Culture Diary w/c 10-09-12
Monday – Vertigo 1.40pm @ FACT It was revealed in the September issue of Sight & Sound magazine that, after an unbroken half century of hegemony, Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane had lost top...
The Big Interview: Lauren Laverne
We spoke to BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Lauren Laverne about indie-pop stardom, her debut novel and what she really thinks about today’s bands… Lauren Laverne first came to public – and our...
The World of Tim Burton
With Hallowe’en on the way, The World of Tim Burton is a perfect excuse to reacquaint ourselves with this maverick of the macabre… This week saw FACT’s The World of Tim Burton season...
The Big Interview: George Shaw
We met painter, Turner Prize 2011 nominee, and John Moores Painting Prize 2012 judge, George Shaw, to talk honestly about prizes, other artists and being misanthropic … The Double Negative: Alongside judging the...
Natalie McCool – in the ascendency
We spoke to Natalie McCool about songwriting with Macca, the tabloid press and Bernard Butler… We’re a little early for our slot to interview Natalie McCool, so we wait as she finishes soundchecking....
Film Podcast #7: Faust
DW Mault reviews Russian director Alexander Sokurov’s Faust. This version of the German legend – in which a man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge – won the Golden...
Alien Anthology All-Nighter @ FACT
Unintended jump-cuts and radio-silence seemed par for the course, but Kevin Hunt found out it made for an all the more enthralling fan-based experience… Billed as a test of endurance, a movie marathon...
Culture Diary w/c 03-09-12
Monday – Natalie McCool, Thin Air single launch, 8pm @ Studio 2, Parr Street £3 Recently Louder than War’s New Artist Of The Day, John Robb said of Natalie McCool: “A striking look,...