Queerfest at FACT
Ahead of Queerfest at FACT, Amy Roberts appraises the influence on mainstream comedy of the Pope of Trash, John Waters… Remember that Kevin Bacon trivia game where he was the Six Degrees Of...
TEDxMerseyside – The New Futurism
C James Fagan ponders the wisdom in debates around The New Futurism. Around since the 80s, TED began life as a conference bringing people together from the worlds of technology, entertainment and design....
Culture Diary w/c 06-02-2012
Tuesday 7 – Evol Presents We Were Promised Jetpacks plus support from evelyn.is and Fieldhouse @ The Shipping Forecast, 8pm, £7 adv Signed to respected indie, Fat Cat Records and bearing the influence...
Out of This World: Kosmica at FACT
Jon Davies hopes for a stellar evening; a quartet of female speakers his guides… Since mid-December FACT has exhibited Republic of the Moon, a series of lunar inspired artworks, augmented by cult sci-fi film...
Mogadishu – Reviewed
Rachael Jones on a play for our times, but can it live up to its reputation… Following stints at the Lyric Hammersmith and Manchester Royal Exchange, Vivienne Frantzmann’s debut play Mogadishu arrives at the...
Beyond the Threshold
We spoke to Threshold festival director Chris Carney, and found there’s fight in this town yet… To the casual observer, not to mention those directly affected, the last few months have been chastening to...
Iona Kewney & Joseph Quimby
C James Fagan finds himself left almost dumbstruck by a performance demonstrating the incredible potential of the human form… Part of the programme accompanying Gina Czarnecki’s retrospective exhibition, and featuring in the exhibition...
Oliver Braid: My Five New Friends
For 18 months, artist Oliver Braid has been on a mission; aiming to become friends with the five most attractive male undergraduates from Glasgow School of Art, documenting each relationship, sparing none of...
Nat Baldwin – Reviewed
Jon Davies finds a Dirty Projector revelling in his solo status at Leaf, winning new fans in the process… A couple years ago I was an avid fan of the Dirty Projectors, I...