Playlist #17: What’s Up Matador?
Searching for new music inspiration? It may be wise to start by checking which label signed your favourite band… What are the factors which dictate music taste, the type of genres we love...
Studio Series: Ailie Rutherford
We poke around Ailie Rutherford’s workspace at The Royal Standard Studios… Please describe your space. It’s in The Royal Standard, quite a small space. I have some books, drawing stuff, tools, my laptop...
Stanya Kahn: It’s Cool, I’m Good – Reviewed
If at first you don’t succeed. Stanya Kahn kicks off Abandon Normal Devices. “When something doesn’t work out,” intones the heavily made-up woman on screen, “it’s not because it’s a bad idea. It’s...
Ital @ The Shipping Forecast – Reviewed
With a fresh take on events promotion, Matt Longworth finds deep house and high-times easy to come by… Music inspired events company Deep Hedonia’s first venture at the Kazimier was a hard act...
The Match Box – Reviewed
The Match Box, Frank McGuinness’s new play has had its run extended once more at the Playhouse Studio. Just what makes it so compelling? There’s no hiding in the Playhouse Studio. It is...
Artist of the Month: Will Daw
Meet Will Daw, one-time Ninja warrior, and our latest Artist of the Month… The thing about doing this job is that, necessarily, you are thrown in the way of arts practitioners. Getting to...
Culture Diary w/c 02-07-12
Monday – Milk Maid @ Bumper (call for details – 0151 707 9902) – CANCELLED The Manchester-based four-piece Milk Maid kicked off a tour last week in support of new album, Mostly No....
God’s Official @ the Unity Theatre – Reviewed
Slap bang in the middle of the European Championships, would a play featuring a kidnapped referee prove well-timed or enhance our football fatigue? Football, it’s a funny old game. Or so they say....
Quatermass and the Pit – Previewed
In Quatermass and the Pit, the Hammer Horror studio showed it was capable of much more than dodgy special effects and ripped bodices, argues Adam Scovell… There’s a certain assumption, understandably perhaps, surrounding...