RITA DI SANTO draws attention to a new film that features Ken Loach and Jeremy Corbyn, and their personal experience of media misrepresentation
An epic three hour marathon
Max Cooper and Unspoken Words sleeve design
[Cooper photo: JTs/Creative Commons]
JULIA TOPPIN recommends Patti Smith’s eloquent memoir that wrestles with the beauty and sorrow of a lifetime
MARJORIE MAYO welcomes an account of family life after Oscar Wilde, a cathartic exercise, written by his grandson
KEN COCKBURN guides us through a survey of Chekov’s early short fiction, and the groundwork it laid for his later masterpieces
ANDY HEDGECOCK revels in a hugely enjoyable but deadly serious examination of the 1930s, that is an indictment of our own era
The bard distills our hellish times into fiery words
Max Cooper
The Roundhouse
AN ambient murmur can be heard from inside the Roundhouse’s colosseum-esque interior — complete with its frustrating pillars that support its roof and do a great job of getting in the way.
Of course, the atmospheric rumblings means Max Cooper has just started his set — what will be an epic three-hour marathon — showcasing not just his impressive latest release Unspoken Words but past favourites and a decidedly clubby techno mix.
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