HMV Rings Death Knell
HMV goes into administration: another death knell for the high street or succor for local industry? As HMV called in the receivers my mind was immediately shunted back to two Christmases worth of working in...
Film Podcast #17: Top Ten Films of 2012
Film Podcast #17: Top Ten Films of 2012 by The Double Negative on Mixcloud With the Golden Globe winners just having been revealed, and the Baftas and Oscars yet to come, we look...
Sounds of 2013?
The BBC announce their ‘most promising new music acts’ of 2013. We ask: is it simply a look at the new wave of new beige? So here we are again, picking out the...
Culture Diary w/c 14-01-13
Tuesday – Jiro Dreams of Sushi 8.30pm @ FACT Jiro Ono is the 85 year old master chef at a 10-seater sushi restaurant, secreted away in an underground station in Tokyo. The clue...
A lecture, love, in love’s philosophy
A lecture in love’s philosophy? Linda Pittwood considers Open Eye Gallery’s latest exhibition, A Lecture Upon The Shadow… “Stand still, and I will read to thee / A lecture, love, in love’s philosophy...
Week at a Glance 11-01-13
David Bowie releases first new material in a decade Icon David Bowie celebrated his 66th birthday this week by releasing his first new material in a decade. The single, Where are We Now? (pictured...
What are short films for?
Back in November, DW Mault attended FACT’s Liverpool film night. Would he leave any the wiser about short film? What are short films for? What are their uses? Do they exist to...
Catch Them While You Can
A New Year is barely upon us but if you’re not careful you’re liable to miss out on some fine exhibitions doing the rounds… Post Liverpool Biennial 2012 you could be forgiven for...
Winter Sparks Screenings
Running alongside a new exhibition, FACT have programmed a quartet of electrifying films to inspire… If you’ve popped into FACT lately, you’re probably aware of new exhibition Winter Sparks (read our review), inspired...