Mon 26/09
Nirvana - Nevermind 20th Anniversary Edition
In an era when Sonic Youth (Goo, 1990), Dinosaur Jr. (Green Mind, 1991) and Pavement (Slanted and Enchanted, 1992) where arguably making more interesting (read better) records, it would be churlish verging on the insane to ignore that Kurt Cobain and his band captured the zeitgeist; his tragic death just three years later confirming Nirvana's status as an epoch-defining force. Tomorrow sees the release of Nevermind 20 years on, and in various formats, boasting rarities and live footage of the band. Does it still stand up? You tell us.
Thurs 29/09
AND Festival, various venues across the region
The festival of new cinema and digital culture returns for a third year in venues across Liverpool, Manchester and Preston. Boasting a range of challenging offerings, we're willing to bet one of the highlights is certain to be Atalonia, an ambitious, experiential theatre tour (it says here). Working on ideas around a newly discovered world within the Earth, The Kazimier's Venya Krutikov described it to us as "a fantastical guided tour through uncharted territory" - sounds great!
http://andfestival.org.uk/event/kazimier-present-atalonia
Clerks, 20:50 @ FACT
It seems a week doesn't go by lately that something showing at FACT doesn't feature on this blog. It's always merited though, and this week is no different. Kevin Smith's debut (and slacker classic) Clerks is given an outing this Thursday, before the release of what he's calling his final movie, Red State (reportedly his best, probably since Clerks). Reputedly shot for $27,000, and introducing an unsuspecting world to Jay & Silent Bob, we strongly recommend you take another look at this hilarity on a shoe-string piece.
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/clerks
Fri 30/09
Melancholia
Though director Lars von Trier was sensationally made 'persona non grata' at Cannes earlier this year for his misjudged stab at, shall we say, Hitler humour, his film still earned rave reviews at the festival, and won lead Kirsten Dunst the best actress gong. Set against a backdrop of impending apocalypse, Melancholia features a strong cast, including a return for Charlotte Gainsbourg (glutten for punishment?), playing sister to Dunst's bride, Justine. Whatever your thoughts of von Trier, you can't accuse him, or his output of being boring.
http://www.melancholiathemovie.com/#_trailer
Dirtblonde @ Static, £2. Doors 9pm
With an EP launch just around the corner, you can catch the band this Friday for a bargainous £2, with support provided by Esa Shields and Rachele Whatever. Compared to The Jesus And Mary Chain by Alan McGee they definitely have a propensity toward shoe-gaze, while live, they aren't unlike The Kills. Either way, if you want some rock 'n' roll thrills on the cheap this Friday - and who doesn't - you can't go too far wrong by heading to Static on Roscoe Lane.
http://dirtblonde.co.uk/
The Double Negative
thedoublenegative.co.uk is coming...
Sunday 25 September 2011
Monday 19 September 2011
Culture Diary, Week Commencing 19/09/2011
Mon 19/09
The Big Lebowski, 6:30 @ FACT
Looking for something that'll really tie your Monday evening together? Look no farther, for FACT (in Conjunction with Waxxx magazine) are showing the Coen brothers' 90's slacker-classic The Big Lebowski. Based (very) loosely on Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, TBL boasts a fine ensemble cast (featuring Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Julianne Moore), with Jeff Bridges stealing the show as The Dude. If you've never seen it, I urge you to check it out at the earliest opportunity - tonight then? You may see us there, just make mine a white russian...
