http://www.pluto-online.com Your Online Student Media - Pluto | PR1 | PS-TV | Frequency Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:21:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “Off, off with your head/Dance, dance ‘til you‘re dead”. The first words uttered and in one simple couplet manages to sum up the tone of the next two hours at Manchester Academy.   If you’ve not really kept up with the adventures of Karen O and friends over the past few years, ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/07/01/yeah-yeah-yeahs-manchester-academy/ One such definition of pop music suggests that it is “popular music intended for, or accepted by a wider audience”. Whilst this sounds about right, there has been a strange trend in the last decade or so which has seen the counter culture take over. Any genre that is seen ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/07/01/pop-goes-the-music/ Bikini Black Special are, if you didn’t know, one of Preston’s best musical hopes putting our fair city on the musical map. PR1 caught up with the band just before their record breaking set at 53 Degrees.  When asked to describe their sound, both Paddy Green (guitars/synths/vocals) and Kim Seward ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/07/01/bikini-black-special-prestons-new-big-thing/ A UCLan student has landed his first professional screenwriting contract, after beating competition to write a short film. Martin Stocks, a third year undergraduate studying Film and Television screenwriting, won the Andrassi Designs competition. His winning film, which highlights gas safety, has been given a £100,000 budget, funded by the Guinness Trust ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/28/uclan-student-to-write-short-film-on-gas-safety/ Never fancied studying at university to be a Nurse, Environmentalist or Sports coach? Well now Butlins has joined forces with a university to offer a degree in becoming a Redcoat.  Butlins, the well-renowned family holiday camp, has teamed up with the University of Chichester, Sussex, to provide a two-year foundation degree in ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/28/butlins-redcoat-degree-launched/   The Production Line 09 was a five-day extravaganza starring the finest musical talent UClan has to offer. As standard with these types of events, there is a strong element of pretension circling around the Media Factory (you may realise this as soon as you step through the doors and see ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/27/the-production-line-09/ Screaming Theatre Company is looking for artists and bands to perform at their summer ’09 music festival. Preston Tringe, which is in the style of Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival, is taking place from 27th- 31st July. Sam Buist, Director of Screaming Theatre, said: “During the Tringe we want to create a vibrant atmosphere, ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/24/calling-all-student-musicians/ The Higher Education Funding Council for England has awarded £3.828 million to UCLan. UCLan’s excellent Research Assessment Exercise result has been rewarded through a major increase in research from the HEFCE. This new figure means UCLan’s research funding allocation has increased by a huge 154.15 percent. In a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, HEFCE’s ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/24/uclan-research-funding-increases-by-154/ A former UCLan student is to stand in the upcoming County elections.  John Potter, who graduated from UCLan in 2004, will stand as a Liberal Democrats candidate for the Preston Central South District in the elections on 4th June.  John, who is currently Chair of the Preston Liberal Democrats, will stand for ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/23/ex-uclan-student-chasing-political-dream/ Four UCLan students have their fingers firmly on their buzzers after proving they’re up to a University Challenge. After 46 years of watching regular winners Cambridge, London and Oxford, UCLan has formed a team to compete in this year’s competition.  Education Officer Sarah Delli-Colli, who co-ordinated the auditions, said: “Selecting a team ... http://www.pluto-online.com/2009/05/21/uclan-vs-jeremy-paxman/