anticipated ‘I Kicked A Tour In The…
An Interview with Aiden Grimshaw
I arrived in Bournemouth, in the pouring rain, a few hours before Aiden Grimshaw’s show…
An Interview with Barry from Twin Atlantic.
I caught up with Twin Atlantic’s guitarist Barry McKenna at this year’s Reading Festival after…
The Vaccines – ‘Teenage Icon’
The Vaccines are back with their second single from the upcoming album Come of Age and…
Rizzle Kicks – ‘Dreamers’
Rizzle Kicks’ debut album Stereo Typical is personally one of my top albums of 2011 and…
Review: Bestival 2012
Bestival 2012 was a momentous occasion to end the festival season. With so many great…
Aiden Grimshaw at The Old Firestation, Bournemouth (23/09/2012)
My first experience at The Old Firestation in Bournemouth was met with a mix of…
Interview with Bastille at Reading Festival 2012, Part 2
Here is part two of my interview with Bastille at Reading Festival earlier this year.…