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04/12/2009 The Selected Journals of Lysippus Bunce esq Diplomat and Gentleman Raconteur. Part Three By Simon George
01/12/2009 The Silent Voices by Gareth Draper
04/11/2009 The Selected Journals of Lysippus Bunce esq Diplomat and Gentleman Raconteur. Part Two by Simon George
02/11/2009 Imaginary, Fantastic, Bizarre & Other Poems by Carmina Masoliver
07/11/2009 The Options Are Open By Alasdair Kay
07/11/2009 Hailing a New Puritan By Alasdair Kay
“This time, now? I feel that there’s a genuine crisis in bookselling and also in publishing, and these are both going to effect who gets published and who stays published. The less obviously commercial writers are now being picked up by smaller imprints, not making it into the major chains and, so, probably not being able to support themselves by writing. This may not give them the free time they need to develop. Writers need to be able to waste time as well as madly toil.”
31/07/2009 An Untamed Sense of Control: John Walz By Alasdair Kay
There is a photographer nestled away in Ohio, carefully snapping away pictures of the everyday and the surreal. He is currently compiling a collection of photographs depicting behind the scenes in the US fight scene, whilst creating modern expressive collages overlapping public, historic and private features for an exhibition later this year. He is an artist and a businessman; in control of the way he captures the untamed behaviour around him…
25/07/2009 A Fresh Coat of Paint for Sean Condon (Part II) By Alasdair Kay
…When asked if he will ever write another travelog, Sean doesn’t completely rule out the possibility but says “It seems very unlikely. I’m old now, and just about to become a father, so I think that ship has sailed. I would have loved to have done a book with David in Japan, though. Maybe when I’m older and even less relevant.” However, with the success due Michael Sweeney’s Method and the film and TV work in the pipelines, Sean perhaps doesn’t need the thrills of travel to inspire him any more…
20/7/2009 Russian Doll by Jessica Patient
15/07/2009 A Fresh Coat of Paint for Sean Condon (Part I) By Alasdair Kay
” …And so I kept writing, week after week, month after month, still with no clear idea of where to take the story – or who to kill. Some writers say that they like to see where their characters will take them; I’m not so sure about this. I mean, obviously your characters can lead you in certain directions within the story but they – or at least mine – can’t create the story; for better or worse, that’s the author’s job. “
1/07/2009 Spidermilk By Alasdair Kay
Spidermilk exist as a kind of modern folk unit that belies easy description, the best way to get an impression being to pick up a copy of their self-titled EP or visit them at www.spidermilk.co.uk and decide for yourself. What can be said for sure is they are a four-piece comprising Luke, Jack, Lorna and Dan, and they are finding themselves pretty busy these days. I caught up with them between gigs to find out how it’s going for the Norwich four-piece.
8/6/2009 The Selected Journals of Lysippus Bunce esq Diplomat and Gentleman Raconteur by Simon George
21/5/2009 Poetry by Tensei Sugahara
Ink Drawings: Tensei Sugahara
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24/03/2008 Life is Not a Malfunction By Katie Ford
Its not that the ever growing phenomenon of music made by lo-fi circuit bending is indescribable, it’s just that describing what it is doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have any idea what it sounds like. It is 1970s low-budget films colliding with children’s television. It is made up of sounds you’ve heard before but somehow sound like this is the first time they’ve ever reverberated around your eardrums. Sometimes this is a good thing and sometimes its not.
28/1/2008 Its Not Just A Wasteland Afterall By Katie Ford
Cushions and shelter from the rain were probably some likely causes of the descent into the Poetry Tent at Latitude Festival 2007. However, it would seem that the organisers also substantially underestimated the amount of festivalgoers who would want to attend the poetry area on a regular basis. The crowd around the tent often reached ten people deep back from its entrance in the hope to catch a glimpse of some of the diverse performers put on this stage. Here, Katie Ford explores East Anglia’s role in poetrys rejuvenation.
13/04/2008 Technical Fix or Hearts and Minds? By Lewis Spurgin
Many aspects of modern society cannot be sustained. A world with a continually growing population, an increasing number of desperately poor, an increasing militarization, and unrestrained consumption and individualism cannot be sustained. A world of increasing economic, technical and financial complexity cannot be sustained.
25/3/2007 Gold and Whalebone By Matthew Hamblion
11/2/2007 Electrocuting Brian Wilson and the Ethic of Play By Sam Clodd
Much attention has been given already to the contradictions of a ‘music industry’ and the implication that making innovative art can consistently be reconciled with corporate profiteering. However, less has been written about those who attempt to remain ‘independent’ as musicians. Here, Sam Clodd provides a welcome critique of creative autonomy.
11/2/2007 Can we buy our way out of an environmental disaster? By Lewis Spurgin
In 2005, ethical and green consumerism was reported to be worth £29.3 billion in the UK, surpassing the retail market for alcohol and cigarettes.[1] Whilst this may seem impressive, are we actually saving the world? John Bellamy Foster, author and editor of Monthly Review, argues that if the huge environmental crises facing us are to be averted, much larger scale change is required. Lewis Spurgin asked him some questions on the subject.
