OPEN CALL – ‘MEMORIES of the FUTURE’ – The Analogue meets Digital Pop-up Shop – Nottingham, UK – 15th -19th October 2013 Memories of the Future will be a pop-up shop, exploring the relationship between traditional analogue formats, & the digital revolution within the independent creative sector. This will take […]

There are different ways to view ‘Ruins in Reverse’ and, unfortunately, none of them would make it seem good. The visitors of the new exhibition, hosted by the Project Space Tate Modern, will be disappointed, annoyed, even a bit anguished and definitely not delighted. ‘Ruins in Reverse’ is about the relationship […]

This September sees the launch of the much awaited Mardi Gras event in the city of Norwich. The event promises to be fun, colourful, exciting and won’t look out of place with the famous Mardi Gras events held in Rio di Janeiro, Sydney and New Orleans. Mardi Gras Norwich is […]

It can be a little tricky to define music in terms of epochs. Sub-genres wax and wane, bands bubble up and simmer down. With some, though, it is the space between releases that structure an era. The three years between Villagers’ Becoming a Jackal and new LP Awayland were the Villagerless years. They left me wanting. Only spinning the sensational début for […]

It is dusk at Knebworth and we had just finished rolling a joint while standing around in the crowd waiting for the show to begin. The stage was a 50ft monster, a fitting tribute to The Big Four, the oldest and in some circles best heavy metal bands to have […]

“I think you will find this quite interesting, read it.” My friend placed a mysterious white paperback into my hands. At first glance I thought he had given me some kind of self-help book. “Promise me you will read it. That book completely changed my view of success” he continued. […]

A theatre is photographed mid demolition. It’s a terrible loss to the arts. It’s the end of an icon. It’s just awful… or is it? Statements like this could be easily forgiven if one does some light homework on the producer of this image. The photographer, Rjuyi Miyamoto, has risen […]

‘Original material is a topic that concerns all aspects of the arts.’ Ideas, concepts, styles and genres are so quickly taken-up, run-ragged and exhausted in the high-tech age. It’s depressing to think that whatever you’re doing, someone has probably already done it better. But such a defeatist viewpoint isn’t helpful. […]