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/waxxx-film-nights-the-big-lebowski
Thurs 22/09
No Woman No Cry, PV, 6pm-8pm @ The royal Standard
Artist collective, Inner City Mainline present No Woman No Cry (named after a piece in the show rather than the song) at artist led studios and gallery, The Royal Standard. The group, drawn from London and Bristol, visit cities and produce artworks (and a publication) in response to their new environment. At the end of their stay in Liverpool, they will add the Liverpool edition of their publication to the exhibition, so watch this space!
http://intercitymainline.co.uk/
Fri 23/09
Page 1: A Year Inside The New York Times
Amid the maelstrom of 'hackgate', it's perhaps easy to forget the ongoing difficulties faced by print media in a quickly changing world. This film, premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the industry's transformation. Boasting unprecedented access to The NY Times newsroom, film maker Andrew Rossi charts print-media's and in-particular, The Times' response to this ever-changing and increasingly unsteady landscape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AB16Ru6JBc
Slow Club, 8pm @ The Kazimier, £10
Described in some quarters as the UK's answer to The White Stripes, Sheffield's Slow Club (who, like the Detroit rockers, happen to be a boy/girl duo), boast a little more subtlety and offer a melodious line in harmonies with a greater shared vocal responsibility. That isn't to say they don't rock either, and if they're a new name on you, why not give yourself something to look forward to this week and book your tickets for a Friday at The Kazimier, where they'll be ably supported by Liverpool based Stealing Sheep and Dead Cities.
http://www.thekazimier.co.uk/event.php?id=39
The Big Lebowski, 6:30 @ FACT
Looking for something that'll really tie your Monday evening together? Look no farther, for FACT (in Conjunction with Waxxx magazine) are showing the Coen brothers' 90's slacker-classic The Big Lebowski. Based (very) loosely on Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep, TBL boasts a fine ensemble cast (featuring Steve Buscemi, John Goodman and Julianne Moore), with Jeff Bridges stealing the show as The Dude. If you've never seen it, I urge you to check it out at the earliest opportunity - tonight then? You may see us there, just make mine a white russian...
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/waxxx-film-nights-the-big-lebowski
Thurs 22/09
No Woman No Cry, PV, 6pm-8pm @ The royal Standard
Artist collective, Inner City Mainline present No Woman No Cry (named after a piece in the show rather than the song) at artist led studios and gallery, The Royal Standard. The group, drawn from London and Bristol, visit cities and produce artworks (and a publication) in response to their new environment. At the end of their stay in Liverpool, they will add the Liverpool edition of their publication to the exhibition, so watch this space!
http://intercitymainline.co.uk/
Fri 23/09
Page 1: A Year Inside The New York Times
Amid the maelstrom of 'hackgate', it's perhaps easy to forget the ongoing difficulties faced by print media in a quickly changing world. This film, premiered this year at the Sundance Film Festival, chronicles the industry's transformation. Boasting unprecedented access to The NY Times newsroom, film maker Andrew Rossi charts print-media's and in-particular, The Times' response to this ever-changing and increasingly unsteady landscape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AB16Ru6JBc
Slow Club, 8pm @ The Kazimier, £10
Described in some quarters as the UK's answer to The White Stripes, Sheffield's Slow Club (who, like the Detroit rockers, happen to be a boy/girl duo), boast a little more subtlety and offer a melodious line in harmonies with a greater shared vocal responsibility. That isn't to say they don't rock either, and if they're a new name on you, why not give yourself something to look forward to this week and book your tickets for a Friday at The Kazimier, where they'll be ably supported by Liverpool based Stealing Sheep and Dead Cities.
http://www.thekazimier.co.uk/event.php?id=39
Sunday 11 September 2011
Culture Diary, Week Commencing 12/09/2011
Mon 12/09
Ladytron - Gravity the Seducer
Ladytron, while never fully given the press attention their output deserves, have remained immune to compromise. Producing one polished record after the next, Gravity the Seducer (their 5th studio album) proves they are far from spent. Featuring the superb Ace of Hz (see link below) the quartet are more than capable of producing beyond one decade's worth of polished synth-powered soundscapes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_3CCqvljA
Star Wars: The Complete Saga DVD/Blu-Ray
One box-set too far? George Lucas is something of a punch bag these days (some would argue, fairly), but you still can't take away from that superb first Star Wars trilogy. This latest in a line of re-mastered releases has a formidable array of special features and extras which should keep even the most rabid 'Wars fan happy.
http://www.starwars.com/themovies/saga/preorder_bluray/index.html
Tues 13/09
The Last Picture Show @ FACT
Regarded as an indisputable classic, Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 opus pays homage to Hollywood's golden age of cinema. Starring a young Jeff Bridges and Cybil Shepherd (making her movie debut), it has all the hall marks of a great rites of passage story. Nice to see FACT continuing to do right by Cinema and punters alike.
