Now the Party’s Over. 2013

What happens if something good happens at the close of year? How can we definitively say what were the highlights of 2013 until it has actually finished? ...

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Slip Discs : Servants Jazz Quarters

A very varied night presented by the avowedly playful Slip Discs, committed to breaking down what they see as strict divisions between afficionados of contemporary composition and wider audiences...

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Loitered Lens : Wilko Johnson

Energy, manic onstage mannerisms, genius guitar playing and of course that trademark thousand yard stare. Wilko Johnson live....

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50 Years of Social Progress. Reversed.

People born in the 1960’s and 70’s will retire poorer than their parents...

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Alan De Niro : Tyrannia

The value of De Niro's writing is not in what is depicted but in tone, theme, and the disconcerting mood of the short pieces as they seed doubts and second-guesses in the reader. ...

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Happy Holidays from Trebuchet

2014 Cultural Forecasts and Happy Holidays from all the staff at Trebuchet...

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Hanging Offence : Hay Hill Gallery

'We don’t exhibit artworks - we showcase artists.' Hay Hill Gallery's Sarah Jones talks to Trebuchet...

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Wilko and Out

We came away wanting to stick our own big V to death and thinking we should all make more of the time we have left. Wilko Johnson is doing just that, and long may he continue....

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Charlie Billingham : Tender

It is this sense of paradoxical delight which pervades the playful tones of Charlie Billingham’s latest installation of paintings, marching uniformly across the red grid of the gallery walls. ...

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Loitered Lens : Valerie June

'incredible musicianship, vocal talent, and arresting looks' Valerie June in concert....

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A Christmas Consumer Guide to Ethical Food

Talking Turkey: A Christmas Consumer Guide to Ethical Food...

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666 Degrees of Separation

Manson has lost some of his ability to exercise the media for his own sinister purpose, but still retains the sanguine air of a devil in temporary chains....

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Hanging Offence : Large Glass

What do you dislike most about art? That it can get away with it…!...

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Ronin – Jambiya Video

With the amazing release of Abisso by OVO it’s seems a ripe time for Bruno D’s other amazing band Ronin to make a reappearance.  The iron being red hot this time they’ve chosen to...

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DJ Red : Interview

I was really inspired by artists such as Autechre, Plaid, Boards of Canada and Monolake. I get very inspired by Berlin too, the city in which I’m currently living. ...

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The Manic Shine : Let Go Or Be Dragged

The guitar interplay is way above average fantastic, riffing off each other, pushing the music into stratospheric trippy heights and reminiscent of some tasty prog, it’s deliciousness itself....

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Hanging Offence : Fiumano Fine Art

I dislike the notion that you have to be an expert to enjoy art. We all have eyes, a mind and a soul. ...

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Loitered Lens : Katey Brooks

Bluesy, country, folky, jazzy, Katey Brooks sure as hell mopped the floor with the depth of her vocal talent and her guitar sang out just as effortlessly smooth and celestial as she did....

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Total Kunt [Interview]

I think my song ‘Santa’s Sack’ would be perfect for the John Lewis Christmas ad campaign but there seems to be a big industry conspiracy against me for some reason....

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Applied Carpe Diem : Part 2

What makes a person choose whether or not to end one’s own life? It comes back to that tradeoff, I suppose, between quality vs. quantity....

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Dalglish : Interview

'looking for contentment in constant attempts to establish a connection to something which may not even be real, and finding at the end that there's still hope and drive.' Dalglish explains Niaiw Ot...

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The Fierce and the Dead : Spooky Action

There are elements of progressive rock, post-punk, indie/alternative and metal in the music, resulting in a record that is both all of those things and none of them. ...

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Pitch black, brutal, noisy, cinematic, psychedelic (OvO)

I have to say Ronin is a big effort, but Abisso was one of biggest efforts I've ever made. There's a lot of work behind this loose sound. Ovo...

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David Lynch : Remixes

Sitting alongside brand new tracks and previously unreleased instrumental versions are a slew of stunning remixes from the varied likes of Bastille, Hot Since 82, Venetian Snares and Bjorn Yttling...

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NOISE & whispers : GV Art

Produced partly in response to open call for sound works dealing with the interface between art and science, the show gives an overview of some of the main tendencies in contemporary sound art...

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Kentucky Fried 3D Printing

In a future where any garage, shed or corner of a living room could be turned into a miniature factory, what will be the point of large scale manufacturing?...

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Loitered Lens : The Pixies

The Pixies, taking the Lady Bracknell approach to band relations. Nick Henderson catches the band (and a glimpse of a Kim) at the Hammersmith Apollo....

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The Dead Daisies/Black Star Riders UK/Ireland Gigs

See those tail lights way in the distance? That’ll be The Dead Daisies....

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Valerie June : Islington Assembly Hall

She picked and plucked guitar, uke’ and banjo; stamped her strappy shoed feet, and embodied the soul, folk, blues, gospel, and bluegrass spirits of the past hundred years. Valerie June, live....

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Sarah Cressall (The Creation Station) [Interview]

The process of taking risks, trying new ideas, exploring new avenues and just asking the ‘what if ?’ and ‘I wonder how’ questions, is what makes us human...

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