Radical Futures
Lesley Taker looks back at our Summers of Discontent and asks: how did the city’s art scene embrace the anarchic power of 100 years of Liverpool Radicalism? Liverpool is one of Britian’s most...
2011: A Year in Gigs
In the final part of the triology, Jon Davies discusses some of the best – and worst – gigs in Liverpool over 2011… I should start by pointing out that reviewing a year...
Playlists #2: In The Cut?
On the eve of the New Year, Marc Hall considers the fine margins between the haves and the have nots of the past year. As 2011 passes into the history books, all that’s...
Republic of The Moon – Reviewed
Does FACT’s new exhibition have the right stuff, or were we left howling at the moon? Our fascination with the moon is as old as time itself. Unlike the life-giving sun, our relationship...
A Seismic Shift: 2011 Liverpool Venues in Review
In the second part of a series, Jon Davies considers a year of venues lost and found… 2011 was the first year proper we saw a major change in landscape and venues available...
… And A Happy New Year: Culture Diary NYE Round-Up
Ordinarily, Culture Diary is a strictly weekly affair, but as it’s New Year and there are a few picks of the bunch, we thought we’d focus our attention squarely on the business end...
Hey Scenesters! 2011 Liverpool Music in Review
Jon Davies on the bands that made for an eclectic and ultimately satisfying musical landscape this year… When Indica Ritual decided to call it a day, the Liverpool music scene lost an ally...
The Voyages of Sinbad The Sailor – Reviewed
Against our better judgement, we headed to the Unity Theatre in hope of a Christmas miracle – the panto we can all enjoy! We’re self-confessed panto-phobes (we just made the word up now,...
Les Enfants du Paradis – Reviewed
Rachael Jones on a classic of French Cinema recently restored by the British Film Institute… Seeing a film that lasts more than three hours takes preparation. You need enough caffeine to see you...