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/classic-tuesday---the-last-picture-show
Fri 16/09
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Will Let The Right One In director Tomas Alfredson provide the requisite chill factor to le Carre's ultimate cold war thriller in this big screen update? Certainly, if the cast is anything to go by, it should be an absolute treat. In what reads as a veritable who's who of British screen talent, Gary Oldman takes on the role Alec Guinness made his own in the BBC's masterful 80's adaptation, as George Smiley, jaded espionage veteran of 'The Circus'. Early reports suggest a slow-burn thriller, pitched perfectly to thrill modern audiences, while satisfying the biggest fans of the classic TV version.
http://www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com/main/paralax.htm#project
Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion @ The Caledonia
Surely sporting one of the greatest names in the world of experimental jazz, Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion grace The Caledonia every other Friday. Not a city over-endowed with opportunities to see live jazz of this standard (check their myspace), we count ourselves lucky this regular gig is right on our doorstep.
http://www.myspace.com/marleychingus
Ladytron - Gravity the Seducer
Ladytron, while never fully given the press attention their output deserves, have remained immune to compromise. Producing one polished record after the next, Gravity the Seducer (their 5th studio album) proves they are far from spent. Featuring the superb Ace of Hz (see link below) the quartet are more than capable of producing beyond one decade's worth of polished synth-powered soundscapes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_3CCqvljA
Star Wars: The Complete Saga DVD/Blu-Ray
One box-set too far? George Lucas is something of a punch bag these days (some would argue, fairly), but you still can't take away from that superb first Star Wars trilogy. This latest in a line of re-mastered releases has a formidable array of special features and extras which should keep even the most rabid 'Wars fan happy.
http://www.starwars.com/themovies/saga/preorder_bluray/index.html
Tues 13/09
The Last Picture Show @ FACT
Regarded as an indisputable classic, Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 opus pays homage to Hollywood's golden age of cinema. Starring a young Jeff Bridges and Cybil Shepherd (making her movie debut), it has all the hall marks of a great rites of passage story. Nice to see FACT continuing to do right by Cinema and punters alike.
http://www.fact.co.uk/whats-on/classic-tuesday---the-last-picture-show
Fri 16/09
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Will Let The Right One In director Tomas Alfredson provide the requisite chill factor to le Carre's ultimate cold war thriller in this big screen update? Certainly, if the cast is anything to go by, it should be an absolute treat. In what reads as a veritable who's who of British screen talent, Gary Oldman takes on the role Alec Guinness made his own in the BBC's masterful 80's adaptation, as George Smiley, jaded espionage veteran of 'The Circus'. Early reports suggest a slow-burn thriller, pitched perfectly to thrill modern audiences, while satisfying the biggest fans of the classic TV version.
http://www.tinker-tailor-soldier-spy.com/main/paralax.htm#project
Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion @ The Caledonia
Surely sporting one of the greatest names in the world of experimental jazz, Marley Chingus Jazz Explosion grace The Caledonia every other Friday. Not a city over-endowed with opportunities to see live jazz of this standard (check their myspace), we count ourselves lucky this regular gig is right on our doorstep.
http://www.myspace.com/marleychingus
Friday 9 September 2011
Liverpool 2011: Art in Revolution?
An afternoon of discussion featuring The Royal Standard and the Curator of the Liverpool 1911: Art in Revolution exhibition, chaired by Artistic Director of The Bluecoat, Bryan Biggs.
