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Maria Kempinska, Jongleurs : Interview

Can a woman be beautiful and funny? I have heard many intelligent men say no, but I totally disagree. But the road to comedy fame is decidedly harder....

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Business Interview : Colin Leslie Eyewear

People need to appreciate that we are all responsible for our environment. If we wish to maintain certain standards and ways of living, we need to....

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Drawing Inspiration

Symbols don't mean anything; rather they are fecund triggers to the imagination that allow meaning to arise through their contemplation....

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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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Getting Blind on Jailhouse Wine

Went to a party in the county jail, threw my spleen up in a rusty pail....

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Max Richter – Memoryhouse revisited

Vinyl release of Max Richter's memoryhouse and a rare Barbican performance on Jan 24 of this masterwork. ...

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Mlada Fronta : Every Thing

Every Thing really does do what it says on the tin: the set includes every track, every remix, every video and even digital versions of all the artwork, press and live photos from the last two...

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The Princely Treasures of Liechtenstein

My senses did register the location as a slightly jarring combination of old and new, however my impressions were still that of awe and gilded opulence. ...

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Burton Morris : Poptastic

When I paint a coffee cup it is because it represents the coffee shop culture as a whole. Something that is very much a part of my daily life....

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Brighton Dome : earsthetic

Meshing together visual art, new electronic music and experimental soundscapes, the programme of events aims to celebrate artists who break new ground with their symbiosis of sound and visuals....

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We’re masochists (Imperial Teen)

'We're not in a gay band, we're just in a band. On the other hand we're not NOT in a gay band, I just think 'who cares?'' Imperial Teen interview....

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Hanging Offence : Arebyte Gallery

'We intend to make Arebyte a space dedicated to research and the practice of New Media and Performance arts.' Nimrod Vardi talks to Trebuchet...

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Dad Rock : How Music Taste Changes

As we settle down and middle age begins to creep in, the last musical age, as identified by the researchers, is dominated by 'sophisticated' – such as jazz and classical – and 'unpretentious' –...

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These Hidden Hands [Album]

Here the nostalgia isn't simplistically or naively wistful, but darker and tenser....

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Hanging Offence : Vitrine, Bermondsey Street

There is nothing better than entering an artist’s studio and just knowing that by collaborating with this person something amazing can be created...

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Luna Rossa : Interview

'The Sleeping Pills & Lullabies title was an idea of mine. It was the idea of two different ways of falling asleep…'...

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The Archive : Obsession, Festivals and Time

There are so many regulations. I think the way the UK is policed these days it would be very difficult to do free festivals...

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Important podcasts to Improve Your Life.

In podcasts alternative media has become truly democratised: anyone with a point of view can reach an audience (and by repeating the process achieve fame) with little technical knowledge and less...

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Breed 77 / Fozzy : Sub 89 [Live]

This is the first time I've seen bras thrown at the band; you don't get that at prog gigs....

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Seamus Heaney RIP

Few Nobel laureates make visits to state schools to discuss poetry. Heaney did....

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Sarah Sense : Weaving Water

Photography in Weaving Water acts as a political statement, and stands for the social and technological integration of different cultures. ...

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Somaticae : Catharsis

A totally distinctive set of odd atmospheres, abrupt gear shifts and unique combinations that sticks in the mind...

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A dormant thread in old blues (Vintage Trouble)

'All bullshit aside, these are bands that are taking the road that we've taken, which is real raw recorded music'. Vintage Trouble talk. ...

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Randall Dunn Interview

I don't think that the world has become a horrible place. I think that we should be more aware of now rather than some idea of the future. ...

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Why ‘Chav’ is a Feminist Issue

The discourse around ‘chavs’ can be a cover for denigrating the social agency and sexual autonomy of working-class women, as well as wider political attacks on the working class. ...

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Maschine : Rubidium

Contemporary progressive rock at its best, mixing metal, jazz and rock in a seamless blend...

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Imperial Teen : The Borderline

Confidence building from song to song, Imperial Teen’s vocal harmonies were perfect and their friendship and upbeat personality poured over the crowd like an infectious smile. ...

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The Rebirth of Nature : Louise McNaught

A magical world where animals are gods, magic exists, and things around us possess an ethereal, delicate yet simultaneously bold appearance. LouiseMcNaught at DegreeArt...

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Mudhoney : HMV Forum

'themes of angst and resentment rage against the hagiography, by self and others, of youth'...

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Manga to Movies

Japanese films have retaken the box office in their home market in a major shift not seen since the 1960s....

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