The Thing About Bowie
Ahead of a live screening from the David Bowie is exhibition, we take a look at the year that has seen the release of a new Bowie album, and, why we still care...
Field Trip: Hyper Japan
Cosplay, Nintendo and cakes with faces, all in a day’s work for Hyper Japan, the UK’s biggest J-culture showcase… The train on the way to Hyper Japan is packed with girls toting Hello...
How To Fall In Love – Reviewed
Helped on his way by disability theatre company RAWD, C James Fagan went off around Liverpool in search of love… As much as I can make out contemporary dating has much in common...
Culture Diary w/c 12-08-13
Monday – Art Everywhere Nationwide “22,000 poster sites, 57 works of art, 2 weeks.” Bus stops, tube stations and advertising hoardings combine to play host to “the world’s largest” exhibition. ‘Curated’ by the public...
The Big Interview: Marnie
Years spent in the bosom of a band means a foray into solo material can often go either way. We caught up with Ladytron’s Helen Marnie to talk about her first solo record,...
Studio Ghibli Season – Previewed
Internationally admired event movies and the perfect cure for a hangover? Studio Ghibli’s wonders never cease… Nursing a hangover on Saturday, it was with some relief to find My Neighbour Totoro, a product...
Studio Series: Igloo Coworking Space
Igloo Coworking Space was set up this year as a place for architects, designers, engineers and those who work in the construction industry to hang out and be productive. We caught up with...
Culture Diary w/c 05-08-13
Monday – From up on Poppy Hill various times @ FACT It says much of Studio Ghibli that each new addition to their stable is now greeted with fanfare (in the West as...
In Profile: Jackson Pollock
Conal Hughes considers the technique and influence of a giant of the 20th century art world, Jackson Pollock… Jackson Pollock kicked down the front door of abstract expressionism and continues to be a major...