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,...
Playlist #21: Soundtrack to your life
Adam Scovell on the soundtrack to the movie of his life… When wandering the streets with my reality blockers (or headphones as some people call them) on full, it becomes extremely easy to...
Who loves the Sleepy Sun?
With Liverpool International Festival of Psychedelia closing in, treat yourself to an appetiser in the form of California’s Sleepy Sun… In June 2009, Sleepy Sun burst onto the scene with their hazy psyche-strewn...
Aaron Williamson: The Eavesdropper and Other Stories
Aaron Williamson: an artist operating with all the chaos, confusion and trouble-causing of the avant-garde tradition… On Tuesday afternoon, the Bluecoat played host to a conversation between artistic director of the Biennial, Sally...
Jeffrey Lewis – Anti-Folk Implosion
Jeffrey Lewis, New York’s anti-folk anti-hero took time out ahead of his recent gig at the Kazimier to chat sibling rivalry and crazy drivers… It’s not always the enormous, monolithic artists who illicit...