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A self-indulgent letter from our editor... Thank you for picking up a copy of The Mic, the University of Nottingham’s only official music magazine, written by students, for students. All of us here at The Mic believe that Nottingham is an incredible city for music. Its countless venues attract some of the biggest and best acts in the UK and beyond, it has a thriving local scene, and of course its fantastic pubs and bars are the best place to sit down and relive the gig over a pint. If you have a passion for music and journalism, The Mic is for you. Not only are we the only society that focuses solely on music journalism, we can offer our writers the opportunity to see gigs in Nottingham for free. This Christmas we’ve been looking back over the year and asking our writers to review 2014! Inside these pages you will read about what we think has been good, bad and ugly (but mainly good) about the past year in music, as well as what there is to look forward to in 2015. This autumn our new team has taken up the reins and built on the amazing achievements of last year’s committee. Without them The Mic wouldn’t be what it is today, and now it’s our job to take it into the future. If you fancy writing for our next issue or our website, or want to get involved in The Mic in any way, drop me an email at themiceditors@gmail.com. Join us! Alex Orosa Editor-in-Chief