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| INSIDE ISSUE NUMBER 18
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THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES
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TALK
| JEFFREY EUGENIDES | | Wednesday 9 October (6-7pm) | | @ Apollo Theatre, 29 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1V (020.7494.5399) Tube: Piccadilly Circus |
| | Price: £5.00 |
| Links: Orange Word | Review Of Middlesex | Eugenides Interview |
| If you're a fan of 40 Marlboro a day thinking man's voiceover, Lady Mariella Frostrup, you'd probably show up to hear her interview Edwina Curry, but in this literary treat she'll be chatting to Jeffrey Eugenides about his new novel Middlesex.
You'll be pleased to know that the novel isn't an attempt to bring that godless suburb of London to literary life, but rather an attempt to bring hermaphrodites out of the fire of myth into the cold light of biological day. Eugenides' own revelations about his reasons for writing this book are bound to send post-structuralists screaming for the semantic exit, but those with an interest in authorly motivation will enjoy hearing how his exploration of Tiresias and other mythical plura-sexuals led him to genetic defects caused by inbreeding in the remote Greek village that his family hail from.
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FILM
| BEAU TRAVAIL | | Wednesday 9 October (6:45pm) | | @ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly |
| | Price: general £6.50 | concessions £5.50 |
| Links: ICA | Bfi on Beau Travail | Review | Claire Denis |
| An intensely beautiful cinematographic experience with superior editing, Beau Travail must be seen on a big screen, as incredible sounds accentuate the incredible images. The backdrop of the desert provides stunning scenery -- each shot is a revelation, and carries with it profound understanding of the characters on screen. Homoeroticism or intense male friendship? Decide for yourself. But remember that this film has been directed by a woman, Claire Denis, seemingly capable of portraying men with much delicacy and understanding in the setting of the French Foreign Legion -- hardly a place littered with females. Claire Denis has established herself as one of the most talented female directors in contemporary France. Beau Travail is her tour de force. | |
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READING
| WILL SELF | | Thursday 10 October | | @ Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, WC1 (020.7242.8037) Tube: Holborn |
| | Price: £4 |
| Links: Foyles | Observer Review | Reviews |
Once you've heard Will Self speak you'll never read him in the same way again. His dark, calculated diction, peppered with archaisms and delivered in a kind of English Burroughs drawl, is the aural equivalent of a sybarite gargling with some un-earthly vintage. So a chance to hear him read from his new book Dorian is a must for any devotee of the hedonistic literary tradition. The book is a modern re-write of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, and sets the celebrated fable of beauty preserved while its image rots on canvas, in the AIDS epidemic of '80s gay London. No slouch when it comes to controversy (Self was once kicked off Prime Minister John Major's plane for doing smack in the bogs), he has angered some gays by choosing this subject matter while being blatantly straight. If that criticism was justified you'd certainly never go and watch Stephen King read.
NB: For tickets and info call 020.7440.1553 or Foyles at 020.7437.5660
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CONCERT
| SAINT ETIENNE AND BROADCAST | | Thursday 10 October (7:30) | | @ Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, SE1 (020.7960.4203 or 4242) Tube: Embankment/Rail Waterloo |
| | Price: £16 |
| Links: Royal Festival Hall | Saint Etienne | Info & Videos On Saint Etienne | Interview | Broadcast Review |
The supremely slinky retro revivalists return with this unique double header which will have any self-respecting fan of Britpop reaching for their vinyl boots and lip-gloss and heading down South Bank way. Broadcast return after a two year absence with their Warp EP Extended Play 2 reclaiming their throne as the premier kitsch Brummie art rockers. With their sixth album, Finisterre, Saint Etienne recapture the joie de vivre as heard on the giddy timeless highlight that was their debut Fox Base Alpha (the finest pop album made by self confessed Dinosaur Jr fans, ever?). Live, the band are masters (and mistress) of putting on a show -- with a bucketload of fab new hits to play with, Sarah Cracknell's sea-side Debbie Harry schtick has never sounded bigger or brighter. And in the day and age of tune free irony high electroclash there has never been a better time to re-think that eternal "Is pop dead?" question with an affirmative "No!".
