Art, music

The Old Red Bus Station The Second Birthday

Champion Up North will be celebrating the second birthday of The Old Red Bus Station this February.

Over the past two years, the 5-year pop-up-project has gone from an empty industrial shell to the cities central hub for underground music and arts, and has more recently become home to Cantina, the go-to place for proper vegan grub in Leeds.

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License To Jungle - Best of 31 Recordings

Doc Scott's 31 Recordings has been pushing the more experiemental side of 'the roller' for well over 2 decades now, and has been responsible for providing many seminal tracks now considered stone cold classics.

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Space Dolphin Presents: More Than Soul

FREE EVENT

Space Dolphin presents a night of beats, bars and bands monthly at the Old Red Bus Station. Born from a mutual love of groove and improvisation, More Than Soul hosts a plethora of local talent playing a variety of Hip Hop, Soul and Jazz. The house band also encourage musicians and MC's alike to join in and jam out with them throughout the night with improvised jams and poetry slams.

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Vegains - Essential Plant-Based Proteins

Protein – we all gotta get it, some of us are even obsessed by it. But why? Well, essentially protein is the building blocks behind each muscle in your body and plays an important role in the health and wellbeing of all creatures. How much protein you need to integrate into your daily diet depends on how active you are and whether or not you’re still growing. In the western-world most folk typically seek out their daily dose through meat, eggs and dairy, but we’re here to tell you there’s another way. Here’s a run-down of 4 of the best plant-based proteins to help you achieve those ve-gains this Veganuary.

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Recipe - Apple, Walnut and Ginger Chocolate Brownies

Something gooey, healthy (for a chocolate brownie) and delicious for those January blues, this recipe uses organic raw cacoa which is a powerful antioxidant; preventing aging and cell death and is fantastic for mental well-being as it increases serotonin levels in the brain and stimulates the release of endorphins, creating euphoric feelings and generally making our minds feel amazing.
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License To Jungle - 5 Tracks With Skeleton Recordings

Since launching Skeleton Recordings in 1992, label boss DJ Monita has progressed into one most highly regarded and prominent figures in the Jungle scene.

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Tofu Tips & Tricks

Tofu really is tough to beat. Not only does its light taste and texture make it infinitely versatile – but the soy-based staple is a great source of amino-acids, iron, protein and calcium to keep the V-Gang going strong. For every 100g you cook-up, you’ll be winning yourself 8.2g of protein for your bones and body at only 70kcal. Pretty good, right?
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