MATTHEW HAWKINS contrasts the sinister enchantments of an AI infused interactive exhibition with the intimacies disclosed by two real artists
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BOB ORAM holds a revealing chinwag with Interrobang‽’s founder Dunstan Bruce
Interrobang's guitarist Stephen Griffin (left), vocalist Dunstan Bruce (centre) and drummer Harry Hamer (right)
ANDY HEDGECOCK relishes a graphic portrayal of the corrosive impact of commodification, but can’t sympathise with the characters
New releases from Van Morrison, Tyler Ballgame, and Dry Cleaning
RON JACOBS welcomes a timely history of the Anti Imperialist league of America, and the role that culture played in their politics
STEVE ANDREW appreciates a passionate account of the Scottish Club during the ‘lost decade’
By telling the story of a lawless frontier town from the point of view of the Lakota, Chinese labourers, prostitutes and displaced prospectors, makes for a potted history of capital, suggests ALEX HALL
BACK in 1998 anarcho punk legends Chumbawamba introduced a song by dedicating it to Noel Gallagher and Tony Blair, saying: “They're great friends. They drink champagne together."
Pausing to grin, singer Dunstan Bruce went on: "This song is called I Can't Hear You 'Cause Your Mouth's Full of Shit."
Fast forward 20 years and listening to the radio before I catch up with the same Mr Bruce, hearing Blair makes me think nothing has changed.
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