NB: For tickets call the box office on 020.7960.4242
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CONCERT
| MURCOF, MOUNTAIN GOATS, SYBARITE... | | Thursday 10 October (7:30pm) | | @ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly |
| | Price: general £7 | concessions £6 |
| Links: ICA | Murcof Review | Mountain Goats Review | Sybarite Review | New Tellers Review |
| The ICA brings us a very talented bunch of musicians for one night and one night only and it will be worth the trip... Fernando Corona, aka Murcof, from Tijuana will captivate you with his mixes of digital sounds and acoustic ones, integrating samples of classical music into his own highly rhythmic counterpoint. John Darnielle or The Mountain Goats is a masterful guitarist and creates poetic folk music that is compelling and catchy in a particularly soulful way while Sybarite (Xian Hawkins), a brilliant multi-instrumentalist and song-writer will captivate you - releasing sounds somewhere in between downtempo electronica and modern chamber music. Lastly, The New Tellers offer their own brand of downbeat, sweet and catchy pop melodies. An interesting scope of different sounds and experiences, not to be missed. | |
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DJ
| ARDISSON, TOMP, RUTH MCNEIL... | | Thursday 10 October (8pm to 1am) | | @ The District Bar, 19 Amhurst Road, E8 (020.8985.8986 ) Tube: Hackney Central (Rail) |
| | Price: FREE |
| Links: Seed Records | Ardisson |
| The District Bar in Hackney plays host to Monkey Boxing on Thursday -- but don't let the thoughts of East End dog fighting Warp your judgement. Instead of bloodsports, top of the bill Ardisson is there to supply some intensely beatifying electro. The Seed Records associate is more than likely to serve up some deep bass blip alongside beats that could be likened to a kempt Jon Carter in terms of complexity and drive, but with a well-defined electro underlay. Backed up by Tom P (Warp) and Ruth McNeil (Pony) on the decks, we can expect a good clean bout lasting the full ten rounds. And it's free entry! | |
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ART / TALK
| MATISSE & KANDINSKY | | Friday 11 October (6:30pm) | | @ Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1 (020.7300.8000) Tube: Piccadilly Circus |
| | Price: general £10 | students £5 |
| Links: Royal Academy | Essay On The Girl With Green Eyes |
| Remember the Towering Inferno? Well it was really Steve McQueen vs. Paul Newman, McQueen won 'cause his name was second on the poster... we remember it better 'cause our eyes stop there. But contemporary graphics really have Matisse to thank 'cause he really did understand the structure of the edge and it's tensions, sure the man had an eye for the girls but that's besides the fact. Kandinsky
on the other hand, was a sorta musical-spiritualist, colours which required orchestration also possessed meaning as; his work appears to be this explosion of colour but spiritual rhythms were all the man was on about... so how do they co-star? Well Hilary Spurling -- author of The Unknown Matisse -- is going to offer a missing link via a girl with green eyes... do you want to know whose name ends the sentence, well be sure to show up!
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ART / FILM
| FRAMPTON & DUCHAMP | | Friday 11 October (7pm) | | @ Whitechapel, 80-82 Whitechapel High St., E1 (020.7522.7888) Tube: Aldgate East |
| | Price: general £5 | concessions £3.50 |
| Links: Whitechapel | Hollis Frampton | Marcel Duchamp |
| The programme of films running at the Whitechapel in conjunction with Rodney Graham's exhibition features some rarely seen and cutting edge gems with the inclusion of works by Hollis Frampton and Marcel Duchamp. It's anybody's guess, when you might get a chance to see these again. Frampton's Nostalgia: Hapax Legomena I (1971), involves the viewer in what becomes a highly structured meditation on memory and prediction. A series of photos of Frampton's friends are described exactly one image out-of-sync with the image actually on the screen, the photos all end up burning on a hot plate in the conclusion. So simple, so effective. Next, in Hapax Legomena II (1972), a stack of papers reveal one-by-one the instructions for an imaginary film. Direct methodical structures in Frampton's work reach way beyond the frame of the staged events. Duchamp's Anemic Cinema (1926), completes the evenings programme. It is a study of his rotary spirals printed with words in a play of puns, rhythm and optical illusion. Quite a treat to see these shorts that are amongst the important works that opened up the territory for so many subsequent artist that make video and film. | |
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CONCERT
| CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA | | Friday 11 October (7pm) | | @ Shepherds Bush Empire, Shepherds Bush Green, W12 (020.7771.2000) Tube: Shepherds Bush |
| | Price: £12.50 |
| Links: Tickets | Cinematic Orchestra | Ninja Tune | Shepherds Bush Empire |
Mr Swinscoe and his Cinematic Orchestra reach London on their current tour, bringing their laid back, groovy and clubby jazz to the Shepherds Bush Empire. This lot are a classy bunch of jazzers, djs and programmers who slickly blend contemporary grooves and beats, with scratching, sampling, and hard core sax action. Also purported to be appearing tonight is soul/gospel/RnB legend Fontella (Rescue Me) Bass who appears on the Cinematic Orchestra single All That You Give (taken from the album Everyday which also features a guest appearance from Roots Manuva). This should be sweet.
