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Being a youtuber has been a fast-growing profession in the past few years, particularly for young creatives. A lot of people enjoy watching youtubers, but I’ve noticed everyone’s watching pretty much the same things. Bigger youtubers, who are all already attatched to talent agencies, such as ThatcherJoe, Jenna Marbles, Zoella, Grace Helbig, Pointlessblog, Tyler Oakley or PewDiePie (who is still the most subscribed to Youtube channel, even above any VEVO) can be great, they’re clearly likeable and do a good job.

However, watching the same people closes doors to smaller youtubers that are very good. So here’s a few of those I found, my only two rules:
  1.  Less tan 500K subscribers
  2. Good content

These are some people I already had in my subscription box, some others I looked into for the purpose of this post.

Will Darbyshire

Will graduated from film school and his videos really show it.  How they’re colour corrected, how they’re shot, even how he talks and scripts them show a lot more expertise than any normal youtuber. He doesn’t upload every week but I promise the quality of his content is worth it. He numbers all his videos according to the themes he's filming.


CupcakeJemma

Jemma works in her own cupcake shop, Crumbs & Doilies, in London and basically does baking recipies. I love watching her videos, we all enjoy watching food being baked, and her recipies have been my favourite to follow while baking by miles.



NikiNSammy

Niki and Sammy are basically there to make you laugh. They can make the most ridiculous videos ever (like The Fridge Tag) and somehow they’re hilarious. 



SamKingftw

Sam is very YouTube, if you don’t know what that means, it means he does challenges, Q&A’s, chatty videos and even favourite videos. So if you enjoy that kind of thing, he’s quite funny and very relatable.



ChewingSand

Hazel Hayes, otherwise known as ChewingSand, is mostly known for her very funny “Tipsy Talks”, where she basically drinks with a friend and chats to the camera. She also has her ongoing series “Time of the Month”, where she sums up her month in one long vlog video. 



Hannah Witton

Similar to “Tipsy Talks”, my favourite thing about Hannah’s channel is when she does her “Drunk Advice” series. She gets asked for advice on twitter and answers it while drinking with friends, making for some great content. Not to say she doesn’t make other good videos, she’s actually very well known for making informative sex videos, which I would recommend given she’s very respectful and pretty good about it.


PS: Jack Howard is cool too, check him out. 

PeruseProject

Raegan, or PeruseProject, is a booktuber.
Booktube is this lovely corner of YouTube where people just talk about the books they’ve been reading, if anyone is reading this and wants more booktube recommendations I could definitely make a post about that.

Raegan’s recommendations are amazing. She makes videos every booktuber makes: monthly reads, monthly TBR’s, book tags, book unboxings, and chatting about certain book topics. If you like reading subscribe, you won’t regret having new recommendations pretty much every week.


Sophie Foster

Sophie is one of my most recent finds. She’s 17 so possibly the youngest in this list, what did it for me on Sophie is how nice she is to watch. She does quite chatty videos, which I know some people really like, and she generally uploads twice a week. Her content is good, she has good ideas and you can tell she spends a long time making her videos, which is very  nice. 


Bonus, her boyfriend (Tom Bristow) is also a new youtuber and he’s very nice so you should check him out.

Daniela Pires

Daniela’s channel is mostly beauty and has the particular thing of her being Portuguese. I feel like most youtubers people watch are either from the UK or the US, so this is a good one to start watching some international ones. She is a very excitable, very sweet girl who’s just starting out.


Thanks for reading,
Natalia xo

Four tracks which, in my humble opinion, didn't get the attention they deserved upon release this year.

 1. Can’t Get Happy — Only Real 

Upbeat vibes contrast with depressing psychedelic lyrics producing a smooth indie outcome. 


2. A.L.I.V.E — Port Isla 

Anthemic summery indie rock at its best. Nothing better to listen to whilst heading out on an adventure. The musical equivalent of an interrail trip with friends.



 (Note: The celebratory “Yeah!” after the final chorus is spot on)

 3. Runaway — Young Kato 

Young Kato’s debut album “Don’t Wait ’Til Tomorrow” has been one of my surprise favourites of the year so far (partly because it’s available on gorgeous blue vinyl). Runaway, Sunshine and Stephanie all have a sweetness to them - epitomised by Runaway’s “I’m free / I’m alive / I’m a runaway” chorus lyrics.



 4. Speculate — Freddie Dickson

 A track bursting with emotion — through a catchy guitar riff and gritty vocals.



Thanks for reading,
 Fraser x


How many times have you said "I'll read it during holiday" to a book? So many times you probably don't even remember the book anymore, or you just don't feel like reading it now that we're actually on holiday. If that's your situation, or you're just looking for some fun, summery books to read, this might be helpful. These are some of my favourite books that either remind me of summer or I read during this time of the year and loved.

A classic YA book, I don't think I know anyone who dislikes it after reading. It's sweet, fun, cute, and takes you on a holiday to Paris. I like to re-read this every so often because it never takes more than two days and it's nice to return to the little corner of happiness that is the cute narrative of Anna and the French Kiss. 

