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Author JB Priestley is credited with coining the phrase ‘It’s Grim Up North’, reflecting upon the cities of the industrial revolution, houses and factories alike blackened with soot and smoke. It’s a tag that has stuck around, but it’s now mainly used in a tongue-in-cheek manner, such as on grey overcast days of seemingly perpetual rain. Sure, the north of England can be grim...


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While many of us are bundling against the elements, cursing an abundance of cold, we pause to remember that a year ago a hotter weather event was unfolding in Southern California.  The initial warnings called the combination of accumulated drought and fierce wind “a ...


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Artwork by Mariia Prymachenko

New Year, new episode of Ukrainian Field Notes. This month we speak to Bohdan from delayed minds and kittens on the balcony about “cunning recruiters,” while sovist’ reveals she’s a bassline junkie and Vladyslav Larkin...


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As an original member of Magazine and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Barry Adamson is the perfect choice to compose the OST for SCALA!!!  The documentary film traces the history of the infamous countercultural movie venue in King’s Cros...


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“Dodici,” the lead-off track and first single from Solo Sueno, is one of the most ebullient tracks of the new year.  Beginning with a literal breath of excitement, the piece plunges into brilliant interplay between sax and electronics, representing the ...


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