Giveaway: We have all three Cinematic Orchestra lps to give away. They'll go to one randomly picked subscriber who can tell us the name of the album the Cinematics released before Everyday. | |
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CLASSICAL MUSIC
| BERLIN PHILHARMONIC | | Saturday 12 October (7:30pm) | | @ Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, SE1 (020.7960.4203 or 4242) Tube: Embankment/Rail Waterloo |
| | Price: from £15 to £75 |
| Links: Royal Festival Hall | Sir Simon Rattle Interview |
| We mentioned this event to you a month ago... there are not many tickets left so make sure you catch it. This is your chance to see Sir Simon Rattle
who brings the Berlin Philharmonic to London. Saturday's programme is Haydn and Mahler. Just in case you did not know Rattle, 47, was elected as Artistic Director of the Berlin Phil by the players themselves and has just taken up this hugely prestigious post. Coming to London with this legendary orchestra will be a very special moment for Rattle who has been a Londoner for years, and they're sure to give of their awesome best. The juxtaposing of Haydn 88
and Mahler 5 almost defines the word 'symphony'.
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DESIGN / TALK
| GB: GRAPHIC BRITAIN | | Monday 14 October (7:15pm) | | @ Design Museum, Butlers Wharf, Shad Thames, SE1 (020.7940.8790) Tube: Tower Hill |
| | Price: general £6 | concessions £4 | students £2 |
| Links: Design Museum |
| As we all already know Great Britain is home to some of the world's best creatives, whether they be artists, designers or architects, and for such a small island that's a pretty good going. GB: Graphic Britain the book, chronicles the new generation of graphic innovators emerging from the homeland to win international acclaim. Visually explosive, this book features the most exciting web design, identity, typography, poster, advertising, video and editorial work of both commercial and experimental origins. Some of the creatives featured include; Airside, Bump, Chris Cunningham, Digit, FAT, Richard Fenwick
, Form, Foundation 33, Johnny Hardstaff, Less Rain, Lab + Pavlova, K10k, Shynola and Unit 9. The Graphic Britain debate at the Design Museum celebrates the launch of this book with a showcase of cutting-edge works with Patrick Burgoyne, Editor of Creative Review as the Chair, Digit, State Design and Johnny Hardstaff as the panel, this should prove to be a worthwhile evening out for any design interestees out there.
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THEATRE
| IVANOV | | Tuesday 8 October - Saturday 12 October (Mon to Sat 7.30pm; Mat Tues, Thurs and Sat 2.30pm ) | | @ National Theatre, South Bank, SE1 (020 7452 3400) Tube: Embankment/Waterloo |
| | Price: £10 to £27 |
| Links: National Theatre | Seating Plan | Tickets | Guardian Review | Review |
| Ivanov was the first of Anton Chekhov's plays to be staged and marked a bold move in style away from the farcical comedy that saturated much Russian drama of the era, it captures the voice of the Russian landowners, trapped by massive debts and unable to generate enough money from their unproductive land to escape. As his terminally ill wife Anna becomes nothing more than another burden, Ivanov, a gentleman and intellectual, embodies these issues and their destructive force, as his terminally ill wife Anna becomes nothing more than another burden, both emotional and financial. Chekhov reworked the play several times, yet it was still rendered out of date by the arrival of Bolshevism, and has been staged very rarely since. Although not relevant to today's audiences, Katie Mitchell's direction and some stalwart performances from many of the lead actors emphasize its evocative commentary on Chekhov's times and the hints of what was to come from the Russian playwright. | |
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ART
| BARRY MCGEE | | Tuesday 8 October - Sunday 13 October (Thu to Sun 11am - 6pm) | | @ Modern Art, 73 Redchurch St., E2 (020.7739.2081) Tube: Old St. |
| | Price: FREE |
| Links: Modern Art | Images | Hammer Museum |
"SMASH THE STATE", that's what's scrawled across the gallery wall. And there's even a little guy trying to paint out that graffiti. Such is Barry McGee's art -- funny, funky and rebellious. In a gallery it's art of and about the street, 'fact it's so street that his tag -- ie his graffiti name -- is "Twist". What's catchy about the work is it's constant dialectic between graffiti, comic book illustration and biomorphic painting. Since the mid-80s he's been working his home town, the streets of San Francisco -- that is, guerrilla illustration on the
hoof, so even before he graduated he was already "Twist" 'bout town, a law breaker; and in the last decade he's so successfully broken into the art world that he had Street Market an installation piece in both the Venice and Liverpool Biennial. But in the polite art world, street revolutions are transformed into text messaging a la Naomi Klein!