In case you don't know what it's about, it tells the story of this girl named Anna who goes off to boarding school in Paris. It's safe to say she's not thrilled about it, until she meets this boy named Étienne St. Clair, an british boy who goes to school with her.... and a crush on a boy with a girlfriend ensues. 

I find my love for these books difficult to describe. Everything about them is peculiar, fresh and original. The writing is beautiful, making the characters are complex and wonderful, each in their own weird way. It includes elements of fantasy, romance, friendship, family, and everything you could want out of a read. Some people say it took them around 100 pages to get into it, this wasn't my case but if you feel a little confusedat first, please give it a chance. 

The first book is mainly about Blue Sargent, a very un-psychic girl in a family of very psychic women. The main prophecy she's been told her whole life is that if she ever kisses her true love, he will die, good thing she doesn't believe in love. She soon meets a very interesting group of boys from Aglionby Academy, the type of people she's always tried to avoid end up becoming her best friends and she helps them go on the hunt for a magical buried King.

If you haven't read this book I don't know where you've been. A classic upon classics, this beat generation love letter is absolutely fantastic. It's my favourite book of all time and the reason I think it's perfect for the summer is because it takes you away to so many places, it makes you feel like you're on the road and there's no time better to get lost in a book than summer. 

It's the true story of writer Jack Keuroac, although in the book he calls himself Sal Paradise, and his Beat friends such as Allen Ginsberg (Carlo Marx) and especially the man who changed his life, Neal Cassady (Dean Moriarty), as he went on a 7 year roadtrip across America and even Mexico! 

Fangirl has a very special place in my heart. It is perhaps the most relatable book I've ever read, no matter who you are you will find some of yourself in every character and I think that's something Rainbow Rowell always manages to do brilliantly. This book is just a whole ball of cute with just enough angst. 

It tells the story of Cath, a girl going to college whose entire world is Simon Snow (this universe's Harry Potter) and her twin sister, Wren. She's a fanfiction writer, she's used to staying in her room, looking at her computer and being with her sister, When her sister decides to branch out and not be Cath's roomate, she learns to make new friends, have new experiences and maybe even fall in love. It's just a bunch of cute fluff for you laid out with wonderful writing. 

This is a pretty light but very intimate read. It tells the stories of a few gay boys, pretty diverse, and our narrators are the most interesting bit. It's told by the generation of gay men that died because of AIDS. It's a pretty sad book because it can't avoid it, but always with constant glimmers of hope. 

The main focus of the story are two ex-boyfriends trying to break the world record for longest kiss (something that actually happened in real life) and their struggles through it. They become something that the other boys in the book look to. It's a story about relationships, coming out, identity, and many of the struggles teenage gay boys deal with today. 

I couldn't say enough about this book. The premise wasn't too appealing to me, about MMO's, the 80's and gaming. It might be someone first choice but it wasn't mine, but I was hearing wonders about it so I decided to pick it up and I'm so glad I did. This book is a romance, a quest and set in a video game with world beyond imagination and it is absolutely brilliant. 

Basically, it's 2044 and most people live in poverty. Wade, a teenager living in a trailer park, isn't unlike most and he spends his time playing in the OASIS, a virtual utiopia with thousands of planets. It gets interesting with the creator reveals, after his death, that he has hidden an Easter Egg whithin puzzles that lead to his fortune. After years, Wade is the first one to find the first clue. Millions are watching and following his footsteps, some may even get ahead, willing to make very real murders. 
2nd July, Hippodrome Kingston


The four piece North London rock band made the journey to Kingston in South-West London for a one-off gig to celebrate the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, “My Love Is Cool” (Dirty Hit Records). The set came hot off the heels of an appearance on The Park Stage at Glastonbury with bassist Theo Ellis declaring the evening “a great Glastonbury hangover cure”. There were no signs of sluggishness as the band opened with the lively debut single “Fluffy” — maintaining a similarly energetic rock tone through hits such as “Giant Peach”, “Moaning Lisa Smile”, and old fan favourite “Bros”. The band were watched by a friendly 18+ audience who were as keen to make the most of the atmosphere in the small venue as they were to enjoy hits from the band’s album, which charted at number two on release last week.

The 40 minute set passed quickly, with personal highlights being the wonderfully melodic “Your Loves Whore” and the dark “Storms”. New album tracks such as “Lisbon” were also aired, although most of the crowd seemed to prefer their bigger hits or the buzz of creating moshpits in the red-lit nightclub, which has in recent weeks hosted Slaves and The Vaccines for similar album launch parties. 

The band’s tracks lend themselves to live performance and have a distinct atmospheric indie tone to them. Although I have now managed to see them four times, until recently I never considered myself a big fan. However, since first seeing them support Swim Deep back in September 2013 they have upped their game, losing their shy-indie stage presence which can be so irritating and hard to watch. The have developed a confidence which perfectly fits the tracks they play and their audience. An increased appetite for the big occasion and confidence in their songs will stand them in good stead as they headline big venues, including Brixton Academy (5000 capacity) and Manchester’s Albert Hall (2000), on their largest ever UK tour this September.