JAN WOOLF ponders the works and contested reputation of the West German sculptor and provocateur, who believed that everybody is potentially an artist
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Prolific Australian cult rockers KGLW treated a Liverpool crowd to a typically eclectic gig says EWAN KOTZ
Ambrose Kenny-Smith of KGWL and keffiyeh in Liverpool
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PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a brutally honest rags to riches memoir of the actor’s life, even if it clearly lacks any political insight
RON JACOBS welcomes a timely biography of a contemporary of Marx and Engels who advocated revolutionary socialism
RICHARD CLARKE welcomes a study that extends an understanding of Marxism beyond human society to encompass the whole of nature
Despite an underwhelming finale, FIONA O CONNOR relishes a vivid exploration of the Cinecitta of Pasolini and Fellini at their height
MARIA DUARTE recommends a surreal and brilliant take on corporate lay-offs and their consequences
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Liverpool Olympia
OPENING with a breathtaking suite ripped from their critically acclaimed 2016 album Nonagon Infinity, the band sweated its way through a set of high-octane improvised psychedelic jams, microtones and thrash-metal head-bangers, making the most of every second of their two-hour set.
The Nonagon suite was followed by the debut of the as-yet unreleased Raw Feel, one of the new songs from their upcoming 26th (yes, 26th!) album.
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