NB: This show ends on Sunday 13/10
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ART
| TONY SMITH | | Ends Friday 25 October (Mon to Fri 10am - 6pm, Sat 11am - 5pm) | | @ Timothy Taylor, 1 Burton Place, W1 (020.7409.3344) Tube: Bond St. |
| | Price: FREE |
| Links: Timothy Taylor | Matthew Marks |
Thing about Tony Smith was that like the artists of his generation -- ie the Abstract Expressionist -- there was a stong spiritual base to his work. Yet when you confront the work at Tim Taylor's you see material, it's no wonder many mistake him -- and his great friend Barnett Newman -- as a minimalist! He was prodiguous as a creative individual: painter, draughtsman, sculptor, but most of all architect first. There is a sense with this mixed show of objects (paintings, sketches and sculpture) that architecture is at his core, after all the element which cries out in all the work is structural; sure some of these structures are basic and simple, but there's a hidden complexity in shapes and bevels. And yes there appears to be a minimal language, but like Newman there seems to be an exponential and thus, maximal intent. For a man whose generation gave us not only Pollock and Newman, but also Rothko, Smith's work in it's basic language and modular structure is perhaps more prescient of the generations that follow.
NB: This show is being held to coincide with the Barnett Newman exhibition currently on at the Tate Modern | |
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GROOVETECH STREAMS
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HOUSE:
Kenny Hawkes (Paper, MFF)
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BREAKS:
Rennie Pilgrem's TCR Show feat Meat Katie (TCR)
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DRUM & BASS:
Klute feat DJ Baron
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where their coveted back catalogue vinyl is available at massively reduced
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BOOK REVIEW
Rapture, the catalogue that accompanies Rapture: Art's Seduction by Fashion Since 1970 at the Barbican (opens on Wednesday 10/02 and runs until December 23/02) explores the relationship between the glamorous and fascinating worlds of art and fashion. Chris Townsend gives us an enlightening look into how the faces and images of fashion and art are fused in order to creative alluring and seductive images which explore notions of identity, style, culture, commerce and beauty. Rapture features a number of influential artists such as Jake and Dinos Chapman, Chris Ofili, and Cindy Sherman as well as famed international designers, Vivienne Westwood, Gianni Versace, Comme des Garcons and Issey Miyake.
Giveaway: We have one copy of Rapture to give away. It'll go to one randomly picked winner who can tell us the name of famous female YBA that was featured in a Vivienne Westwood add campaign.
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| STAFF |
Julien Dobbs-Higginson, Andreas Hesse, Iain Macleod, Simonida Tomovic, James Waite
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| CONTRIBUTORS |
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Malika Browne, Rachael Carney, Chris Clarke, Charlotte Dobbs-Higginson, Claire Easterman, Priya Elangasinghe, Emma
Elia-Shaul, Thom Falls, Eamon Hamilton, Chris Harman, Clifford Leo Harris, Magnus
Larsson, Ingrid Lunden, Perry Mason, Sarah McDermott, Jo Osborne, Kevin O'Sullivan, David Rhodes, Graeme Ross, Ingvild Rytter, Sherman Sam, Charlie Sorrel, Henrietta Thompson, Jane Tobin, Mo White
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