Ken Loach and The Spirit of ’45
DW Mault talks to director Ken Loach about new film The Spirit of ’45, his appearance on Question Time and the new left… Ken Loach exists in a vacuum, a place unloved and...
DW Mault talks to director Ken Loach about new film The Spirit of ’45, his appearance on Question Time and the new left… Ken Loach exists in a vacuum, a place unloved and...
Next week sees underground electronic label Upitup Records celebrate a decade swimming against the tide… In a city dominated by guitar music, it’s heartening that with passion and talent, a group of electronic...
DW Mault can’t help but be impressed by a stunning physical performance in Michaël R. Roskam’s Bullhead… Hunter S Thompson was fond of quoting Samuel Johnson as an explanation for his attempt (and failure)...
Lately, we’ve found ourselves on the receiving end of hurt feelings. We outline why it’s sometimes hard, but so important, to retain standards and therefore credibility… Writing critically, dispensing balanced, well-argued opinion...
Nothing is what it seems in the Open Eye Gallery’s latest exhibition… Arriving at the Open Eye Gallery for the latest exhibition, Mishka Henner’s Precious Commodities, you could be forgiven a genuine cartoon-style...
We talk good internships, inspiration and ambition with Czech graphic designer Martina Calajová… We first meet Martina Calajová in the offices of Smiling Wolf when she makes us a (great) cup of coffee,...
Last weekend Threshold was three years old. We were on the look-out for signs of maturity… It must be tempting, when you have three days and virtually all of the available creative space...
Monday – Stornoway 8pm @ the Kazimier £13 If drawing unfair and lazy comparisons to Mumford and Sons – yes there are pianos and organs involved – Oxford quartet Stornoway evoke none of the repellent...
Film Podcast #24: A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman by The Double Negative on Mixcloud DW Mault reviews this ‘factually incorrect’ animated biography of Graham Arthur Chapman, one...