A new film about photographer Shirley Baker is to be unveiled soon. Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens, is the first feature length documentary devoted to Shirley’s life and work, and will take place on May 18th at the Centre for British Photography, Jermyn St, London W1. Shirley Baker: Life Through a Lens is written and produced…
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Acid Jazz & Other Illicit Grooves record label celebrates 35 years of trailblazing music with a series of residencies, touring locations across the UK where Acid Jazz was arguably the strongest influence, in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Bristol and Luton The music, arts, dance & culture exhibition will host exclusive Q&As with Acid Jazz stalwarts of the scene,…
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This week we attended the preview of the new Centre for British Photography on Jermyn Street, in the centre of London. It is an exciting new development and one that feels right for photography now, celebrating and documenting the past while also making a determined effort to invest in and be a part of its…
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I expect that Beans on Toast, the popular folky festival artist, will be toning down the sweary language in his new series of children’s books. Called The Fascinating Adventures Of Little Bee, the books will be coming out in time for Christmas, launching on December 1st, and there’s an accompanying album too. Beans on Toast –…
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For the super techie amongst you, here’s an exclusive NFT, along with a charitable donation to Ukraine. YellowHeart, the NFT marketplace for music, ticketing and community tokens, which accepts both crypto and credit card payments, will release an exclusive NFT of Julian Lennon’s first recording of his father’s beloved song, “Imagine.” A portion of the…
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A giant image of the Mael brothers Ron and Russell, aka Sparks, has been carved into the sand on Brean beach, Somerset. The work was created by Simon Beck who was moved to create the impressive work to celebrate the release of the new film about the two, called The Sparks Brothers. Simon Beck, a…
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ODAS music project founded by Dean Freeman, releases their second EP on July 12th. Called The Film Between The Takes EP2 the four-track instrumental work follows EP1 which saw its release in January this year. What initially appealed to me about West Yorkshire based ODAS (formerly One Day, After School) was their connection with poetry –…
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The exciting outdoor theatre production On Edge is now out of lockdown and back on tour. The show is a unique and genre-defying blend of performance skills, superbly energetic and engaging, making this a groundbreaking piece of theatre. Dance, circus skills, puppetry and parkour converge in this piece with a message: to highlight the issue…
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While the country’s galleries and art spaces have been closed, it has been incumbent upon artists to find more ingenious ways to display their work. Someone who has been bringing artistic enjoyment and a sense of community to his neighbourhood for several years is artist and art project organiser Ahmed Farooqui, together with his partner…
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AERIAL is the Lake District’s innovative new festival of original work and commissions – online and free from 26 September 2020 Over 20 new works and commissions from over 40 artists will be accessible online and for free via aerialfestival.com from 26th September This was intended to be Aerial’s inaugural year but like all other live…
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