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/exhibitions/art-in-revolution/
http://www.the-royal-standard.com/studioartists/#25
Sunday 4 September 2011
Culture Diary, Week Commencing 05/09/2011
Tues 06/09
Wooden Shjips @ The Kazimier, 8PM, £10
San Fran quartet Wooden Shjips visit their unique brand of psyche-rock/garage excesses on The Kazimier this week, a venue suiting their style perfectly. Ably supported by their countrymen The Fresh & Onlys and Liverpool based survivors Mugstar, this gig seems a steal at a tenner - get down there pronto.
http://www.myspace.com/woodenshjips
Carla Scott Fullerton// Cut-Fill-Skim @ The Royal Standard
Part of the appeal of Vauxhall's Royal Standard artist led studios and gallery is the willingness of its directors to open the doors up for a residency programme. This latest has seen Glasgow School of Art graduate Carla Scott Fullerton spend a month in Liverpool working toward showing the results in the exhibition space in TRS. Working with industrial materials, Fullerton's creative process is informed by architectural semiotics, and our relationship with the built environment.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103011379803974#!/event.php?eid=214136711973110
http://www.gsamfa.com/2008/carla_scott_fullerton.php
Thurs 08/09
Emily & The Faves @ Que Pasa, £3
Surely still feeling the residual glow of the warmest of receptions for the debut album released in June, catch Emily & The Faves near the start of a number of dates for September in the surrounds of Que Pasa on Lark Lane. Combining a great pop sensibility with a dreamy psyche feel to the well-crafted, catchy songs, here is a band fully deserving of their growing status in and beyond Liverpool.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103011379803974#!/emilyandthefaves?sk=app_178091127385
Fri 09/09
Troll Hunter
Mimicking the viral campaign and feel of The Blair Witch Project, Troll Hunter blusters onto cinema screens later this week with nothing but rave reviews ushering it in. Drawing heavily on the centuries old myth and legend of his homeland, Norwegian director Andre Ovredal has created a monster flick capable of garnering both critical and popular acclaim. The action follows a group of students embarking on an expose of bear hunting for a college assignment, but as the title suggests, their investigations uncover something quite different. Have a gander at the trailer below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEo7H9tqSM
Wooden Shjips @ The Kazimier, 8PM, £10
San Fran quartet Wooden Shjips visit their unique brand of psyche-rock/garage excesses on The Kazimier this week, a venue suiting their style perfectly. Ably supported by their countrymen The Fresh & Onlys and Liverpool based survivors Mugstar, this gig seems a steal at a tenner - get down there pronto.
http://www.myspace.com/woodenshjips
Carla Scott Fullerton// Cut-Fill-Skim @ The Royal Standard
Part of the appeal of Vauxhall's Royal Standard artist led studios and gallery is the willingness of its directors to open the doors up for a residency programme. This latest has seen Glasgow School of Art graduate Carla Scott Fullerton spend a month in Liverpool working toward showing the results in the exhibition space in TRS. Working with industrial materials, Fullerton's creative process is informed by architectural semiotics, and our relationship with the built environment.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103011379803974#!/event.php?eid=214136711973110
http://www.gsamfa.com/2008/carla_scott_fullerton.php
Thurs 08/09
Emily & The Faves @ Que Pasa, £3
Surely still feeling the residual glow of the warmest of receptions for the debut album released in June, catch Emily & The Faves near the start of a number of dates for September in the surrounds of Que Pasa on Lark Lane. Combining a great pop sensibility with a dreamy psyche feel to the well-crafted, catchy songs, here is a band fully deserving of their growing status in and beyond Liverpool.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=103011379803974#!/emilyandthefaves?sk=app_178091127385
Fri 09/09
Troll Hunter
Mimicking the viral campaign and feel of The Blair Witch Project, Troll Hunter blusters onto cinema screens later this week with nothing but rave reviews ushering it in. Drawing heavily on the centuries old myth and legend of his homeland, Norwegian director Andre Ovredal has created a monster flick capable of garnering both critical and popular acclaim. The action follows a group of students embarking on an expose of bear hunting for a college assignment, but as the title suggests, their investigations uncover something quite different. Have a gander at the trailer below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLEo7H9tqSM
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