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Daniel Curtis

Daniel is a student journalist in his second year of an English and French degree at St. Anne’s College, Oxford. He was formerly Producer and Broadcast Assistant for Peak FM's 'Total Sport'. Dan was editor of Cherwell in Trinity 2017.

Album review: California – blink-182

Daniel Curtis analyses blink-182's hit comeback album.

The revolution will be live-streamed

Daniel Curtis explores the narrative merits of video games

Oxford’s burning destruction

Daniel Curtis considers the boiling point of Oxford’s stress levels as we near the end of Trinity

Rewind: Orwell’s 1984

Daniel Curtis reflects on the 1949 publication of George Orwell’s 1984

Voting for NUS referendum approaches; debate continues

Campaigns for the NUS referendum were launched this week, with both ‘Yes to NUS’ and ‘No Thanks, NUS’ unveiling their official manifestos and beginning to canvas throughout...

A Beginner’s Guide to… Vienna Ditto

Daniel Curtis is excited by Vienna Ditto's live set

The Age of Photoshop?

Daniel Curtis laments the decline of the quality film poster, but sees many reasons to be optimistic for the future

Interview: We Are Scientists

Daniel Curtis got the lowdown on touring, synths and songwriting

A Beginner’s Guide to… I Said Yes

Daniel Curtis talks I Said Yes

Review: We Are Scientists – Helter Seltzer

We Are Scientists know how to write a chorus. However, what makes Helter Seltzer, their fifth studio LP, quite so exciting is that their pop sensibilities have now been coupled with a synthy sheen.

Obituary: Prince 1958-2016

Daniel Curtis pays tribute to the pop icon who died today (Thursday April 21)

"I’m as fucked off as you are"

In the wake of the Roundhouse ticket controversy, Daniel Curtis argues that Radiohead have only themselves to blame

Does loss lead to a better album?

Losing the band front man can be a disaster or it can drive creative renewal